hey peeps, anyone with electrical/wiring knowledge please help me...

just got new windows switches for my 89 non-turb vert;

(haven't had switches since acquiring the car, used to use a teeny-tiny flat-head to push the little thingy up or down to operate the window til it sparked and scared the isht outta me then i stopped using the flathead & ordered switches on ebay)

anyways i hooked them up and nothing; so i got a little light tester thing to see where i did have power (on the door) and found power to my doorlocks, door-panel lights, and well thats about it.

if i shorted out the line for the windows or whatever,
how do i get power back in that wire? do i dare run a new line from my battery err... myself?

i put an amp in my trunk aboout 6 months ago
(yes, it works!) for my little system so i'm not totally ignorant re: wiring, but i dont have a clue how to make the windows work.
anyone with electrical advice please...anyone with electrical advice please... anyone with electrical advice please...

 

HAve you checked the fuse? That's the first thing to do.

 

oh yes, both main box and driverside underdash box...all good.
next...

 

if you sparked the thing there should be a bad fuse, did you pull the fuse and change it or just look at it?

 

Yeah, sounds like you blew a fuse. There's usually a separate fuse for the power windows. Then there's that off chance that the switch you bought is bad.

 

take the switch apart then clean the contacts with a eraser and rubbing acholol. then check all the wiring and see if you can notice any loose ones. Hope this helps.

 

fuses are all good...connectors are clean...switches are good...