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Old May 24, 2003 | 12:07 PM
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Bad switches, need to roll windows up

First one switch went out and I've been switching it back and forth till I could get a new one, but now the other one is lost. Is there any way to jumper them or anything to roll them up? I've looked at all the parts stores and they don't have a switch at all like the power window switches we have.
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Old May 24, 2003 | 02:54 PM
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You could probably jump it. Take the switch apart and look at how it works. All it does is slide to metal pieces to make the connection.

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Old May 24, 2003 | 03:34 PM
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there are four connections on the switch... if you hold it so the four are facing closest towards you, i imagine if you jump the two that are away from you, it will roll up.

the two closest to you, and it'll roll down.

Just a guess.
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Old May 24, 2003 | 04:30 PM
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Hmm...tried the 2 top ones and the car died. NO window action.
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Old May 24, 2003 | 05:32 PM
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....

that's... weird...
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Old May 25, 2003 | 05:22 PM
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Figured it out

You connect the left 2 together and the right 2 together to roll UP Or Criss Cross top left/bottom right top right/bottom left to roll down.
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Old May 26, 2003 | 09:08 PM
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Originally posted by Ovrclck350
Figured it out

You connect the left 2 together and the right 2 together to roll UP Or Criss Cross top left/bottom right top right/bottom left to roll down.
yeah.. what he said
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Old May 26, 2003 | 09:21 PM
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that combo seems a bit retarded, and unlogical... MEH1
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Old May 29, 2003 | 08:22 PM
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no it doesn't, there are two wires coming in, a power and a ground, two wires out, to the window motor, you need power on one wire to the motor and ground on the other, the reverse for the other direction
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Old May 29, 2003 | 11:24 PM
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yeah but i mean like

you could just have the top wires at the top that need to be connected to go up

and the two others on the opposite side

so when you push the switch forward: connection
push it back: connection

instead of having the diagonals connect
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Old May 30, 2003 | 06:07 AM
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no, wouldnt work, you would only be connecting one in to one out, you need to connect two ins and two outs and also reverse them for it to work
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Old May 30, 2003 | 04:00 PM
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