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Old May 5, 2012 | 09:58 PM
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Can a power window be activated with the door off the car. Would it be as simple as putting 12 volts to it. There are two wires going to the motor. I'm I correct that one side is for up and other down with the ground being the chassis?

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You are correct,ground the motor case and apply 12v to one of the wires.
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You are correct,ground the motor case and apply 12v to one of the wires.
and then switch the wires to reverse the motor.......
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You are correct,ground the motor case and apply 12v to one of the wires.
Roger, Welcome back. We have all missed your input and experiments.

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Thanks Guys! Worked perfect! Next time I do a bodyoff and disconect everything ,I'll put the windows down first
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