Electric windows ... I hate them!
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Burning Brakes
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From: Aberdeen, Scotland
Electric windows ... I hate them!
Hey both of my windows have now stopped working. Where's the best place to get some switches? Can I use any from any car? Are they the same? Nobody in Houston seems to have any and there's a Hooter's vette show this weekend .. help! :confused:
thanks
carbster09
BTW if anyone wants to goto hooter's on Sunday at 1:00 let me know. I think it kicks off ~ 1:00 at the one on 1960 & 45. :cool:
thanks
carbster09
BTW if anyone wants to goto hooter's on Sunday at 1:00 let me know. I think it kicks off ~ 1:00 at the one on 1960 & 45. :cool:
Le Mans Master
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Re: Electric windows ... I hate them! (carbster09)
There is a thermal relay on the firewall just to the left of the WW motor. It is a little block with a wire at both ends. This is self re-setting unless it is burnt. The circuit is also fused. MostCorvette suppliers sell the switches but the replacements I bought were junk and I ended up re-building my old ones. And these were GM restoration parts. I ordered four items when I redid the center console. Fiber optic lenses which were almost invisible(very dim ) So I super glued the mounting tab back on the originals. The data plate had a different font. and the A/C heater lens also had a different font. Four out of four bad parts is not good odds.
Le Mans Master
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From: South Alabama
Re: Electric windows ... I hate them! (carbster09)
When you say they're not working do you mean that you don't hear the motors anymore or you can hear the motors but the windows aren't moving??
If you can hear the motors it could be something as simple as shot gears on the regulators or the motors. If the motors are dead it could be one or more of several things. :yesnod:
If you can hear the motors it could be something as simple as shot gears on the regulators or the motors. If the motors are dead it could be one or more of several things. :yesnod:
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Burning Brakes
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From: Aberdeen, Scotland
Re: Electric windows ... I hate them! (Cajun75)
By not working .. I mean that when I push the button to move the window up or down, I get nothing. No sound .. nothing.
I have located a pair of switches at the dealer and I am off this am to get them. ~ $ 40 each.
We'll see if that does it. BYW I took the console off and only one of the orginal screws was in it. Another screw was an afterthought. Someone's been in there before. :eek:
Carbster09
I have located a pair of switches at the dealer and I am off this am to get them. ~ $ 40 each.
We'll see if that does it. BYW I took the console off and only one of the orginal screws was in it. Another screw was an afterthought. Someone's been in there before. :eek:
Carbster09
Burning Brakes
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From: "Too Low, Too Fast, Too Loud" TX
Re: Electric windows ... I hate them! (carbster09)
Did you rule out the motors...just use a jumper wire and bypass the switch..if the motor works..then is the switches..if not..then the motor!
Le Mans Master
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Re: Electric windows ... I hate them! (carbster09)
Want new switches...here ya go. Good price for now! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=34206
Eddie
:cheers:
Eddie
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Burning Brakes
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From: Aberdeen, Scotland
Re: Electric windows ... I hate them! (Silvr77)
Damn...next time I am checking ebay! That's a great deal. I was in a hurry and got two from a chevy dealer for $100! :(
But they work great and in fact the windows work better than ever! :cheers:
carbster09
But they work great and in fact the windows work better than ever! :cheers:
carbster09
