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Tired of window switches failing? GHETTO FIX!!!!
Thursday, August 11, 2005 12:15 AM
I got sick of grabbing up junkyard switches just to have them die soon after. Here is the solution i came up with. I picked up two double throw toggles that are spring loaded to return from lowes. i made up a buncha little Y adapters to hook the 2 switches up to the stock cable so i wouldint have to cut it. here are a couple pics of the end result. Keep in mind i need to mount this back in the car. i got the little rubber boots so that they wont be completly ugly when installed.

Hope this can help a few people who were as annoyed as i was.







99 Turbo Sunfire GT | Ram 2500 | International Rollback | Mr Hanky the Suburban

Re: Tired of window switches failing? GHETTO FIX!!
Thursday, August 11, 2005 4:33 AM
I almost wish I had powered windows!


Neat and prof looking job


Alont
Re: Tired of window switches failing? GHETTO FIX!!
Thursday, August 11, 2005 4:33 PM
power windows suck. thankd for the complement ill put them in properly here soon. i think ill get a manual window car console cover and just mount the switches to the side. i dont like the passanger having access to the windows they annoy me fidgiting with them. hehehe



99 Turbo Sunfire GT | Ram 2500 | International Rollback | Mr Hanky the Suburban
Re: Tired of window switches failing? GHETTO FIX!!
Thursday, August 11, 2005 4:43 PM
Why dont you wire in a little window lock switch to the pass side. Just wire a push button into the pass side wire and run it to your side.hit the button down and it cuts the cable so to speak so they cant put the windows down...



Re: Tired of window switches failing? GHETTO FIX!!
Friday, August 12, 2005 8:07 PM
Yea I would rather not have power windows!!! My motor is out on my passenger window right now, got to fix it this weekend


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2000 Cavalier Z24 A4 Green Met.


Re: Tired of window switches failing? GHETTO FIX!!!!
Sunday, August 14, 2005 5:47 PM
Roscoe wrote:I got sick of grabbing up junkyard switches just to have them die soon after. Here is the solution i came up with. I picked up two double throw toggles that are spring loaded to return from lowes. i made up a buncha little Y adapters to hook the 2 switches up to the stock cable so i wouldint have to cut it. here are a couple pics of the end result. Keep in mind i need to mount this back in the car. i got the little rubber boots so that they wont be completly ugly when installed.

Hope this can help a few people who were as annoyed as i was.



that looks good to me i would mount them in a piece of aluminum or diamond plate with black trim


see ya!

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