My power windows sucked. The Passenger side was the worst and not only would it not have enough "oomph" to fully close the window but I would have to fiddle with the button a dozen times to "help" it work through some dead spots. Most posts recommend changing the window motor but I tried something different and here is how it works now:
https://youtu.be/2UrLJr04QOw
Pretty much like brand new again. The "fix" was to apply the "Greg Smith Door Lock" fix to the windows. https://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1874&page=15
The issue I found was twofold. 1) The ground plane is undersized and 2) the switches simply can't pass the power through to the window as well as they could when they were new. To address this, I added two weather proof relays to the circuit:
https://www.amazon.com/PACK-AMP-Wat...j1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ
and installed matching weather pack connectors to them so that they were easily removable (they will plug into the existing connectors):
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/aaf-all76266
Since all the switch does is connect one wire to ground and the other to power, what this "fix" essentially does is to reduce the load on the switch so that it simply sends a "trigger" signal to the relays. The circuit is pretty much identical to the Greg Smith writeup for locks but rather than use the supplied ground, I tied the relay ground to the chassis by grinding the paint away from the existing holes for the manual crank window option and then used them as the mounting point for the relay as well as the window ground. I then used the existing power wire (connected to the switch) and tapped into it to also provide the power source for the relays.
On my first attempt, I simply used the relays to pull the ground from the chassis but continued to use the power coming from the switch to provide the +12V for the motor. That worked MUCH better but it was still a bit slow. Next, I stripped some insulation from the power wire that feeds the switch and connected my relay into that and the result is what you see in the video.
Only my fronts were bad so I had to do this twice but I am really happy with the results.
If anyone needs more detail on how to do this, send me a PM.
HTH
Todd
https://youtu.be/2UrLJr04QOw
Pretty much like brand new again. The "fix" was to apply the "Greg Smith Door Lock" fix to the windows. https://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1874&page=15
The issue I found was twofold. 1) The ground plane is undersized and 2) the switches simply can't pass the power through to the window as well as they could when they were new. To address this, I added two weather proof relays to the circuit:
https://www.amazon.com/PACK-AMP-Wat...j1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ
and installed matching weather pack connectors to them so that they were easily removable (they will plug into the existing connectors):
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/aaf-all76266
Since all the switch does is connect one wire to ground and the other to power, what this "fix" essentially does is to reduce the load on the switch so that it simply sends a "trigger" signal to the relays. The circuit is pretty much identical to the Greg Smith writeup for locks but rather than use the supplied ground, I tied the relay ground to the chassis by grinding the paint away from the existing holes for the manual crank window option and then used them as the mounting point for the relay as well as the window ground. I then used the existing power wire (connected to the switch) and tapped into it to also provide the power source for the relays.
On my first attempt, I simply used the relays to pull the ground from the chassis but continued to use the power coming from the switch to provide the +12V for the motor. That worked MUCH better but it was still a bit slow. Next, I stripped some insulation from the power wire that feeds the switch and connected my relay into that and the result is what you see in the video.
Only my fronts were bad so I had to do this twice but I am really happy with the results.
If anyone needs more detail on how to do this, send me a PM.
HTH
Todd
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