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Passenger side window switch (on driver's side)
Well, I finally got oil changed after three hours and all is well, almost. After I started it up for the first time I was going to roll my windows up because I had them down. The passenger side did not roll up. "Oh, great" I say to myself. I reached over to use the passenger side button for the window and it went up. Tried rolling it down from the Driver's side; it will go down but not up. So to make it go up you have to use the passenger side switch. What's this all about? The actual black plastic button was missing anyway, and I was using the two little white plastic pieces to roll it up and down previously. I'm not good at diagnosing things but I see that each white thing pushes down on a piece of copper. Is this a short? How do I fix? I've encountered about one problem per day with this car...
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Re: Passenger side window switch (on driver's side)
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Pull off the drivers side door and find the wires going to that switch, then test them. Normally there are 3 wires, one set at 12volts, and 2 that will be dead. if you touch the 12 volt to one of the dead wires the window will either roll up or down, depending on the wire, and the oposite w/ the other one. if this makes your window roll up, then you need a new switch. |
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More than likely, you'll just need to clean the contacts. The switch is easily taken apart. Just be careful not to let the little bits and pieces get lost -- especially in the "Lock" mechanism. The lock function is controlled by a little piece of wire that looks like a staple. Don't lose it or you'll need to find a similar piece of wire (maybe a staple WILL work ) to fix it. All the windows, with the exception of the Driver's is controlled by copper contacts. Get some zero residue contact cleaner from Radio Shack, or, use a pencil eraser to clean them.
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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You have to take the driver side door apart and clean the contacts. I have seen that happen with my car before. It's easy and will take about 1/2 hour. I think I have posted info on how to do that with pictures.
Lwin
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Lwin M. Maung (Member # 147) Current SVX: • NONE Previous SVXes: •1994 LE Barcelona Red 107k • 1992 LS-L Pearl White 143k • 1994 LSi Bordeaux Pearl 220k • 1992 LS-L Ebony Pearl 184k • 1992 LS-L Liquid Silver 145k • 1992 LS-L Liquid Silver 102k • 1992 LS-L Ebony Pearl 123k Other current cars:•2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Black If at first you don't succeed, CHEAT!
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Oh, BTW, I like the new animation of the white svx |
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Thanks a lot, y'all have really been helpful
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Oh, BTW I don't think my AUTO driver switch is working? The window rolls up and down but I press the switch down hard and let go and the window just stops. Is there, uh, something I'm doing wrong?
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1) How to brush one's teeth. 2) How to get into bed you get the picture. I can do howto on almost anything interior/electrical of the SVX. I don't do mechnical stuff. I know some but a lot of the people here can do a detail on that way better than I can. I leave that part to the pros. As for the new white SVX, I have to keep track of what I drive. Got to keep things updated. Lwin
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Lwin M. Maung (Member # 147) Current SVX: • NONE Previous SVXes: •1994 LE Barcelona Red 107k • 1992 LS-L Pearl White 143k • 1994 LSi Bordeaux Pearl 220k • 1992 LS-L Ebony Pearl 184k • 1992 LS-L Liquid Silver 145k • 1992 LS-L Liquid Silver 102k • 1992 LS-L Ebony Pearl 123k Other current cars:•2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Black If at first you don't succeed, CHEAT!
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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LWIN'S HOW-TO ON REPAIRING BEARINGS:
If the bearings fail on your Red 94 SVX-L FWD, simply buy four new ones surrounded by a Pearl '92 SVX-LS-L AWD. It's that easy.
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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Lwin
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Lwin M. Maung (Member # 147) Current SVX: • NONE Previous SVXes: •1994 LE Barcelona Red 107k • 1992 LS-L Pearl White 143k • 1994 LSi Bordeaux Pearl 220k • 1992 LS-L Ebony Pearl 184k • 1992 LS-L Liquid Silver 145k • 1992 LS-L Liquid Silver 102k • 1992 LS-L Ebony Pearl 123k Other current cars:•2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Black If at first you don't succeed, CHEAT!
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The passenger side window seems to be rolling up now from the driver's side. Still never had AUTO though. How do I open up the door? I found a total of FOUR little phillips head screws on the panel. Then I got a little imaginitive and pulled on the bottom of the panel and it unsnapped? Got scared and put it back together.
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Oh. Well, I saw two at the front which are hidden when you close the door, one inside the "pocket" area that was more difficult to get at (or even see), and one screw around the corner which is also not visible when the door is closed. I'll do a search for removing the door. I just feel like I'm about to break something I can't afford when I pull on the door panel...
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