shizzl Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 ok,so im a lost boy when it comes to wiring.. i have a window reg that i need to rewire cos some dumb fool has chopped the loom to bits.. so how can i wire it up to a toggle switch? and what type of toggle switch do i use? the 3 terminal one? the window reg only has 2 wires,and somehow i need to reverse the way the power gets to it.. any help??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fulloc Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Some are negative switched so check polarity. i think a 2pin toggle switch would be the go man should be resonably straight forward once you get into it with a test light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock-Lee Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 1)Go to a wrecker and buy a window switch out of any car that has 2 outputs from it. 2)wire it in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteretep Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 an on/off/on switch and 2 changeover relays? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizzl Posted September 12, 2011 Author Share Posted September 12, 2011 well at the moment it has speaker cable (why oh why?? some people) run through to the reg motor from the battery, to wind it up and down you need to put them on the battery then swap it round to wind it back up etc... this is for the back door.. would be nice to have a switch on the dash..the original switch is the back door lock... but some knob has hacked every thing up in there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 goto a wrecker and pick up a switch i used hilux surf rear window switches for mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizzl Posted September 12, 2011 Author Share Posted September 12, 2011 can this switch be used?? its half the price some goon wrecker wants for a standard surf switch... http://www.hella.co.nz/3-254-405/product/(On)-Off-(On)-Spring-Return-Switch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slacker.cam Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 What you need is a DPDT (dual pole dual throw) switch. The switch you have linked to is a SPDT (single pole dual throw), the DPDT switch has two sets of contacts on the inside - hence the 'dual pole' part. You need this so you can reverse the polarity to the motor. Here's a link that shows you how to wire it. http://www.instructables.com/id/HOW-TO%3A-Wire-a-DPDT-rocker-switch-for-reversing-po/ Just beware that you will no longer have the automatic shutoff like you have with the original switch unit so if you hold the switch down once the window has moved all the way up or down then you will either blow a fuse or melt the switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteretep Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 seems like a wrecker would still be the cheapest, what I suggested would cost around $50 I imagine with a blue card Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvoBilly Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 what is it in can you not just find a factory door loom that you could just plug and play or was it custom electric windows in a car that dosn't usually have them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizzl Posted September 13, 2011 Author Share Posted September 13, 2011 its in the surf...the loom would need to be replaced right throughout then..pretty sure it doesnt have a plug in the back,the plugs in the door are there,but the one on the loom itself arent... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R100 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Get a factory switch from a wrecker or you can use a simple 3 pin toggle switch with 2x change over relays would work perfect and would be lots easier to wire up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizzl Posted September 13, 2011 Author Share Posted September 13, 2011 Get a factory switch from a wrecker or you can use a simple 3 pin toggle switch with 2x change over relays would work perfect and would be lots easier to wire up. thats what i was thinking of,but i have no idea which wires go where etc.. i can make sparks but im no sparky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteretep Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 I'm sure someone can draw up a diagram, or I can probably do a crude one tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvoBilly Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 usually in most cars the door loom runs from the door to the piller through a rubber boot usually if you pull that out and the wires out from the piller then theres usually a plug incase you need to remove the door for some reason so you don't need to cut the wires thats why i said you could just get a door loom from the wreckers and just plug it in the piller then to the factory window switch and the window motor plug-n-play or you can do your own custom wireing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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R100 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Above drawing is awsum. Was going to do something similar last night but i became overcome with lazyness and started watching tele. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
governorsam Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 don't need relays, do it this way... http://www.robotroom.com/DPDT-Bidirectional-Motor-Switch.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 that is a DPDT switch like Cam suggested Same thing as a relay, but without the coil to flick the contacts but a human operator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizzl Posted September 15, 2011 Author Share Posted September 15, 2011 thanks guys... i got of another loom thats un fucked.then swappe dthe truck for a ss v8 commodore anyway,lol that diagram makes perfect sense seeing it written down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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