Results 1 to 8 of 8

Thread: Power Window Switch

  1. #1
    fitz_vt's Avatar
    fitz_vt is offline Pass Me A Wrench.....
    Ride
    VT Commodore SII Olympic Edition

    Join Date
    Nov 2008
    Location
    Adelaide - South Side
    Posts
    508

    Default Power Window Switch

    Hey guys
    i was driving to a mates house today and wound down my power window in my passenger side front , it went down but not back up. after much investigation i found that the switch has little plastic spring loaded lever type rods.
    one of these little plastic type rods has melted at the end (it had shorted because of gunk.....

    Can i get a new one of these switches (just the switch) or do you i have to go and pay holden $160 for a new one.....?!?
    anyone that does blue LED conversions will know what i am talking about.....
    |VT Olympic Edition 3.8L Ecotec | VY S Pack Green Interior|
    Mods to come | VY Map Reading light/Sunnies Holder|
    "Give me a minute, I'm good. Give me an hour, I'm great. Give me six months, I'm unbeatable."

  2. #2
    wrx884's Avatar
    wrx884 is online now WA's ASR Rep
    Ride
    VT Commodore Exec/5L VP Calais

    Join Date
    Mar 2006
    Location
    Perth
    Posts
    3,334

    Default

    Thats actually a common thing ive seen happening in cars ive done but not all do it, id go 2 a wrecker or even ebay, they dont need 2 b new but if u find a broken 1 pull it appart and take the plastic pins from them. Even the pins from the rear switches fit.
    Check out my ride in progress.... 98 VT V6, V8 Supercar kitted
    Daily toy.... 92 VP Calais 5L

    ********4 Sale- 2 x 7' Pool Tables********

  3. #3
    VTS5's Avatar
    VTS5 is offline TechJunkie
    Ride
    '97 VT Spack 5 Speed

    Join Date
    Jul 2005
    Location
    Sth.East\Melb
    Posts
    612

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by fitz_vt View Post
    Hey guys
    i was driving to a mates house today and wound down my power window in my passenger side front , it went down but not back up. after much investigation i found that the switch has little plastic spring loaded lever type rods.
    one of these little plastic type rods has melted at the end (it had shorted because of gunk.....

    Can i get a new one of these switches (just the switch) or do you i have to go and pay holden $160 for a new one.....?!?
    anyone that does blue LED conversions will know what i am talking about.....
    Common prob. This is what u do.Go to holden,buy a single switch ($36),(back door1s),pull it a part and replace the broken1 (they r same)..

  4. #4
    fitz_vt's Avatar
    fitz_vt is offline Pass Me A Wrench.....
    Ride
    VT Commodore SII Olympic Edition

    Join Date
    Nov 2008
    Location
    Adelaide - South Side
    Posts
    508

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by VT_Acclm View Post
    Common prob. This is what u do.Go to holden,buy a single switch ($36),(back door1s),pull it a part and replace the broken1 (they r same)..
    yeah i have a sort of broken one at the back that needs replacing so i will replace that one then take it apart and replace the pins in the front

    thanks for the help guys
    |VT Olympic Edition 3.8L Ecotec | VY S Pack Green Interior|
    Mods to come | VY Map Reading light/Sunnies Holder|
    "Give me a minute, I'm good. Give me an hour, I'm great. Give me six months, I'm unbeatable."

  5. #5
    DVS's Avatar
    DVS
    DVS is offline D̮̯͓͂͌ͤͬ̌ͣ̈ͧͩ̃͐ͩ͛̔̀͛̑ͯ ͎̞̜
    Ride
    VT V6
    JigSaw Puzzle Monkey Champion!
    Join Date
    Jun 2004
    Location
    Sydney
    Posts
    103

  6. #6
    fitz_vt's Avatar
    fitz_vt is offline Pass Me A Wrench.....
    Ride
    VT Commodore SII Olympic Edition

    Join Date
    Nov 2008
    Location
    Adelaide - South Side
    Posts
    508

    Default

    well guys might be going to u pull it in 41 Degree Heat...... gotta fix this damn switch......
    |VT Olympic Edition 3.8L Ecotec | VY S Pack Green Interior|
    Mods to come | VY Map Reading light/Sunnies Holder|
    "Give me a minute, I'm good. Give me an hour, I'm great. Give me six months, I'm unbeatable."

  7. #7
    Ride
    VT

    Join Date
    Sep 2009
    Posts
    12

    Default

    I had the same trouble with a vt I bought.. some of the switches were dicky....one had the same problem as yours..the plastic finger was melted...wasnt contacting the rocker..
    I just made a new one out of a plastic masonry plug...thats all I had lyin around..lol filed it down to shape.. worked a treat...
    replaced a bulb in another switch.. Voila.!

  8. #8
    Ride
    VL V8 & supercharged VX

    Join Date
    Nov 2006
    Location
    western vic
    Posts
    157

    Default

    ive used electrical spray on the dodgy switches and they work after that so i would try a cheap way 1st

Similar Threads

  1. power window switch
    By bassmansimon in forum VT - VX Holden Commodore (1997 - 2002)
    Replies: 8
    Last Post: 25-07-2010, 01:57 PM
  2. [WA] WTB: VN VQ VP VR VS Drivers Power window switch
    By Chirpstr in forum Swap / Wanted to Buy / Trade
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 23-12-2008, 03:06 PM
  3. VT power window switch
    By peter048 in forum VT - VX Holden Commodore (1997 - 2002)
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 25-03-2008, 09:28 PM
  4. WTB Vn-vs power window switch
    By Jaym in forum Swap / Wanted to Buy / Trade
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: 03-04-2006, 09:05 PM
  5. Power window switch
    By Cal.oz in forum VT - VX Holden Commodore (1997 - 2002)
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 04-11-2005, 09:08 AM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72