Anyone know where I can get a replacement window switch assembly. I am referring to the "master" switch in the drivers' door that controls all four windows.
Mine has power (the driver's button is lit) but the second you press any of the buttons, there is a tiny pop-like sound and the light goes out. I have had the switch out and blew it out with compressed air. This seemed to fix it for about a week but now is has gotten to the point where it does not move any window at all.
Links would be great.
Nubira window switch
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It is usually dirty contacts in them.
The switch is under-rated for its application. take apart, and clean contacts, or... Go and buy some electrical contact cleaner spray, such as servisol from an electronics supplier. lash some in there, with the power off, work the switch a bit, and then re-connect. The poping is caused by Arcing in the switch, as the inductance of the motor acts like a power store, and discharges rapidly.
You can put a ceramic capacitor across the terminals to help eliminate this problem in the future if you want though.
Easy fix is contact cleaner spray though.
The switch is under-rated for its application. take apart, and clean contacts, or... Go and buy some electrical contact cleaner spray, such as servisol from an electronics supplier. lash some in there, with the power off, work the switch a bit, and then re-connect. The poping is caused by Arcing in the switch, as the inductance of the motor acts like a power store, and discharges rapidly.
You can put a ceramic capacitor across the terminals to help eliminate this problem in the future if you want though.
Easy fix is contact cleaner spray though.
I have found another item that was part of my trouble. I bought a used switch off of ebay in the hope that it would work while I find the time to do as R.O. suggested. I swapped out the switch assembly, held it in my hand to see if it worked, and it did work. That is until I went to put it in the door. Upon moving/flexing the wires, the indicator light would go out and the windows would not work. Further fiddling made it work intermitently. I took the connector loose thinking that I had a broken wire or loose pin but I found that one of the pins had evidence of arcing on it. I cleaned all the pins and squirted some dielectric grease in the female pins. Now it works perfectly. I will clean all the switches as suggested above on the spare assembly, swap them again, and repeat on the orginal assembly. Thanks to R.O. for the tip.