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    #16
    I have a breaker, Im checking to see if it has power right now.

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      #17
      No luck. This is very strange. :(

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        #18
        That is odd. Have you checked to see if you might have a pinched wire somewhere? Other than that I'm all out of ideas. I will ask my buddy in the morning and see what he thinks might be causing this.
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          #19
          Are you getting power to the window switch's? If not then your problem is the hot wire between the breaker and the switch's. I think the window motors are self grounded I do believe (I could be wrong though, not sure).
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          84 alpine 325E
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            #20
            Im going to check out my c302 connector under the dash. Hopefully something came unplugged...

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              #21
              Grrr. Crazyman doesn't know what he's talking about. (I know you're trying to be helpful, but you're driving me insane with your wrong guesses) The switch need a ground or it won't work at all.

              Do you own and know how to use a multimeter? If so, what year/model of your car?
              Originally posted by Matt-B
              hey does anyone know anyone who gets upset and makes electronics?

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                #22
                Yeah I got an 87 eta.

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                  #23
                  Probe the window switch connector. It should have:

                  Pin 4 and 5 must be ground for the windows to work

                  Pin 1 and 8 go straight to the window motor - they should ohm out at something(one probe on #1 and one probe on #8 )....uhhh 50 ohms maybe? There should be something there if you probe 1 and 8. If you have nothing, then the motor might not be hook up? Don't know.
                  Pin 2 is a unicorn. (just kidding - I wanted to see if you were paying attention)
                  Pin 7 get power to the switch. You need this for the motors to work and the lights to work.

                  The three most important ones are pin 3 and pin 4/5

                  If you don't have power on pin 3 you're fucked. If you don't have ground on pins 4/5 you're fucked.

                  Test all pins, and report back ALL findings.

                  Last edited by george graves; 12-22-2010, 01:20 AM.
                  Originally posted by Matt-B
                  hey does anyone know anyone who gets upset and makes electronics?

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                    #24
                    Solved it. The green/blue wire goes from the breaker to a black connector above the clutch, by the c302. I plugged it in, turned the key on, and my switches illuminated.

                    Pin 2. :rofl: Thanks for all the help george. Time for a quick and warm spin!

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                      #25
                      Driver's side door window doesn't work

                      I have been fighting a problem with the driver's side door for a few years now. I have had the car sitting for about 9 months since i had to replace the lock mechanism and had some problems getting it back together but now I have it back and working I need to focus on the window problem.

                      A little background. The window hasn't been reliable from quite some time. I noticed that it seemed to be worse in warmer weather but now it doesn't do anything when I push the switch. I have tested the voltage going into the motor and I am not getting anything there at all. I test the passenger side just to make sure I was testing it right and was seeing 12 volts no problem. I then tried swapping the switches and the problem stayed on the drivers side so that eliminates the switch being the problem. Following the guide below I have power on pin 3 and when I ground it to pin 4 I see 12 volts but when I put the other end on pin 5 which should be the ground I don't get any reading. So based on this where should I look for the ground for this wire?

                      Any help would be appreciated.


                      Originally posted by george graves View Post
                      Probe the window switch connector. It should have:

                      Pin 4 and 5 must be ground for the windows to work

                      Pin 1 and 8 go straight to the window motor - they should ohm out at something(one probe on #1 and one probe on #8 )....uhhh 50 ohms maybe? There should be something there if you probe 1 and 8. If you have nothing, then the motor might not be hook up? Don't know.
                      Pin 2 is a unicorn. (just kidding - I wanted to see if you were paying attention)
                      Pin 7 get power to the switch. You need this for the motors to work and the lights to work.

                      The three most important ones are pin 3 and pin 4/5

                      If you don't have power on pin 3 you're fucked. If you don't have ground on pins 4/5 you're fucked.

                      Test all pins, and report back ALL findings.

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