Auto Window Switch.

Craig · Postby **Craig** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:55 am

The SE's got one on the drivers window and only in the down position. Do any of the JDM ones come with both driver/passenger windows doing the auto up & down feature?

Craig

Garry · Postby **Garry** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 1:15 pm

My JDM one only has auto on the drivers side. But it's auto up AND down

I got it from Mania years ago.

sabretooth · Postby **sabretooth** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 1:16 pm

My JDM NB interior has up and down, but it's on the driver's side only. Doesn't really help but it beats a down-only switch.

AB7 · Postby **AB7** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 1:48 pm

Im looking for the same thing too. Auto on both side...Im too lazy

Im surprised they dont make it his way...then again my NB8B don't even have low fuel light!!!

Seriously, do you guys know any car in the last 10 years that don't have low fuel light? My friend $400 car even has it!!!

Anyway I feel better now

Garry · Postby **Garry** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:06 pm

then again my NB8B don't even have low fuel light!!!

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Because you dont need it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :roll:

The car comes with a functioning fuel gauge. If you add more fuel to the tank before the needle on the fuel gauge gets to the bottom line then you will never run out of fuel. It's not that hard really.

My bike has a low fuel warning light and it's extremely handy.................mainly because it doesn't have a fuel gauge.

In a car with a fuel gauge a low fuel light is as useless as a \"lights on light\" on the dash. A low oil level/coolant level/washer fluid level would be much more useful.

end of rant and back to the scheduled program

Benny · Postby **Benny** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:24 pm

My Merc has auto windows on both front windows.
I wish it had it for the back windows too.

I'm sure someone with some electronic nouse (are you listening here Caff) could replicate the minor circuitry required to make both of them automatic, or you could buy 2 switches (one from here, and one from the US or Europe) and put the 2 together, and hey presto, auto on both sides!

AB7 · Postby **AB7** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:45 pm

Garry wrote:
then again my NB8B don't even have low fuel light!!!

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Because you dont need it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The car comes with a functioning fuel gauge. If you add more fuel to the tank before the needle on the fuel gauge gets to the bottom line then you will never run out of fuel. It's not that hard really.

My bike has a low fuel warning light and it's extremely handy.................mainly because it doesn't have a fuel gauge.

In a car with a fuel gauge a low fuel light is as useless as a "lights on light" on the dash. A low oil level/coolant level/washer fluid level would be much more useful.

end of rant and back to the scheduled program

I know...but I felt ripped off, they actually got the hole on the bezel but didn't manage to put a light-bulb behind it.

Its a matter of principle

...you pay $40K plus for a car, I expect more tiny light bulbs.

Benny wrote:I wish it had it for the back windows too.
!

Hmm, I cant see why you want that...unless you're doing some drive by shooting

AJ · Postby AJ » Wed Mar 12, 2008 4:27 pm

Craig wrote:The SE's got one on the drivers window and only in the down position. Do any of the JDM ones come with both driver/passenger windows doing the auto up & down feature?

Craig

you got gipped SE Boi.........even my Isuzu TRUCK has auto up/down leccy windas

Alex · Postby **Alex** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 5:26 pm

I thought the fuel light was due to the take having some extra after the needle hit the bottom, but I've never tried

MxJadeMonkey · Postby **MxJadeMonkey** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 5:39 pm

What a bummer Craig,

I just sold one of those to Marcus on here, he picked it up on the weekend just past!

mine came from an NB8A imp[ort with a 1.6 motor in it, 1999 model!

Cheers Josh

Andrew · Postby **Andrew** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:18 pm

Benny wrote:I'm sure someone with some electronic nouse (are you listening here Caff) could replicate the minor circuitry required to make both of them automatic, or you could buy 2 switches (one from here, and one from the US or Europe) and put the 2 together, and hey presto, auto on both sides!

I'm sure something could be done to have auto on both switches but it would require a bit of work as there isnt much room in the switch for additional circuitry/relays - link

marcusus · Postby **marcusus** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:21 pm

What Josh said. I've been wondering about doing the work to get an auto up/down for both. I tried pulling apart my old switch, but it seems Mazda did a fairly good job of protecting their IP with this. It's gonna require a lot of cutting up of plastic to get in there. However, it can't be that had. It's surely only gotta be a latched relay for x seconds on a four point gear to trigger the contact closures...

sabretooth · Postby **sabretooth** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:40 pm

Pulling the switch apart is fairly easy. Just a butter knife + levering the underside out will do the trick.

marcusus · Postby **marcusus** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:44 pm

sabretooth wrote:Pulling the switch apart is fairly easy. Just a butter knife + levering the underside out will do the trick.

I did that. It only managed to get the outer casing off. I wasn't able to actually see the PCB or anything.

Mind you, I didn't try very hard to go very far. Might give it a crack now.

marcusus · Postby **marcusus** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:48 pm

OK, that was way easier than I thought. Mustn't have been thinking straight last time because the only thing that's holding the PCB in is a screw which is smack bang in the middle of the PCB

I'm gonna have a fiddle... keep your eyes peeled. Maybe we'll have another of those easy to do free mods on our hands ;)