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Hi,

I’ve disconnected most of my wiring loom but now need to wind up the windows so I can take the glass off.

D’oh!

Can anyone tell me how to connect wires from a battery to the window motor wires? When I look at the plug to the window motor, it looks like there are 2 positive terminals and 2 negative terminals and an earth terminal?

Thanks!!

do you mean the plug on the lead to the motor itself inside the door? On mine that's just 2 wires and the motor runs fwd/rev depending on which way the battery is connected to them. That's how i've moved the window when a doors been off the car before.

If you mean the connector under the window switches, then on mine left to right;
White/red, Green = one door (left?)
brown = power to the switch
black = earth to the switch
Red, Red/black = other door (right?)

Thanks Ian,
I can’t see the motor itself but can get to the connector that I presume the motor is connected to.
I’ve got an NB8B.
Cheers

Those photo's are from an 8b as well. (There's both an NA6 and an NB8B in the shed - but can't figure out how to select more than one in profile.. )

Hmm I think I’m not using the correct wires!

Are your photos of the wires under the door lock lever to the left (front of the car)?

I am trying the wires under the door lock lever but to the right (rear)

Thanks

No, the multicolour one is the underneath of the switch in the console. I'll have a look at the car and post the door cabling.

-edit-
(nb8b door) the window motor is the 2-pin connector near the internal door handle (circled)



hope that helps - but looking at the timestamp you've probably got it sorted by now

Thanks Ian,
Not yet! Been trying to work out how to upload a photo!!
Yes, I’ve been trying the wrong connector!
Cheers

Success!!
Thanks again Ian

Glad it worked

for attaching photo's, I normally do the 'place in line' method - much easier than linking to a hosting site for a quick post like this.

1 - underneath the post window you're typing in there's a tab "Attachments" - click that


click the "Add files" button which will pop up a normal windows window to browse and find the file you want. Hit the 'open' button - which doesn't actually open it, it just adds it to the list and will show up like the image below.

then click the "Place inline" button and you'll see a line of text appear like this wherever your cursor is in the text window;


move that around to where you want it in the post, and you're done .

--edit--
be nice to the forums and make sure the image you're inserting is small (as it is on the forum, not a remote site). I normally take them on the iphone and then email it to myself and when prompted set it to 'small' or 'medium' so it shrinks them. don't go embedding huge images