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How do I power a door not on the car to remove the window
I found a cheap door on offer up but the guy didn’t take window out or even roll it down. Can I somehow power the window so I can roll it down to where it needs to be in order to access the bolts that hold the window in? I need to take that window out.
Do you have a spare 12V battery and some jumper wires? Is there any wiring to the window motor?
You will have to run 12V+ and ground to pins 3 & 6 directly to the motor.
You might have to alternate the two wires until you find the right polarity to lower the window.
Last edited by ILM-NC G37S; 07-15-2021 at 01:53 PM.
@ILM-NC G37S Ok, seems doable. So I don’t know a lot about batteries. Would I have something laying around the house I could use? (Also, I am gonna be retrofitting my headlights soon and it’s advised you have away to power them to make sure stuff works as your working on it. Is there something I can go buy at Lowe’s to use for the window and also have for when I get to headlight stuff?)
So once I have a battery, I just run wires from the positive and negative terminals and to the pins in that harness and it should move the window? Then your saying flip them and it’ll go back up in case I go to far down?
Would I have something laying around the house I could use?
Everybody has their own way of setting up test rigs and power banks. I have been using a really old (≈30+ years-old) 12V battery charger for just about all of my testing needs. You will have to research and find what you'd be comfortable with.
Do you have a spare car battery, lawn mower/tractor battery? I would not recommend you use your car battery unless you disconnect it from the car.
Originally Posted by sobeIPL
So once I have a battery, I just run wires from the positive and negative terminals and to the pins in that harness and it should move the window? Then your saying flip them and it’ll go back up in case I go to far down?
Exactly. Keep in mind those diagrams above are from 2011. I'm sure the pinouts are the same.
On a different method, being you don't have a battery, you should be able to remove the motor and move the window as needed. Just reinstall the motor to "lock" it into place. Just be careful, once the motor is removed nothing will be holding the window in place and it could "slam" all the way down by gravity.
This will likely be easier and faster than playing with a battery.
Last edited by ILM-NC G37S; 07-15-2021 at 04:17 PM.
07-15-2021, 12:54 PM
