Power windows mod?

[Rickie3]

Is there a mod that I can do so I dont have to fully turn the ignition on to use the power windows?

[Yendor]

The GU's have an electric window relay mounted in the LHS kick panel inline with the bottom of the glovebox. You could bypass this relay so the windows work all the time or you could wire up a switch to switch them on when you wanted.

If you bypass the relay the little LED light in the driver side master control switch will be on all the time.

[Rickie3]

so basically run a powered toggle switch back to the relay?

[Yendor]

Yes, you will also need a diode so the ignition doesn't turn on when you flick the switch.

[Rickie3]

Ah ok one way feed

[my third 256]

or as yendor had previously written in a previous thread
First locate the relay, LHS kick panel about glovebox height.

There could be 3 relays here, to find the one you are after just remove one at a time until your electric windows stop.

Remove the relay, there should be 4 wires going into the relay mounting base.

One will be a black wire, we will not use this one.

One should be a White with a Red trace wire, large wire. (This should have power in it all the time regards of what position the ignition switch is in, confirm with test light).

One should be a White with a Black trace wire, large wire.

The last one should be a smaller size wire (about the same size as the black wire) this should only have power in it when the ignition is on, confirm with test light), we will not use this one.

Make up a little jumper lead with at least a 5mm wire about and inch and a half long with yellow male spade terminals at each end.

One end will need to go into the large white with a red trace wire and the other end in the large white with a black trace wire.

This will allow the windows to work all the time regardless if the ignition is on or off.

*** The above is for a GQ ***

[Rickie3]

or as yendor had previously written in a previous thread
First locate the relay, LHS kick panel about glovebox height.

There could be 3 relays here, to find the one you are after just remove one at a time until your electric windows stop.

Remove the relay, there should be 4 wires going into the relay mounting base.

One will be a black wire, we will not use this one.

One should be a White with a Red trace wire, large wire. (This should have power in it all the time regards of what position the ignition switch is in, confirm with test light).

One should be a White with a Black trace wire, large wire.

The last one should be a smaller size wire (about the same size as the black wire) this should only have power in it when the ignition is on, confirm with test light), we will not use this one.

Make up a little jumper lead with at least a 5mm wire about and inch and a half long with yellow male spade terminals at each end.

One end will need to go into the large white with a red trace wire and the other end in the large white with a black trace wire.

This will allow the windows to work all the time regardless if the ignition is on or off.

*** The above is for a GQ ***

Awesome nice and simple, I will do your above but with a toggle attached

[Yendor]

It's not a good idea to have the electric windows running through a toggle switch. If you want to use the toggle switch it needs to be switching a relay. This way the relay takes the load of the window motors not the toggle switch.

[Rickie3]

ok have to ask do I leave the harness unplugged from the relay and run the jumper?, I left the relay plugged in and pushed in a jumper, that worked on all 3 windows but the drivers side window wouldnt work, below is a pic of the relays showing one with the jumper, I know ive got it wrong, my moneys on leaving the relay disconnected then putting in the jumper?

[Yendor]

That's strange the drivers window should work. What year model is your vehicle?

It doesn't matter if you disconnect the relay or leave it connected.

You have connected the jumper lead across the two larger wires? white wire and a white with a red.