Power windows mod?

[Rickie3]

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.

mines a 2000 model, yes definitely bridged the 2 correct wires larger white wire with red trace and the one opposite is white with little pink dot, but the drivers side window wont work, but the other 3 do, for the drivers window to work ignition has to be turned right on

[Yendor]

Just had a look at the wiring diagram and the 2000 model is different. Bypassing the relay like that won't allow the drivers window to work when the ignition is off.

[Rickie3]

Bugger, so I'm thinking I could cut the main power in and run fused directly back to my battery

[Yendor]

The problem with the drivers window is it looks like it requires power in the Red with a Yellow trace wire (pin13 driver master switch) for it to work.

If your keen you could try cutting the Red with a Yellow trace wire and connection it to the White wire in pin 12. Then try bypassing the relay.

[Rickie3]

After some playing it appears the plain white wire with pink dot, doesnt become active until the ignition is turned fully on, so with test light I found a hot wire which is a larger white wire with a black trace, there is another wire opposite with the same trace but is not required, so with your test light you will soon find the correct hot wire which I believe which is on pin 5 of the wiring diagram, you need to cut the red wire with red trace,and use the the red wire with yellow trace from the plug, the other end thats into the harness I simply clean cut and heat shrinked it, I then spliced into the white wire with black trace and butted the red with yellow trace into it and soldered it, I then taped it all up. I then made a jumper using a small piece of wire added and soldered 2 spades then disconnected the harness from the relay and bridged the two larger wires which are white with a red trace and the white with a pink dot, after doing this tested it and all windows working perfectly and no need to have ignition on to use them This is quiet a simple mod once you nut it out and a big thankyou to those who offered guidence in this thread

[Yendor]

Good job mate.

Pin 5 will work fine. The only reason that I recommended connecting it to pin 12 is that pin 12 does become constant active once you bypass the relay. This way it is still sort of keeping the circuit in it's original state and if you ever wanted to change it back to original all you would have to do is un-bypass the relay.

The way you have done it is fine.

[Rickie3]

I did connect to pin 12 Yendor with the bypass on the relay, but the ignition lights came on

[Yendor]

I did connect to pin 12 Yendor with the bypass on the relay, but the ignition lights came on

Was the red wire with the yellow trace cut at the time?

[Rickie3]

Was the red wire with the yellow trace cut at the time?

Yes it was Yendor

[Yendor]

Yes it was Yendor

It shouldn't of done.

The red with the yellow trace is the only link to ignition. Once this is cut the ignition circuit should of been isolated.

Maybe some other wiring in your vehicle has been modified.