LED Window Switches

[DeLorean03]

So, for those of you who have purchased the LED window switches, you'll know that these units are a bit longer than the stock ones; and therefore, they have a tendency to hit the underbody of the car before the switches are fully seated in.

How did everyone go about correcting/fixing this issue so the switches rest in their crevices as they should?

Dave of DMC-MW once told me of a fix where you place a piece of wood underneath the center console in a certain spot and it raises the armrest area of the center console enough to where the window switches can sit like they should. At the time, I should have written the instructions down; I just didn't know a full-on door locking circuit adventure, followed by WingsALoft, and a VOD teardown was all going to happen before I could get back to this window switch situation.

Dave, you're more than welcome to tell us here those instructions and it'll be here to reference from now on :D.

Everyone else, what did you all come up with to fix this hangup?

[DeLorean03]

My bad, found the thread where this was pretty thoroughly discussed:

http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?5054-LED-Window-Switches-DMC-Midwest

Good writeup of another fix by awilder here on the forums!

http://www.awildermode.com/2012/08/fixing-window-switch-part-iii.html

[john 05141]

Too lazy to go look there, but I just made extentions to the wires. Problem solved easily that way.
The connectors are now 2 iches further away so I can still remove this switch.

Jan

[DeLorean03]

How so? The body of the switch didn't get any lower. I don't understand how that fixed your problem??

[dmc6960]

How so? The body of the switch didn't get any lower. I don't understand how that fixed your problem??

Pigtails.

Individual wires made up 2" long, with a male and a female spade. Manually plug into each socket on the OEM plug, then into the appropriate spade on the window switch. Don't swap the wires!

[Bitsyncmaster]

How so? The body of the switch didn't get any lower. I don't understand how that fixed your problem??

The stock connector adds the connector and criped end of the pins, then the wires come out the bottom. When you solder wires onto the switch pins they come out the sides so it's much shorter.

[DeLorean03]

Pigtails.

Individual wires made up 2" long, with a male and a female spade. Manually plug into each socket on the OEM plug, then into the appropriate spade on the window switch. Don't swap the wires!



The stock connector adds the connector and criped end of the pins, then the wires come out the bottom. When you solder wires onto the switch pins they come out the sides so it's much shorter.

My reaction at 0:06 in:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DPKf7y1F-Q

That's awesome!

[Starglider]

The stock connector adds the connector and criped end of the pins, then the wires come out the bottom. When you solder wires onto the switch pins they come out the sides so it's much shorter.

I had to do this as well, it is quite cramped under my center console with nine switches in that area.