Hi,
I just solved an electric window problem on my '93 FZJ80 and thought I'd share the info here.
Problem: Intermittent outage of rear electric windows on both sides. Sometimes the driver side rear window would go down but then not up at all. I would have to fiddle with both the driver control panel and the rear window switch to finally get the window up. On the passenger side, the switch sometimes wouldn't work at all. The interesting thing is when the rear window switches wouldn't work, the driver's control panel switches for the rear wouldn't work either.
Dealer Diagnosis: After fiddling with them every now and then when the windows got stuck down, I asked the Toyota dealership to look at it when I brought it in for another service. Their diagnosis: I need window regulators and motors on both sides to the tune of $1200! Needless to say, I didn't do it and asked them to just try to get the window back up for me since I had to pay the diagnosis fee. They said there was no way for it to get back up without a new motor so they taped some "Toyota plastic" over the window.
Solution: I had some time yesterday, so I went out, removed the "Toyota Plastic" from the window, pulled the window switch from the working front passenger window, plugged it in to the rear window that was down and rolled it back up! total troubleshooting time: 6 minutes. Sheesh! Anyway, with help from CruiserDan, I got a list of Toyota vehicles that use the same window switch. Here is his note:
"The passenger front door and the rear doors use the same power window switch. It is also used in Camrys, Corollas, Cressidas, Trucks, 4Runners, Tercels, Paseos and MR2s. Mostly early 90's vintage."
I went to the local boneyard and asked for two '93 Camry rear window switches. According to their database, switches from '93-'95 Camry's are all the same. They pulled them and sold them with trim pieces for $25 a piece. I popped them out of the Camry trim, popped them into the Land Cruiser trim, plugged them back together and now ALL of my windows work perfectly! Total labor with testing: 8 minutes.
Anyway, just thought I'd share this info since I know others will have similar problems. You can probably get the junkyard switches cheaper but I paid for the convenience of just driving a couple of miles and knowing they'd have them in stock with warranty.
Powell
'93 FZJ80 Locked and stock for now (with working windows!!!)
I just solved an electric window problem on my '93 FZJ80 and thought I'd share the info here.
Problem: Intermittent outage of rear electric windows on both sides. Sometimes the driver side rear window would go down but then not up at all. I would have to fiddle with both the driver control panel and the rear window switch to finally get the window up. On the passenger side, the switch sometimes wouldn't work at all. The interesting thing is when the rear window switches wouldn't work, the driver's control panel switches for the rear wouldn't work either.
Dealer Diagnosis: After fiddling with them every now and then when the windows got stuck down, I asked the Toyota dealership to look at it when I brought it in for another service. Their diagnosis: I need window regulators and motors on both sides to the tune of $1200! Needless to say, I didn't do it and asked them to just try to get the window back up for me since I had to pay the diagnosis fee. They said there was no way for it to get back up without a new motor so they taped some "Toyota plastic" over the window.
Solution: I had some time yesterday, so I went out, removed the "Toyota Plastic" from the window, pulled the window switch from the working front passenger window, plugged it in to the rear window that was down and rolled it back up! total troubleshooting time: 6 minutes. Sheesh! Anyway, with help from CruiserDan, I got a list of Toyota vehicles that use the same window switch. Here is his note:
"The passenger front door and the rear doors use the same power window switch. It is also used in Camrys, Corollas, Cressidas, Trucks, 4Runners, Tercels, Paseos and MR2s. Mostly early 90's vintage."
I went to the local boneyard and asked for two '93 Camry rear window switches. According to their database, switches from '93-'95 Camry's are all the same. They pulled them and sold them with trim pieces for $25 a piece. I popped them out of the Camry trim, popped them into the Land Cruiser trim, plugged them back together and now ALL of my windows work perfectly! Total labor with testing: 8 minutes.
Anyway, just thought I'd share this info since I know others will have similar problems. You can probably get the junkyard switches cheaper but I paid for the convenience of just driving a couple of miles and knowing they'd have them in stock with warranty.
Powell
'93 FZJ80 Locked and stock for now (with working windows!!!)
