Window amp repair - Window won't roll up or down

A TDS Exlcusive.....

Don't REPLACE and Don't throw that old window amp away if you have already bought a new one! Most of the time it just needs a little solder on a broken point on the circuit according to
Ben Jr. from Elite aka
Benz Auto Repair
1309 S Broadway St
Carrollton, TX 75006
972-664-2357 ( updated)

This DIY fix takes 15min to 1hr depending on your skill level and experience.
Just remove your door panel according to the fsm,
remove the window amp
either by
unscrewing the 10mm bolts under the amp,
or pry the box from the clip that holds it to the door (careful the guides that hold it on to the clip break pretty easy this way).
Once removed,
open the window amp by prying the white box from the black lid. It's hard to open this little bugger, I pried it with a screwdriver. I seen Ben open it much easier I'll have to ask him the secret. I know part of the secret is using a small flat headscrewdriver and poking the little tab below the window amp connectors not in red x but green box. See the marks I left?


By reezn at 2008-12-29

By reezn at 2008-12-29

By reezn at 2008-12-29

Now don't pry or pull the circuit board out of the window amp box with any tools, just firmly tap the open end of the window amp box on your palm and it will slide right out. This is the top side.

By reezn at 2008-12-29

This is the bottom side. On this board you will be soldering by that yellow dash in the top right corner. Their could be more than one broken solder point and the location varies.

By reezn at 2008-12-29

Here is a closer shot, notice how the bottom right corner point, the one to the left of the yellow line, doesn't have any solder? It looks faded compared to the other shinier ones.

By reezn at 2008-12-29

By reezn at 2008-12-29

This is the top side of where that point goes (pin 5)

By reezn at 2008-12-29



just solder, reconnect the amp and check to see if it works before closing it up, if it works; close it up.

completed board (notice all points in the back row are even now).




By reezn at 2008-12-30

haha my amp might need to need a solder action but we jsut ended getting a new amp.

http://www.thepartsbin.com/catalog/?N=1684+11363+4294965653+7665

i didnt pay for it, so im not sure if my dad bought that exact one.

Sounds like it's time to check the refund policy and fix that one.

Thanks for trading amps with me C.

Hopefully it saves TDS members enough dollaz for some decals ha ha

lol too late now bro, we threw that shit away months ago. i doubt we can get a refund now even if we did keep it.

ritz wrote:haha my amp might need to need a solder action but we jsut ended getting a new amp.

http://www.thepartsbin.com/catalog/?N=1684+11363+4294965653+7665

i didnt pay for it, so im not sure if my dad bought that exact one.

Never seen that type before, interesting.

yea man, black amps are for the s13s and s14s have hte white amps. nissan had to make it equal cuz i guess people thought they were going racist or something.

reezn wrote:Hopefully it saves TDS members enough dollaz for some decals ha ha

Well talk about that at the meat.

hmm i have to see how wednesday night is lookin.

Google says Low of 43 High of 65 Clear skies.

But then again its Texas.

even the meteorologists in texas dont know what the weather will be. and they get paid for makin up shit.

Not really make up but more like a really really bad Guess.

lol dude, wanna see or hear something funny about weather reports?

Ritz Stop Thread jackin yo.

But that was funny tho.

lol sorreh, +1 GLWS, bump for seller.

Lol GLWS?

good luck with sell?