Window Switches (was Hazard Relay)

[Tony Canike <canike@xxxxxxxxx>]

I used disassemble and repair the switches my 87 325 because I always had 
the same problem.  The fix did work. Eventually decided the hassle wasn't 
worth it and just bought new ones when a switch failed.   On my car (sedan) 
all four window switches are identical, so when the most-used switch failed 
I could swap it with a window I rarely opened and postpone the purchase.

Strangely enough, a few years ago the switches stopped failing.  Perhaps 
the replacement switches I purchased from the dealer been improved somehow 
- - I never opened one up to find out.   Or perhaps the acquisition of a 
garage (whole house, actually) eliminated the need to close the windows at 
night and reduced the switch usage.   Truthfully, I never realized that the 
switches stopped failing until this email jogged that neuron.

Tony.



At 08:54 AM 6/2/01 -0400, you wrote:
>Some of the window switches are malfunctioning - I read somewhere about
>how to clean them out and solder new dimples on them.  What do you guys
>think about this procedure - oh the drivers window doesn't go all the
>way down when the button is pressed but rather drops about an inch or
>so.  So about ten presses gets the window all the way down...same for
>getting it back up.

------------------------------