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Old 03-07-2009, 07:59 PM
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Well the top and the rear windows on my 90 conv. won't operate. When you hit the switch you can not hear the hydraulic motor operate at all. I pulled the switch out and noticed that there are 5 terminals on the switch and only 3 wires leading into the switch. I can't find any stray wires that may have fallen out of the plug in. I tested all 3 wires and none of them have any power going to them. I checked the fuses under the hood and below the dash and all seem fine. Are there any other fuses or relays that I can check? Should there only be 3 wires going into the plug in? I don't really care that the top motor doesn't operate since I have a hydraulic leak and the top is easy to operate manually, but I do care that the back windows won't operate. It looks stupid with the top down and the rear windows up. Please help, it is going to be 75 degrees here tomorrow and I want to cruise with the top down and the rear windows down. Thanks
 
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Hi Mandy,

Sit tight, I just pulled out a wiring diagram and a Barry Manilow CD.
 
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Wait a minute, have you ever gotten these to go down before? Are you pulling the handbrake on before you hit the top switch?
 
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I'll wait to hear back from you..in the meanwhile, there are only three wires connected to the top switch, and they are all grounds.
 
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Old 03-08-2009, 08:16 AM
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Pulled handbrake up and windows went down fine. Man I have got to get an owners manual! Thanks again Andrew!
 
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