Holto
10-17-2022, 08:11 PM
Hey folks!
This is my first thread but I've been lurking ever since I started researching my van purchase a couple years back. I finally snagged one I love. It's an '88 4WD JDM Townace.
I'm looking for the power window components and the only other thread I could find via search was one from Timsrv several years ago and it was locked, so I titled this the same. Feel free to combine if needed.
I took my van to the shop and the day after I realized my driver side switch was broken. It already had been locked in place because of the passenger side slave issue that's been talked about before.
Of course, these frigging window electronics are scarcer than unobtanium, so here I am.
I have found an 80s/90s MR2 panel that looks insanely similar to ours, but they are also a few hundred dollars at best.
My question to the group is this:
I'm pretty good in CAD and have about every kind of fabrication machine you can think of from lasers to 3D printers to CNC, etc. I'm curious if from an electronics perspective if I was to CAD up a new panel for our door cards that would accommodate another set of switches that is more common, is that actually possible? It seems the functions are largely the same with power windows? If we can all agree on an accessible set of switches that we would all like I'd be MORE than happy to design a panel for us all that we could post up on the site and folks could print their own. Hell I might even print up a few dozen in the beginning just so anyone else with the issue could snatch one cheap and DIY their window situation away.
Anyhow, there are ton's of other things I'll be fabricating for my ride over the next several months. I'll keep you all posted in case there is any interest. I'm already working on an inside door handle insert since mine had the screw retainer broken off. Once it's satisfactory I'll post it up for folks.
Cheers, and thanks for any help!
- Holt
This is my first thread but I've been lurking ever since I started researching my van purchase a couple years back. I finally snagged one I love. It's an '88 4WD JDM Townace.
I'm looking for the power window components and the only other thread I could find via search was one from Timsrv several years ago and it was locked, so I titled this the same. Feel free to combine if needed.
I took my van to the shop and the day after I realized my driver side switch was broken. It already had been locked in place because of the passenger side slave issue that's been talked about before.
Of course, these frigging window electronics are scarcer than unobtanium, so here I am.
I have found an 80s/90s MR2 panel that looks insanely similar to ours, but they are also a few hundred dollars at best.
My question to the group is this:
I'm pretty good in CAD and have about every kind of fabrication machine you can think of from lasers to 3D printers to CNC, etc. I'm curious if from an electronics perspective if I was to CAD up a new panel for our door cards that would accommodate another set of switches that is more common, is that actually possible? It seems the functions are largely the same with power windows? If we can all agree on an accessible set of switches that we would all like I'd be MORE than happy to design a panel for us all that we could post up on the site and folks could print their own. Hell I might even print up a few dozen in the beginning just so anyone else with the issue could snatch one cheap and DIY their window situation away.
Anyhow, there are ton's of other things I'll be fabricating for my ride over the next several months. I'll keep you all posted in case there is any interest. I'm already working on an inside door handle insert since mine had the screw retainer broken off. Once it's satisfactory I'll post it up for folks.
Cheers, and thanks for any help!
- Holt