Money saver

[Topdog]

Just a tip to save you a bit of money should you have the same problem

My Camry(2000) passenger side electric window winder intermittently wouldn't work, the fault traced back to the switch console in the driver side armrest console(the passenger side was OK). A trip to Toyota and was quoted $432 for a replacement(I only wanted one not a whole box I told the guy), not a servicable unit. Home I went and extracted the unit from the armrest and found it was all held together with 5 screws, what the heck let's have look inside. One hour later it was installed back in the armrest and working 100%. The contacts inside were black with carbon and just required cleaning...Easy as. Just one word of warning, take careful note of how it comes apart and you won't have any trouble..

Hope this is helpful to someone.

Edited October 21, 2006 by Topdog

[JJCRU23R]

Hope this is helpful to someone.

nice one!

yea sometimes all thats needed is a bit of self maintinance... never know you can fix the problem yourself! i alwayz do that.. b4 i even consider getting something fixed or replaced you gotta check if you can fix it yourself!

saves heaps in the long run

[Azza]

Thanks for the tip Topdog...

Although you have a Camry, the idea is the same for all car's I guess...take pics and notes on how you pull it apart, and yeah, sometimes 5 minutes with a cloth can save you some moolah....

Cheers