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Old 12-17-2018, 12:31 AM
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Anyone know how to hook up the windows to toggle switches for the 4th gen Camaro??
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Toggle switches are not appropriate for window function. You need momentary contact for up and down so that the motor doesn't continue to run after completing its travel.

What are you trying to accomplish? Maybe we can suggest an alternate solution.
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Well I guess the factory switches would do, I just wanna relocate them to a switch plate I made that covers the hole where the radio was. They keep getting shorted out by the rain
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If you really want to go aftermarket, you'll need DPDT (Double Pole Double Throw) Momentary switches. Basically they are ON-OFF-ON rockers with two terminals for each position. You would connect the center (common) posts to the power and ground for the motor then put power and ground on posts at one end and the same but reversed at the other end.

You could also keep your windows up when it's raining to avoid the switches getting wet.

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