Automatic window relay setup
Automatic window relay setup
(OP)
Hi all, new here. I'm a petroleum engineer and as such I'm not nearly as well versed in electrical as you guys are. I'm an auto enthusiast, and as such fixing up my old cars is a passion of mine. What I'm looking to do, as add automatic windows to my 1987 Chevy Silverado Pickup. It came with power windows from the factory, but these days I'm spoiled to the automatic windows of modern cars. To clarify, automatic windows are power windows, that do not require the button to be held, to go up and down. You just press the button once, up or down, and then let go. No need to hold the switch down the whole time.
I know that its a type of relay setup that I'm looking for here, however I'm not sure exactly what it would consist of. Perhaps someone here could help me out with a DIY method that I could construct out of parts from radioshack?
I know that its a type of relay setup that I'm looking for here, however I'm not sure exactly what it would consist of. Perhaps someone here could help me out with a DIY method that I could construct out of parts from radioshack?





RE: Automatic window relay setup
I would obtain an electric window mechanism w/motor for your pickup, then find a model of car that has the electric-window operation you desire. Avoid cars with a complex system. Wire the switch/relay/whatever setup to your electric motor and mechanism.
RE: Automatic window relay setup
You'd probably want to graft a modern system extracted from a junk yard vehicle into your old vehicle. Hopefully they're not too integrated into the CAN bus.
The system on my Mercedes has the express up and down feature on all four windows. It learns where the stops are and apparently has to be retrained if the memory is erased. It must be counting pulses from the mechanism to keep track of where it is. The manual says it has plenty of safety features.
RE: Automatic window relay setup
http://www.amazon.com/Install-Essentials-530T-Wind...
RE: Automatic window relay setup
It sounds like this older pickup is something you don't mind spending money on($120 for the auto up/down feature is pretty low on my list), is the truck something you have restored enough or put enough money into to put an alarm in it? If so, you might get a control for the feature you want, with the alarm.
Other thought would be when was that feature first put into Silverados or maybe Suburbans? IF it is available in another version, it might be easier/cleaner if you can transplant the OEM parts, as VE1BLL suggested.
RE: Automatic window relay setup
So since this is the electrical engineering forum, what would be the proper DIY setup for doing it? Its likely I could buy the individual components far cheaper than that controller. Perhaps I need to start with a breadboard?