That frickin drivers window switch

bongomountainbiker · Post by **bongomountainbiker** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 10:57 pm

Does anybody know...... My passenger window up and downer on the drivers switch is broke. So is the 'on' switch.

However the switch in the passenger door is good.

Therefore if i cut and then join the orange and green wires in the drivers switch unit will i bypass the 'on' switch thus allowing the passenger window to be operated soley on the passenger door window switch????

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 11:16 pm

Ho ho. Cant help you but I fear mine is developing similar symptoms. Still working but a bit reluctant. Hey ho, Bongo ownership!

Good luck getting it sorted. Keep us (me!) posted

Mike

smartmonkey · Post by **smartmonkey** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 11:07 am

I guess Mazda don't make a switch just for the Bongo so it might be worth a wander around a scrapyard. You may well find a few from another Mazda that is compatible.

Veg_Ian · Post by **Veg_Ian** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 12:09 pm

Already been done Smartmonkey - a 323 of the same age.

bongomountainbiker · Post by **bongomountainbiker** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:47 am

I'm thinking i might just buy a new switch, but they're so expensive. Tried bongo dismantlers, they all laugh and say that the first thing all the dealers have!!

Thanks anyway.............

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 1:58 pm

I feel an attempt to dismantle and repair coming on. I suspect it'll be a lot tougher than a wing mirror repair though

LittlePorker · Post by **LittlePorker** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 2:12 pm

There was someone who posted on this subject before saying that they could get them direct from Japan at about half the cost - might be worth a search for the post?

I'm assuming that its the switch that's broken not just loose? The guy who cleaned ours out said that the clips on the switches always break, ending up loose and that it wasn't worth replacing ours...

bongomountainbiker · Post by **bongomountainbiker** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:26 am

STOP......Don't do it!

I cut the wires today and it doesn't work...........however I had a sneaky look in a blokes 323 in the petrol station and it appears the 323 switch is the same!!

DO NOT try to repair yourself - unless your an electronic wizard. I took mine apart and a spring and ball bearing came out of, well I wish I knew!! And the wires that line up with the the solder on the board that line up with the various switches obviously don't correspond, otherwise my initial theory of bypassing the switch would have been correct!!

I will continue to try to get my passenger window to operate for less than £114!!............to be continued

philamonica · Post by **philamonica** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:50 pm

Has anyone boght a 323 switch and does it work ok? as i have the same problem also is this the one that costs £114 ?

bongomountainbiker · Post by **bongomountainbiker** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 5:52 pm

Yeah, the drivers side switch unit is the £114 one!!

I found a forum thread that stated someone had got a 323 of the same era and the switch worked.

Don't tell the scrap yard owners!!!!

Shane · Post by **Shane** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 6:35 pm

I think we got ours from a P reg 323 in a Newcastle scap yard, fits
perfectly and took Carole 2 mins to fix. Cost us £2.

When fitted the window worked and so did the central locking which
prior to fitting the window switch did not.

Freeminer · Post by **Freeminer** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 4:12 pm

HELP- got a drivers door switch from a 323f (much newer than my N reg Bongo) looked identical under the trim etc, but no function at all!!
Does the year have to match?
Do Mazda change the internal gubbins but leave the switch the same?
I am pnning my hopes on it being the switch year as we go on a grand tour in a week or two and it would be great to have working windows!!

francophile1947 · Post by **francophile1947** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 4:43 pm

Unlikely that both switches broken - have you checked the wiring between the door and the pillar for breaks? - this is a fairly common problem.

Freeminer · Post by **Freeminer** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 5:36 pm

looking into it. there is still power to the unit and switch was dicky with door unmovrd (not moving the wires),
wondering if the "replacement" being 8 yrs newer cold be different internally?
I have one on the way which is from a 323 of the same age instead.
Will post results if different.

Bongo Boozer · Post by **Bongo Boozer** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:16 pm

I had the same problem when I first got my Bongo
A friend of mine is a fork truck repair man (not that that makes any difference).
He cut all the wires going to the drivers switch leaving a good 2" of wire out of the plug then (with bullet contecters) swapped them ALL around (I.E. opposite to how they were).
This is the only way that the pasenger switch worked the drivers window (the passenger switch on the passenger side door still worked the passenger window).
I found this a good temporary fix until I was able to replace the switch (luckly under warranty).
If you need photos I don't mind opening mine up & doing some the weekend and posting.

Cheers
Steve

PS I think the 323 ones are the same and go straight in (But I have only got that from somewhere on this forum when I was looking).
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