Has anyone ever added a window switch to the passenger's side front door on an EA81? For whatever reason subaru thought that passenger would not need one. I have an auto up/auto down switch that I'd like to add, but I was wondering if anyone else has done this before and if I need to get any other parts besides the switch and how to wire it in.

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I added power windows and mirrors to my brat and I used wiring,center console(disabled two switches) and door panels from same year 3 door.

DO NOT forget window relays under the seats

MY brat has power windows with center console controls, im thinking they came from a 2 door hardtop gl10, well i will be taking them out this week , and replacing them with 2 complete new doors, back to cranking the windows up and down again, i just dont like them...

I don't need any parts, just the knowledge of how to add an auto switch where there was none on my passenger side front door.

There is a power window control unit hiding somewhere in the dash..... I vaugely recall it being behind the glove box....

 

I don't think you will be very succesful making it do the "auto-up" thing, as that's a function of the control unit I'm pretty sure. But wiring it to work like the center console switch should be pretty easy. Just pull the center console and run the four wires from that switch to the door and hook them in. Should be real simple.

 

If you really, really want the auto-up feature, you may need a second control unit, and the wireing diagrams. At least that's how I would do it. That way you don't have to dig around and mess up the wiring for the other windows. Might be easier in that case to grab an EA82 control unit and use that. They have the same feature, but the switch is a little different in that it has an extra "click" for the auto up and down feature..... so actually I'm not sure if that would work without it's switch too. Anyway - some thoughts for you.

 

GD

Has anyone ever added a window switch to the passenger's side front door on an EA81? For whatever reason subaru thought that passenger would not need one. I have an auto up/auto down switch that I'd like to add, but I was wondering if anyone else has done this before and if I need to get any other parts besides the switch and how to wire it in.

 

is the center console switch too far to reach for the passenger

 

the control unit on the last soob I parted was right with the Fuel pump control unit right above the hood release....

is the center console switch too far to reach for the passenger

 

 

LOL! Yeah, I make MY passengers rotate a little prehistoric crank until the window goes down.

The people who ride in my car can never figure out how to roll down the windows, so I figured that I'd just put a switch on the door. Why subaru didn't do that in the first place, I'll never know!

Wow, I completely forgot about this thread! Glad I found it again.

 

GD, good thinking on the secondary control unit. I think that will probably be the simplest, most cost efficient solution. I've already got a lot going on under the dash on my red wagon, but depending on the size of the control unit, I might be able to spare some real estate on the passenger's side.

Why subaru didn't do that in the first place, I'll never know!

They did it cause they had the moto "who cares about the passengers..only the driver matters". But seriously the only reason the driver got the auto up and down feature and the passenger didnt is because the driver is the one that goes through the tolls and needs that freedom to be able to hit the switch and fumble for change at the same time without having to hold his/her hand on the switch the whole time. If it were me i would just write a note and tape it to the dash saying "window switch on the center console stupid" with an arrow pointing down.

Not having the switch on the passenger side door simplifies the wiring. It lets them get rid of the constant hot wire to power that switch.

"window switch on the center console stupid" with an arrow pointing down.

 

Hahahahahaha, I like that idea.

Thought u would