Electronic slide switch replacement: where to buy?

Fish, you can often find perfectly good used parts.... exact replacement control panel or switches.... at a local junk yard. There are plenty of on-line sources of used parts too..... google search time. electricitym

electricitym,

i hear you loud and clear. i have called all the salvage yards in ohio looking for the full control. none of them have one. i have been searching for a honda replacement for over a week with no good results. i think they want to keep it a part of the door panel for sale as one piece. i am even part of a honda ng where folks swap parts but this part isnt really that popular just yet for this model year.

i have found another source where they sell the full unit for about $63.00, but again its tough for me to buy all that new stuff when only the little switch inside is busted.

i dont know, i may end up buying the whole shebang, but thats not what i want to do.

:(

Thanks for the tip. Fish.

Any chance of a part number on the switch? If it is burned or whatever that you can't get a number then is there a number on the switch from the other door? What year/model is the car? I can check the local wrecking yard at the end of my road about a mile or so away from me.

Cheers, Lawrence

thank you, i will check. brb. i hope to have info for you in a few minutes...

Fish.

correction.

i will get this info tomorrow. there are no numbers on the part. i will submit pics tomorrow, thanks.

Fish

Why don't take your circuit board over to an electronics parts supplier in your area, and see if they can identify the switch for you? Maybe there is a chance that they can identify a generic one that will fit. If not, then you are stuck to buy the complete board from the dealer. Many of the automobile, and motorcycle manufactures have their parts custom made.

Since there is most likely no proper generic part number or identification on the switch, there is a good chance that this part was custom made for the manufacture of your car. I have seen this many times before with automotive parts.

If the switch you want is a custom job, then you are stuck to pay the price. Considering that an automobile is an investment of many thousands of dollars, logically there is no point in squabbling about paying out eighty bucks in change to fix it! Besides, if you change the complete control unit, maybe the new one will be more reliable than the one you repaired. Also, many of the IC's and devices on these units are custom made for the automobile manufacture. You cannot buy most of these electronics parts at the local electronics parts supplier.

What are you going to do when you need a new set of tires for the car? Get used ones???

Personally, I'd just live with it, as long as the window still works on the other switch. Eventually, you'll access a cheap replacement. Unless you're planning to sell the vehicle soon, you've got time.

If it's that important to make that window work as designed *right now*, then pay the money, get the switch.

Before you install, however, make damn sure there was no other fault which destroyed the first one...or you'll be back where you started.

jak

Thank you for all the feedback. i found a used control unit that i will use for parts.

thank you.

Hey folks,

for those who want to know, i found a used control, did a little desoldering, and resoldering into my unit and everything works fine.

thanks again.

fish