Power window woes on '95 90. UPDATE #2

[Dan Z. Johnson]

I received a new window control relay ( Audi part # 443-959-257B, $124.60 plus postage) from
Clair Parts this morning, and my three year old daughter helped me install it.
Presto!
Point of interest: The original relay was made in Austria. This one was made in Hungary. A
friend said "Well, that's the Mexico of Europe!"

Engineering to Captain Kirk: Power has been restored!
-DanZ

"Dan Z. Johnson" wrote:

> Power window woes on '95 90. UPDATE #1
>
> I have located the window control relay. It is behind the dash, below the steering column.
> Four recessed bolts hold the dash in place. Remove the dash and there is a diagram on the
> inside. Located the unit, a double-wide at locations 5&6. I was able to get my drivers
> window up by holding down the switch and rapping on the relay with a socket extension. I
> removed the relay, popped off the cover and cleaned the contacts. I then washed the unit
> down with aerosol contact cleaner. I replaced the relay. Nothing.
> Ordered another relay from Clair for $125.00.
> Waiting.
> -DanZ
>
> "Dan Z. Johnson" wrote:
>
> > Joel, I did try working the ignition switch, with no results.
> > I am glad to hear that replacement is so easy, though. I know that I will be doing that
> > job some day!
> > The window control unit relay is getting power, so i assume that part of the circuit is
> > ok.
> > As for the "one touch up" feature, try these pages:
> >
> > http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/power-windows-onetouch.htm
> > http://www.elektro.com/~audi/onetouch/
> >
> > Joel Lenorovitz wrote:
> >
> > > -Dan-  Before you go taking your dash apart or swapping out relays, check your
> > > ignition switch.  These are known to go bad, are relatively simple to replace, and
> > > produce the same sort of symptoms you describe.  The design of the switch is not so
> > > good and the contacts become flakey in the old ones.  When you get a failure of the
> > > windows/sunroof, just try jiggling the key slightly (leave the engine running) in
> > > the ignition switch and see if that doesn't fix it.  If so, replace that switch.  I
> > > replaced mine in about 15 minutes on my '95 90Q, ~$30 for a new one, and the problem
> > > cleared right up.
> > >
> > > -Craig- Are you saying that the power window relays from a '92 100 and a '95 90 are
> > > more or less interchangeable?  Thus, if I got a hold of the right 100 relay I could
> > > conceivably swap it with mine and (possibly with a few more tweaks) get the auto
> > > close feature of windows/sunroof with the door key like you used to have?  Can
> > > anyone else comment on this?  Any BTDTs?
> > >
> > > Joel
> > >
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