HOW TO: 2012+ Power Window Switches in 2005 - 2011 Trucks

thanks brad! no rush, I wont have my switches in until next week.

sorry to hear about the ice, it barely missed me.

 

I took some pics of what I have to work with, hoping it might help.

door wire harness plug:



current 2010 switch port:



2012 switch port, its bigger with 2 more pins:



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I knew the 2012 regular/access cab harness was the same size as the one for the double cab, but I didn't know the older regular/access cab harness was smaller. The pin swap method won't be possible. It will be necessary to obtain the larger harness and move the pins into it.

 

yeah I already tried to get the plug for it with the unit but no one really has just that little bit of the door harness. im not sure what to do about it now without knowing what male/female adapter plugs I need to get.

 

You need the item being sold here:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/07-11-TOYOTA-CAMRY-MASTER-POWER-LEFT-WINDOW-SWITCH-WIRE-WIRING-HARNESS-CONNECTOR-/400670448633?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Make%3AToyota&hash=item5d49d1dbf9&vxp=mtr

The white connector is really all that you need. Getting the pins out is a bit tricky. You have to pull up on the white panel on top of the harness. That will release the pins partially. You will also have to carefully shove a small, long flat object up under the pin from the front to disengage a clip, then pull the pin out from the back while the small flat object remains in place.

 

so the white connector will plug into the 12 switch port? what plugs into the 10 harness? I get the part about moving the molex pins, but I don't follow how to connect the ends.

 

The 10-pin harness will be discarded. The pins will be going into the new white connector directly. That will require removing the pins from the new white connector, as well. Here is the configuration for your wires going into the new connector. This is laid out as viewed from the back of the connector (the side where the wires go in).

 

so I de-pin the 2010 door plug and re pin them into the ebay connector with your diagram there? is that right?

 

Yes, that is the only way to make it work. Practice on the plug that is in your door since it will be the one that you are going to discard. Getting the hang of removing the pins from the plugs is not easy.

 

ok I bought the part. I have some spare molex connectors around here ill practice on first. =)

 

Don't forget once you get everything squared away on the driver side, you will need to swap the solid blue and solid white pins on the passenger side harness, as well. You could go ahead and do that part of the job first if you want to get the new switch installed on the passenger side. It will work with your old driver side switch while you wait.

 

I don't have the passenger side switch yet, im getting it from a different place and waiting on some other small parts be sourced to ship with it. access cab specific parts seem to be a lot harder to come by than dc parts.

 

I realize this thread is quite old but thought I would add some pictures and other info for the swap if others are still wanting to do this.

For the passenger side door lock connector, you make an adapter with these following parts:

female connector Toyota # 9098010796 to fit the male stock harness connector.
male pins for Toyota #9098010796 from https://www.hi-1000ec.com/product/1334


new male connector to fit 2012+ door lock switch https://www.hi-1000ec.com/product/2619


male pins for Toyota #9098010796 from https://www.hi-1000ec.com/product/1334
new pins for the 2012+ door lock switch https://www.hi-1000ec.com/product/1258



Make your pigtail



And last but not least as described earlier in the thread swap the soil blue and soil white for the window switch.
Before:


After:

 

I'm reading here that with some connector adapter work, gen 2.5 switches can be retrofitted into gen 2.0. And with that... the capability to add lighted, auto up/down switches to gen 2.0 is doable. Woot.
https://cartrimhome.com/Door-Switch-For-Toyota-Tacoma-2012-2015

 

Double Woot! I am about to do this mod because of this thread and the review by @nudavinci64 for that cartrimhome item. I have to decipher all the legwork done by @offroadtoyboy and order the pins and connectors but the rest of the parts are in-hand.

 

Keep us posted. I really like the idea of installing that aftermarket lighted switch with full auto up/down.

 

These got hype on the 2.5 gen Tundras about a year ago. several people had issues with the auto feature.

Also the lighting feature was always on the driver side and the other doors lighting (ON / OFF) was controlled by the driver side window lock as it got power from the window power supply.

Just something to keep an eye out for

 

They are working on lighting for the passenger side. I just got a sample set that illuminates the lock switch. the auto up/down is already illuminated.

Interesting note on the on/off that prob makes sense why sometimes I had issues with it working but the lightning always worked. The lighting on stock switches in my truck is on all the time which is no different than these.

I have a coupon for a small discount if anyone is interested.

https://cartrimhome.com/Door-Switch-For-Toyota-Tacoma-2012-2015?tracking=TacoOutlaw
7% off Discount Code: RS7P

 

If you need me to go back and re-clarify what is that i posted please let me know. I wrote that stuff just before falling asleep and what may have made sense at the time being half asleep may not to the wiser people that read this thread.

 

Hello,

I’m a newby poster, so apologies if I’m not following proper etiquette here.

I tried the driver side upgrade and it works great. All my windows go up and down automatically. I flipped the wires (white and blue) on the front passenger side too, but the passenger window doesn’t go up or down using the passenger side switch.

Has anyone else experienced this?

I also bought a new auto up/down switch for the passenger side, but it too doesn’t work.