Tailgate up down glass switch

[CherokeeCraig]

Any body know where I can get a new switch for the tailgate glass?

[Brizio]

BJ's Offroads had one for sale. I think also you can use one from the door.

[jaber]

Yes, the rear door window switches are the same. When I went through the switches in my '88, most of them had the FORD oval molded into them...

[herculesinwyoming]

are we talking about the dash board switch or the key switch?

[jaber]

The key switch buried in the tailgate. The key turns a lever that operates the switch...

[Brizio]

Yes, the rear door window switches are the same. When I went through the switches in my '88, most of them had the FORD oval molded into them...

Thank you to confirm that!

[CherokeeCraig]

I need the key switch in the tailgate. Also any body have any idea why my dash switch won't roll down the window? Voltage to the switch is good.

[Brizio]

The key it on the ON position?

[CherokeeCraig]

Yes

[CherokeeCraig]

I took care of this problem. Cut the light brown and dark brown wires and spliced them together per color. Dash switch works perfect. I can do without that tailgate switch! Thanks for the input.

[Brizio]

Great!

[the original honcho]

I took care of this problem. Cut the light brown and dark brown wires and spliced them together per color. Dash switch works perfect. I can do without that tailgate switch! Thanks for the input.

Where Did You Cut The Wires To Splice Them?

[CherokeeCraig]

In the tailgate.

[the original honcho]

In the tailgate.

I Need To Do The Same Thing And I Don't Have A Very Good Understanding Of this System, So I Hope You Don't Mind Answering Some questions About It

Did You Splice The Tan And The Brown Wires Together? Or Did You Splice Tan To Tan And Brown To Brown?

Please Excuse My Ignorance

[CherokeeCraig]

Tan to tan and brown to brown. Glad to help!

[men in black]

See the red lines, thats what you need to jumper together.
To remove the tailgate key switch and just use the dash switch.
Thats what I did in my GW





Here the differences between the original tailgate switch and using the a rear passenger window switch.

[CherokeeCraig]

I didn't remove the tailgate switch. Just pull the access panel off the tailgate and there is plenty of slack to cut the wires down near the bottom. Be sure and tape up and access to keep them out of the window regulator.

[the original honcho]

so I can do this without having to pull the window up? I really appreciate everyone's help here and on Ifsja!

[CherokeeCraig]

Pretty sure you can get to those wires with the window down. They come in the tailgate on the drivers side.

[the original honcho]

do I need to unplug any connections in the harness to to do this?