Hence, Thunderbirds have the 3-wire connectors at the window regulator motors, with the yellow wire for “up”, red wire for “down” and black wire for 'ground'. As such, in addition to having a yellow wire for “up” and a red wire for “down”, Thunderbirds also have a black wire for “ground”. In this case, the black wire carries POWER to the switch (rather than ground). Hence, Galaxies have 2-wire connectors at the window regulator motors, with the yellow wire for “up” and red wire for “down”.Ĭonversely, the Thunderbird PW switches are “power activated”.

When the switch is depressed, it enables the ground to connect – which activates the motor via either the “up” (yellow wire) or “down” (red wire). In that case, the black wire carries ground to the switch. I've attached Ford power window diagrams for both 1966 Galaxies and 1966 Thunderbirds along with images that show the master switch panel and bus for each.Īfter studying the diagrams, it looks like the Galaxie PW switches are “ground activated”. Thunderbird switches have 3 contacts and are simpler/easier to restore. The Galaxie switches have 4 contacts (Up, Down, Power, Ground) and are more complex to restore, if even possible. Both the Thunderbird Front & Rear window switches are reproduced. The lockout switch is reproduced and thus will work in either car The lockout switch is shared between both models (same part number). However the design is different between the two models The switch housings for both models have a 'bus' which transfers power between switches. Both models have the same switch housing layout (panel that hold the switches), however the Galaxies mount from underneath while the Thunderbirds mount from atop Both the 1965-66 Galaxie XLs & 7-Litres with console-based switches and 1964-66 Thunderbirds (all are console-based) have the same size switches Thus, I am looking into using 1966 Thunderbird power window switches in a 1966 Galaxie. Moreover, the switches themselves are complex and can be problematic. Given the limited amount of 1965-66 XLs & 1966 7-Litres that had power windows, it's very hard to find the master switch panel that goes in the console. Currently I have the correct window regulators, motors, front door panels, rear switches & housings, wire harness, firewall relay, solenoid breaker and center console top plate. In my case, I want the car to be as stock as possible. In case you need to know, 1965-66 XLs & 1966 7-Litres had the window switches mounted in the console. It might as well not excist at all, since the car has had alot of owners and they have been messing with everything.I am in process of adding power windows to my 1966 Galaxie 7-Litre. i cant find it at all, have gone through the engine compartment, and under the glovebox. Im having ha hard time locating the other end of this mess of cables, where are they supposed to end up? so where is the safety switch. the ones found in the coupling behind the dash. This 'master' switch has three cables connected to it, the blue, the black/white and the red. This black/white wire is connected to some kind of master switch as i reccon it, the switch next to the lock switch. The blue and the red wire is 0V, but the black wire is 12.5V! my opinion is that someone has wired this faulty in the other end, or is there supposed to be power on the black and white? i took it apart to clean it in case of corrosion and took the opportunity to meassure the voltage. in search for what´s wrong i found a coupling behind the dash, in the coupling there was the blue wire, a black and white and a red wire. Thanks alot for the wiring diagram! ive started to tear down the interior in search for the right wires.Īccording to that wiring diagram and my observation the blue wire must be the power supplier, but its 0V.

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