Rear window "express-up" retrofit
So, as we all know, in 2006 and newer models, SAAB got rid of the express-up feature for the rear door windows when controlled from the driver's switchpack. Call it GM "decontenting" or maybe due to societal stupidity and potential lawsuits (?), whatever the reason, I really like the feature and it's always driven me nuts that the switches are there but don't work as they should. It's like dangling candy in front of a baby! :evil: I probably wouldn't even have thought to do this if SAAB hadn't kept using the driver's switchpack with double-detent rear window buttons! But they did. And I most always drive with my windows down, especially the drivers window and the window directly behind me (so I don't get buffeted in the face, try it sometime!).So, with that said, here's how to retrofit express-up windows into your 2006+ sedan or Combi.
You'll need the following parts:
- Rear left window motor (6-pin version), part number 12788801
- Rear right window motor (6-pin version), part number 12788802
- Rear left window regulator (pinch-protection version), part number 12793730
- Rear right window regulator (pinch-protection version), part number 12793731
- Rear left door harness (w/6 pin motor connection), part number 12785580
- Rear right door harness (w/6 pin motor connection), part number 12785581
- GM Tech 2, CANdi box, security access with TIS2000 subscription
- Patience and a good chunk of time
Everything is literally plug and play once you've sourced the correct parts. Remove and replace the regulators, motors, and harnesses. Not hard to do at all.
The only exception is if you have rear door speakers like I do (apparently not that common?). You'll have to transplant the speaker harness into the new harness to keep the speakers. Couple of thoughts on this: rear door speakers really don't do a whole lot, so it's not a deal-breaker if you don't feel like doing this. Or if you want, you can just make a new harness for the speakers. I wanted to do it factory-style, so I moved the harness, moved the pins, re-wrapped the harness, etc.
After everything is in, it won't work. Don't worry! You still need to program the RLDM and RRDM (rear left and right door modules). In comes the Tech 2:
1. Get security access.
2. Diagnostics, select year and car, select "All".
3. Add/Remove.
4. Remove both the RLDM and RRDM.
5. Add the RLDM and RRDM, specify "With Anti-Pinch Motors". Also select "EU" for Market just in case. Here's the tricky part, where I almost gave up! DO NOT SELECT THE YEAR OF YOUR CAR. It won't work. You have to "trick" the system. Select 2004 when it asks the year of the car.
6. Once the modules have been added back in, calibrate the rear window pinch protection just as you would the front windows. You'll hear a "beep" from the SID letting you know the windows have been calibrated.
7. Enjoy your express-up windows!
This may seem trivial but I literally yelped when it finally worked.
Hope that helps anyone else looking to do this!
