RAP Relay Location

[joegene63]

I have a 2000 Venture. I want to replace the Retained Accessory Power (RAP) Relay. I can't find it. Apparently it is behind the instrument panel, on the right hand side. Has anybody found this relay? I pulled the cover directly below the steering column, but still see no sign of it. What do I need to remove to access this relay. Any help would be appreciated.

[joegene63]

Answering my own question in hopes this helps somebody else.
The RAP (Retained Accessory Power) relay is on the passenger side on the right hand side.

Note: I was looking into this relay since my power windows (passenger and driver) were not working. It turns out the relay was fine. The problem was the wire that feeds the power to the passenger and driver side window switches. GM spliced this wire so that the single wire splits into 2 wires - 1 for passenger the other for the driver side. This splice is located on the floor by the passenger side door. Overtime the carpets got wet and this splice was sitting in water and slowly the splice corroded. There was another splice beside it that was corroded, which fixed my rear quarter panel power windows. These splices are definitely a weak spot in the wiring harness and the fact they are under carpet that gets wet only makes it worse.

[roadrunner2]

Originally Posted by joegene63

Answering my own question in hopes this helps somebody else.
The RAP (Retained Accessory Power) relay is on the passenger side on the right hand side.

Note: I was looking into this relay since my power windows (passenger and driver) were not working. It turns out the relay was fine. The problem was the wire that feeds the power to the passenger and driver side window switches. GM spliced this wire so that the single wire splits into 2 wires - 1 for passenger the other for the driver side. This splice is located on the floor by the passenger side door. Overtime the carpets got wet and this splice was sitting in water and slowly the splice corroded. There was another splice beside it that was corroded, which fixed my rear quarter panel power windows. These splices are definitely a weak spot in the wiring harness and the fact they are under carpet that gets wet only makes it worse.

Thanks for the heads up.

Some of these electrical glitches can drive you crazy.

Big difference when you know where to look and what for.