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Electric Window help. Recommended Local garage/mechanic/electrical person

Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2023 7:32 pm
by chris99
Hi, I'm in South Wales and was wondering big anyone could recommend somewhere that might be able to help with my most recent fault..
The passenger window has always been slow to go down, today it would not move at all, then it did, now it won't go up.
I'm not sure if it's an old wires issue or broken motor and need someone with some more skills than I have to look at it.

Re: Electric Window help. Recommended Local garage/mechanic/electrical person

Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2023 7:45 pm
by BongoTippMan
Can you hear the Motor trying to operate when you press the switch?

Re: Electric Window help. Recommended Local garage/mechanic/electrical person

Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2023 7:55 pm
by g8dhe
Often the problem can be sorted to the drivers door wiring loom where it crosses over on the door hinge there is a repair kit available if that is the problem https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/bespokeautoe ... ervices_uk

Re: Electric Window help. Recommended Local garage/mechanic/electrical person

Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2023 9:32 pm
by chris99
BongoTippMan wrote: Sat Apr 29, 2023 7:45 pm Can you hear the Motor trying to operate when you press the switch?
No, no noise at all

Re: Electric Window help. Recommended Local garage/mechanic/electrical person

Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 7:20 am
by chris99
This morning it just decided to work again!

Re: Electric Window help. Recommended Local garage/mechanic/electrical person

Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 9:07 am
by g8dhe
This is typical of a broken wire in a door loom, the drivers door loom is the most likely, the wires break with all the flexing, they are inside a black convoluted tube and every time the door is used the wires flex until they start snapping. Hence the kit to replace all the wires as once they start going the others aren't far behind!

Re: Electric Window help. Recommended Local garage/mechanic/electrical person

Posted: Sat May 27, 2023 1:46 pm
by chris99
So I changed the wiring in the drivers door. Central locking and speaker now work. However passenger window still dead. What would be the sensible thing to test next?

Re: Electric Window help. Recommended Local garage/mechanic/electrical person

Posted: Sat May 27, 2023 2:39 pm
by g8dhe
It can also happen in the passenger door loom, less frequent, but worth checking with a meter to see which loom is causing the problem.

Re: Electric Window help. Recommended Local garage/mechanic/electrical person

Posted: Sat May 27, 2023 5:29 pm
by Bob
Problem with recommending someone local is we don’t know where you are. :wink:

Re: Electric Window help. Recommended Local garage/mechanic/electrical person

Posted: Sun May 28, 2023 8:58 am
by teenmal
Check the passengers window switch on the drivers door control panel.