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Message: Re: Passenger window not working properly
Changed By: MauriceonLongIsland
Change Date: January 19, 2011 11:43PM
Re: Passenger window not working properly
Change Date: January 19, 2011 11:43PM
Re: Passenger window not working properly
[quote=cld3316]
I noticed an unusual development the other day when I opened the passenger door from the outside with the top up - the window did not go down the little bit it is supposed to when I pulled the handle and only went down after I opened the door. When I pull on the handle inside the car, the window goes down a bit as normal before the door opens. I would like to get this taken care of to avoid damage to the seal with the top. Any suggestion as to what might be going wrong? Any ideas on fixes? Thanks for the input.[/quote]
Since the window is dipping properly when you pull on the inside door handle, the problem is most likely not the microswitch in the door lock assembly, as that would yield the same result whether you pulled on the inside or outside door handle.
It is almost definitely the microswitch behind the outside door handle (or the wires/connection to it).
Here is a photo of that microswitch:
[IMG]http://i55.tinypic.com/33vycyb.jpg[/IMG]
The red arrow is pointing to the microswitch, and the green arrow is pointing to the small arm that acts on the microswitch.
[IMG]http://i52.tinypic.com/2vtsho1.jpg[/IMG]
The red arrow is pointing to the microswitch, and the green arrow is pointing to the small arm that acts on the microswitch when you pull on the outside door handle.
Regards, Maurice.
I noticed an unusual development the other day when I opened the passenger door from the outside with the top up - the window did not go down the little bit it is supposed to when I pulled the handle and only went down after I opened the door. When I pull on the handle inside the car, the window goes down a bit as normal before the door opens. I would like to get this taken care of to avoid damage to the seal with the top. Any suggestion as to what might be going wrong? Any ideas on fixes? Thanks for the input.[/quote]
Since the window is dipping properly when you pull on the inside door handle, the problem is most likely not the microswitch in the door lock assembly, as that would yield the same result whether you pulled on the inside or outside door handle.
It is almost definitely the microswitch behind the outside door handle (or the wires/connection to it).
Here is a photo of that microswitch:
[IMG]http://i55.tinypic.com/33vycyb.jpg[/IMG]
The red arrow is pointing to the microswitch, and the green arrow is pointing to the small arm that acts on the microswitch.
[IMG]http://i52.tinypic.com/2vtsho1.jpg[/IMG]
The red arrow is pointing to the microswitch, and the green arrow is pointing to the small arm that acts on the microswitch when you pull on the outside door handle.
Regards, Maurice.
Original Message
Author: MauriceonLongIslandDate: January 19, 2011 11:40PM
Re: Passenger window not working properly
[quote=cld3316]
I noticed an unusual development the other day when I opened the passenger door from the outside with the top up - the window did not go down the little bit it is supposed to when I pulled the handle and only went down after I opened the door. When I pull on the handle inside the car, the window goes down a bit as normal before the door opens. I would like to get this taken care of to avoid damage to the seal with the top. Any suggestion as to what might be going wrong? Any ideas on fixes? Thanks for the input.[/quote]
Since the window is dipping properly when you pull on the inside door handle, the problem is most likely not the microswitch in the door lock assembly, as that would yield the same result whether you pulled on the inside or outside door handle.
It is almost definitely the microswitch behind the outside door handle (or the wires/connection to it).
Here is a photo of that microswitch:
[IMG]http://i55.tinypic.com/33vycyb.jpg[/IMG]
The red arrow is pointing to the microswitch, and the green arrow is pointing to the small arm that acts on the microswitch.
Regards, Maurice.
I noticed an unusual development the other day when I opened the passenger door from the outside with the top up - the window did not go down the little bit it is supposed to when I pulled the handle and only went down after I opened the door. When I pull on the handle inside the car, the window goes down a bit as normal before the door opens. I would like to get this taken care of to avoid damage to the seal with the top. Any suggestion as to what might be going wrong? Any ideas on fixes? Thanks for the input.[/quote]
Since the window is dipping properly when you pull on the inside door handle, the problem is most likely not the microswitch in the door lock assembly, as that would yield the same result whether you pulled on the inside or outside door handle.
It is almost definitely the microswitch behind the outside door handle (or the wires/connection to it).
Here is a photo of that microswitch:
[IMG]http://i55.tinypic.com/33vycyb.jpg[/IMG]
The red arrow is pointing to the microswitch, and the green arrow is pointing to the small arm that acts on the microswitch.
Regards, Maurice.