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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: hardmonkeys on 10 February 2016, 16:44

Title: Drivers window won't go up after main loom overheating
Post by: hardmonkeys on 10 February 2016, 16:44

My drivers window is stuck open, from when I try to jump start the car back in October,

Quick update from my project thread..

Quote from: hardmonkeys on 11 October 2015, 09:06

Had a little setback yesterday,

Got in the Golf, battery flat, managed to roll it down a hill and attempt to bump start it...didn't work, smoke coming up from under scuttle, jumped out and managed to disconnect the battery (luckily had some tools in the boot)

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This is what I'm left with! Something has obviously drained then battery, and as I've got to start it, it caused the surge somewhere...I'm not 100% on how much of the loom is affected yet, and as a result, still unsure if it can be fixed easily, or a replacement loom is the best route...

which means I can't leave the car out the garage at the minute...slightly annoying as I need the room in the garage, and also I need the car out the garage, to do the work to fix it. I tried to connect the battery back up and quickly do the Window up, but the loom started to smoke again, so quickly aborted that...

Would it be possible to get the Window up using a 12v battery and going in behind the door card straight into the motor

Title: Re: Drivers window won't go up after main loom overheating
Post by: hardmonkeys on 12 February 2016, 16:15

No one?

Title: Re: Drivers window won't go up after main loom overheating
Post by: jimmydub on 12 February 2016, 16:20

i'm no expert but it might be a good idea to try using a multimetre on a working one to find out if the power is stepped down?  which i assume it would be.

The motors are easy enough to get to though. You can probably disconnect the motor and get the window up by hand

Title: Re: Drivers window won't go up after main loom overheating
Post by: hardmonkeys on 12 February 2016, 16:38

Cheers mate, will look into that.

Title: Re: Drivers window won't go up after main loom overheating
Post by: gasketface on 15 February 2016, 19:58

You don't seem to be having much luck with that conversion young man !!!.

Title: Re: Drivers window won't go up after main loom overheating
Post by: hardmonkeys on 16 February 2016, 17:09

Haha, very true, although this was my fault entirely, I put the engine end of the  -ve battery terminal on the  starter, not the gearbox bellhousing...lucky the thing never went up sooner, still we live and learn...I hope  :laugh:

Title: Re: Drivers window won't go up after main loom overheating
Post by: hardmonkeys on 23 February 2016, 16:03

This isn't well, got the car out for trying to get that window up, I've wired up the relevant connections, and the wipers moved!! Lol. Think I've well and truly foo'd this up!