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Title: Passenger Window on GTi 5 Door Going Up and Down on it's Own?
Post by: ipap on 21 October 2005, 12:58

Any ideas???

Possible wire damage in between the door and the pillar?

Title: Re: Passenger Window on GTi 5 Door Going Up and Down on it's Own?
Post by: Bazzer on 21 October 2005, 13:17

Could be. Or could be the switch- on mine, if you hold the key in either the lock or unlock position, the windows move up or down accordingly - to vent air on hot days etc...

WD40 is your BEST mate....  :wink:

Title: Re: Passenger Window on GTi 5 Door Going Up and Down on it's Own?
Post by: ipap on 21 October 2005, 13:20

Any other takers on this?

I'll get my servisol switch cleaner out in the meantime...

Title: Re: Passenger Window on GTi 5 Door Going Up and Down on it's Own?
Post by: Bazzer on 21 October 2005, 13:32

How much do they go up and down? Is it a little bit either way or all the way then closed again? Are you moving? Bumps in the road etc? Is an alarm fitted etc...?
 :smiley:

Title: Re: Passenger Window on GTi 5 Door Going Up and Down on it's Own?
Post by: ipap on 21 October 2005, 13:42

N alarm.

It went down in the middle of the night.

It went down when I was driving, both hands on the wheel.

I'm guessing maybe the door/pillar connections shorting?

Title: Re: Passenger Window on GTi 5 Door Going Up and Down on it's Own?
Post by: Bazzer on 21 October 2005, 13:49

tbh mate, it's more likely one of the ends of the wires than in the middle of it if you see what I mean... Unless of course you've got 'metal moth' in there or it's been accident damaged? I think the insulation of the cables is built to withstand nuclear winter etc. so it's not gonna go screwy on it's own.

You'll get a much better idea once the door card is off but there's not really anything else you can do... HTH.  :smiley:

Title: Re: Passenger Window on GTi 5 Door Going Up and Down on it's Own?
Post by: ipap on 21 October 2005, 13:52

I'll have to have a look and see what I find. No auto electrician wants to look at it.

Title: Re: Passenger Window on GTi 5 Door Going Up and Down on it's Own?
Post by: Bazzer on 21 October 2005, 14:02

Don't worry about that mate, be brave!! I'd have a look if I was close by? (Bridgwater Somerset)

I'm not an auto electrician, but I know what's what.....