Author Topic: Passenger Window on GTi 5 Door Going Up and Down on it's Own?  (Read 1345 times)

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Any ideas???

Possible wire damage in between the door and the pillar?

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Re: Passenger Window on GTi 5 Door Going Up and Down on it's Own?
« Reply #1 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:

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Re: Passenger Window on GTi 5 Door Going Up and Down on it's Own?
« Reply #2 on: 21 October 2005, 13:20 »
Any other takers on this?

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

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Re: Passenger Window on GTi 5 Door Going Up and Down on it's Own?
« Reply #3 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...?
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Re: Passenger Window on GTi 5 Door Going Up and Down on it's Own?
« Reply #4 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?

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Re: Passenger Window on GTi 5 Door Going Up and Down on it's Own?
« Reply #5 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:

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Re: Passenger Window on GTi 5 Door Going Up and Down on it's Own?
« Reply #6 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.

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Re: Passenger Window on GTi 5 Door Going Up and Down on it's Own?
« Reply #7 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.....

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