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Offline scooter perv

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Help!! Electric window jammed down
« on: 15 March 2009, 17:17 »
Think the regulators gone, any idea how I can get the window up? :huh:
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Offline Rodriguez

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Re: Help!! Electric window jammed down
« Reply #1 on: 15 March 2009, 17:27 »
Ha.  This happened to me in my old VR, in the lion enclosure at Longleat safari park.  Luckily the bloody thing was loud enough to scare off any inquisitive predators.
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Mind was temporarily resolved by slamming the door shut a couple of times.




Sorry for a un-constructive reply.
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Offline Ben Lessani

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Re: Help!! Electric window jammed down
« Reply #2 on: 15 March 2009, 17:37 »
Take the door card off. Undo the 2x 10mm bolts that hold the window to the reg. Slide the window up, then unbolt the bolt holding the top of the mech in place and push it slightly out the way, thread a longer bolt through the hole, and into one of the holes on the metal bracket on the window - and it will hold it fully closed.
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Offline scooter perv

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Re: Help!! Electric window jammed down
« Reply #3 on: 15 March 2009, 17:51 »
Lovery jubbly will have a go after dinner..took door car off today to check the wiring cos window wouldnt work then like a plum went out in car and tested the window and it begrudgingly came but wont go up..already searched the forum little while ago and went out and banged the door card but no luck..sod it going in a bloody safari park though :shocked:
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Re: Help!! Electric window jammed down
« Reply #4 on: 15 March 2009, 19:09 »
Mine get stuck open of closed during damp/cold weather, with the door card off tap the motor with a hammer whilst pressing the electric window button. This may free it up, it has worked for me.
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Re: Help!! Electric window jammed down
« Reply #5 on: 15 March 2009, 19:47 »
Well just thought it would it would be polite to confirm that I armed myself with the tools  to take the door apart tonight (in the bloody dark) and went out banged the door whilst pressing the window up and bingo it went up :cool: I guess im right in thinking I need to grease up the mechanism to sort it ou?

 cheers for the replys though and fank fook for the forum  :cool:
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Re: Help!! Electric window jammed down
« Reply #6 on: 15 March 2009, 22:21 »
Quote from: scooter perv on 15 March 2009, 19:47
Well just thought it would it would be polite to confirm that I armed myself with the tools  to take the door apart tonight (in the bloody dark) and went out banged the door whilst pressing the window up and bingo it went up :cool: I guess im right in thinking I need to grease up the mechanism to sort it ou?

 cheers for the replys though and fank fook for the forum  :cool:

i dismantled my regulator to find lots of rust, probably not doing it any good. Cleaned off the rust, sprayed it with wd40, never had a problem since.
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