Thread: Rear window fault

Start with the window switches... Contact cleaner, or pull them apart if you dare...

Why bother opening them ? - they only go "halfway" down anyway... unlike the Mitsu... er, competition which go fully down.

I'm told that the Window Computer has an inherent weakness with some copper track(s) on the pcb. Don't know because of the above...

'95 Vogue SE with working EAS and Nice Clean Radiator.

Originally Posted by superquag

Start with the window switches... Contact cleaner, or pull them apart if you dare...

Why bother opening them ? - they only go "halfway" down anyway... unlike the Mitsu... er, competition which go fully down.

I'm told that the Window Computer has an inherent weakness with some copper track(s) on the pcb. Don't know because of the above...

'95 Vogue SE with working EAS and Nice Clean Radiator.

Thanks Superquag. First time I have lowered them. Didn't know they only went half way down.

Strange thing is none of the rear window switches work - not the ones in the cluster nor the ones on each of the rear doors.

Just went out to have a fiddle with things, in the hope that something I moved/jiggled/dislodged had an effect. Before fiddling thought I would give them another try, and now they work, perfectly. Hope I haven't jinxed anything by saying that.

Then we may both have the same fault... mine work intermittantly from when I bought it. PO (previous owner) claimed it had "just started" doing that....

But seeing as I was used to a Jap 4WD that opened fully... the half-way or so of the RRC did'nt impress me at all. - Look at the size - or lack of it - of the door.

There is also the horrible-to-contemplate possibility that the window mechanism has come apart. The piece of metal supporting the glass is prone to rusting, about the same rate as your tailgate frame. - - Bit of a coincidence that both have died at the same time, though.

Found this on another site, - so we can enjoy the feeling of someone else suffering... The link mentioned worked for me. (Dry joint on the circuit board. Either DIY, or take the module to someone who can. Less than a minute to solder up the villains.

http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f38/di...ows-46097.html


One day I'll have a look for the leak...where the smoke has escaped the wires.

For those who have just joined us...

Lucas Replacement Smoke Kit

The reason I needed to open the rear windows in the first place was because it seemed to be getting a bit hazy in the car. It must have been smoke from the window wires.