Temperamental Window

[Ed Kellock]

How to tell if the window switch is the culprit.
 If it's a passenger window, does the switch at the door containing the
window work when the switch at the driver's door won't or vice-versa?
 If it's the driver's window, pull the armrest off the driver's door. Remove
the switch bucket from the armrest.
Pull the connector off the back of that switch and attach it to another that
you know works acceptably.
 Ed
 On 11/16/05, Steve Sears <steve.sears at soil-mat.on.ca> wrote:
>
> Charles,
> First replace and/or clean the switch - that's the easiest first step. The
> next step would be to check the wiring harnesses at the door jambs on both
> the driver's and passenger's side - get ready to do a LOT of
> splicing......
> Cheers!
> Steve Sears
> 1987 Audi 5kTQ
> 1980 Audi 5k
> 1962 and '64 Auto Union DKW Junior deLuxes
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <mboucher70 at hotmail.com>
> > Subject: Temperamental Window
> > To: <quattro at audifans.com>
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> > One day, the passenger side power window just decided it wasn't going to
> > come up.
> >
> > Buttons were pressed and pressed, fuses were checked, window glass was
> > rocked back and forth, to no avail. Then, at a moment of her choosing,
> > she decided to let me put her window up.
> >
> > I forgot about it, and it happened again. Had to start remembering to
> > warn people not to bring that window down.
> >
> > The window doesn't ever seem to fail to go down. But 'up' is very
> > temperamental. However, when it goes up or down, it does so quite
> > normally, that is, its not slow and nothing is making a strange noise,
> as
> > to indicate a worn out motor or something rubbing or stuck.
> >
> > I've heard that power window 'regulators' are notoriously unreliable on
> > BMW's. But in this case, since its intermittent, I'm wondering if the
> > cause might be something else. First thought is a connection. Second
> > thought is a relay. Any suggestions on which or where to check?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Charles
>
>
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