[V8] At least it's not raining...yet

[Scott Simmons]

For future reference, it was the switch.  I took off the door pull and 
inspected the switch.  One of the wires is loose in its holder (oddly 
enough, loose towards the switch, not away from the switch).  I wiggled 
the switch lightly into the terminals and got the window up.

I held down that button as hard as I could and did not let go until the 
window was firmly in the up position.

With tools, flashlights, and door pieces laying the footwell of the 
locked and secured car,
Scott Simmons

Tony and Lillie wrote:

> Yes, you can hotwire it up.Take off the door panel. You will find the 
> two wores to the motor itself. One is green, the other black.THey are 
> stuch together like speaker wire. Give one power and the other ground. 
> If it goes up, that was right. If not, switch power and ground. One 
> way goes up, the other down.
>
> Tony Hoffman
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Simmons" <indischrot at gmail.com>
> To: "V8 Audi Fans" <v8 at audifans.com>
> Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 11:46 PM
> Subject: [V8] At least it's not raining...yet
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>> I've had some trouble with my power windows (all but driver) since I got
>> the car in November.  Through the winter months, my remedy for these
>> problems has been to not use those windows.  It's worked.
>>
>> Today, I had to take a coworker home.  He gets in the car and what's the
>> first thing he does?
>>
>> *sigh*
>>
>> The passenger window has always gone done.  It very rarely ever goes
>> back up.
>>
>> The facts:
>> On driver's console, the LF button and RR button are always lit up.  LF
>> window always works, RR window works 9/10 times.  I have no response
>> (light or function) from LR window and occasionally the RF window will
>> flicker or light up, but will go out if I hit another button on the 
>> console.
>>
>> The button on the passenger's door lights up.  Window goes down at its
>> command.  Window does not return back up.  If I hit up on the console
>> button, the RF button light goes out (returning when I let go of console
>> RF button).  When I push down on that button, the lights dim and the car
>> stumbles--it's got a circuit on the down function (this is with window
>> already all the way down) but I get no electrical response from pushing
>> up on it.
>>
>> The wires between the doors are suspect.  The driver's side has a
>> patched, large brown (ground?) wire that seems stable enough.  The
>> passenger's side has a red/white wire that is incredibly suspect.  It
>> was crimp connected at one end and had a twist cap at the other.  I tore
>> that POS fix out of there tonight and rigged a make-shift one.
>>
>> I can't seem to figure out the wiring diagrams.  Where is this magical
>> "window and sunroof control module?"  I don't think I have power at the
>> red/white wire.  I can't find a good ground for my test light (door
>> hinges are painted, seat frame??), so I can't be 100% sure.
>>
>> I need to get this window up.  What are my options?  Can I hotwire it up
>> by giving a specific wire or terminal power?  For instance, the
>> passenger's button or a wire in the door frame?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Scott Simmons
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