[V8] window won't go up

[hayes myers]

Ooops. Nope... you have to strip the door down. Doesn't take too long. I
broke all the black plastic clips that kept my insulation in place (on a
parts car i stirpped) Not sure easy way to take them off correctly. (big
flat circle one side with a serrated plug ...)

cheers

On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 3:58 PM, hayes myers <hayesmyers at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yep. that's all we did. put power to the switch to confirm it was the
> switch... and bingo. put a new switch in and good to go saving all kinds of
> funny attempts to fix.  Glad you posted this... will save some a lot of
> trouble. (like freezing weather and window down kind!!!)
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 3:41 PM, Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net>wrote:
>
>> The port-side rear window on my '90 V8 won't go up. I pressed the down
>> button, it went down OK. But hitting the up button -- no go.  So I did
>> a write-up on it, based on my original write-up for my '89 10V 200
>> (BTDT). It basically tells you how to put power to the motor, bypassing
>> all the switches and switch wiring.
>>
>> <http://www.audifans.com/kb/Window_won%27t_go_up>
>>
>> In a moment of prophecy, I noted "If the window still does not move,
>> you have a problem with the motor or regulator."  So of course mine
>> still won't go up. I thought it would be an easy matter to remove
>> the panel and take out the motor, but *no-oo-oo*, the V8 door is
>> built like a tank. There is sheet metal covering the entire inside,
>> with a few holes barely big enough to get a hand in.
>>
>> The manual says:
>> * remove door trim panel
>> * remove inner door panel
>> * remove regulator mounting bolts, and remove
>>   regulator from inner door panel
>>
>> They're kidding, right? Anyone have a better "how-to"?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> --
>> Kent McLean
>> 1990 V8 w/5-speed and other mods
>> 1991 200 TQA #3, with mods
>> 1999 A4 Avant, V6 Tiptronic
>> gone: '91 200 TQA x2, '94 100 S Avant, '89 200 TQ "Bad Puppy"
>>
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