[V8] window won't go up

[hayes myers]

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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