[V8] window won't go up

[urq]

The "remove outer door panel" step sounds daunting, but in fact it is not.
There are something like 4 bolts that hold the door together (I only have
BTDT on the front doors though).  You need to be careful not to break
anything as you don't completely remove the door panel ... the electrical
and pneumatic connections remain at the bottom of the door, so the outer
panel lifts up and pivots out from the top.  

One thing I discovered long ago is that the 5 pin connector which attaches
to the window switches is in fact two connectors that snap together.  Rather
than figure out a way to get power from the battery to the window motor, you
can usually work around an electrical connection issue creating the "goes
one way but not the other" symptom.  What you do is to slip the two pin
piece from the 3 pin piece on the switch.  Install the 3 pin piece on the
door switch as it was originally, but rotate the 2 pin piece 180 degrees and
install it on the switch.  Now up will be down and vice versa, and the
chances are you'll be able to get the window back up.  No need to pull seats
or door panels, only the arm rest.  

I took pictures to document this procedure a long time ago, but I believe
this was during the days when the KB was down, so the procedure was never
fully documented.  

Steve Buchholz

-----Original Message-----
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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