[V8] window won't go up

[Dave Head]

That's how I did mine...

urq wrote:
> 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.
>