power windows help

[la Huerta]

does anyone here know how to get a left side powered window up on a AU ute, it just does not want to come back up, wiill have to take it to get fixed but would like to get it back up for now, so i can lock it...

sugestions appriecated...

[Harry72]

Go visit a FORD dealer they may know of way to get around the problem.

TLPD translation...
Arrr, go 'isit a Ford dealer they may know o' way t' get around the problem Aye.

[ernknot]

Not much you can do if your circuit is broken due to a bad conncetion. This could be in the lifter unit motor or your power button. Also your lifter motor mechanisn could be stuffed. Get it to an auto electrician. There is no manual way to get the window up that I know of. If you are a member of the RAA or such, call them for road side assistance.

[Stuart]

I had a broken switch in mine - the actual plastic was broken. Had to take part of the door cover off, and apply epoxy. Kept working for the next 3 years till the car was sold.

[Auld Bassoon]

On my current (and all past Audis & BMWs) there is an 'emergency' winder mechanism that is accessed via a little clip-off cap. Perhaps Ford has a similar facility?

[ozwinner]

Arrh Steve you crack me up.
Ford or Holden with such a devise......

Al

[la Huerta]

i fixed it , i fixed it !!!

i cleaned the power window button, took them apart completly and cleaned the contact points, lot's of gunk in there, and what do you know, it worked....!

took a while for the shock to wear off that it was fixed and did'nt have to buy a new $600 window motor...

good lesson here, if anyone has power windows and they play up a little, clean out the switches...

many thanks for all the above help...

La H

[Rocker]

I think a manual method of winding the window should be mandatory. I refused to buy a car with power windows, since, if your car falls into water, you can't escape. The power windows won't work and you can't open the door because of the water pressure.

Rocker

[Bob38S]

I think a manual method of winding the window should be mandatory. I refused to buy a car with power windows, since, if your car falls into water, you can't escape. The power windows won't work and you can't open the door because of the water pressure.

Rocker

Never thought of the water bit but both of our cars have power windows and have had for many years - because of this each car also has [attached to the tunnel on the driver's side] a small safety hammer - it is easily accessable and has a hardened point on each side of the head which can be used for smashing the windows in an emergency. I first saw them on all of the touring busses in Europe and thought they were a good idea.
Regards,
Bob

[Rocker]

I still would not fancy the idea of trying to escape a car through a broken window; in the confusion, you would be very likely to be badly cut, unless the windows are made of the sort of glass that shatters into small fragments.

Rocker

[Bob Willson]

If I was drowning I wouldn't care if I had to crawl naked over fire ants and hornets to get out.

[journeyman Mick]

I still would not fancy the idea of trying to escape a car through a broken window; in the confusion, you would be very likely to be badly cut, unless the windows are made of the sort of glass that shatters into small fragments.

Rocker

Rocker,
you're referring to tempered or "safety" glass, which AFAIK all vehicle side and rear glass is made of. Windscreens are usually laminated. Tempered glass is incredibly hard to break though, and I wouldn't want to be trying to break a window with one of those little toy hammers while my car was sinking. I think if I had a car with power windows I'd have to strap a 26oz Estwing under the driver's seat.

Mick

[Bleedin Thumb]

Rocker,
you're referring to tempered or "safety" glass, which AFAIK all vehicle side and rear glass is made of. Windscreens are usually laminated. Tempered glass is incredibly hard to break though, and I wouldn't want to be trying to break a window with one of those little toy hammers while my car was sinking. I think if I had a car with power windows I'd have to strap a 26oz Estwing under the driver's seat.

Mick

Mick Ive never used one of those toy hammers but they are supposed to be very effective as the full force of the blow is delivered to a very small point. I think they are the weapon of choice for kids destroying bus shelters.

[journeyman Mick]

Maybe, but I've smashed a few windows down at the local tip and had besser blocks bounce off, pieces of cane train track deflect and even steel brake drums not work on the first attempt. They may concentrate all the force on the point but there's no weight in them and no length to the handle. If there's one thing I've done a lot of it's swinging a hammer, you may trust a little plastic toy with pointy metal bits on the ends to save your life, but I wouldn't.

Mick

[Bleedin Thumb]

I think the way to find out for sure is to have a test your 26 oz Estwing vs the plastic toy... just need to find the right bus shelter/ bank window.

Edit I guess they are light weight so when you do have an prang the hammer doesnt work its way through your legs then the fire wall and then the engine block.