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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 2:20 pm 
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i just put EL window sills in my EB but now the windows are straining to go up is there a lubricant or something that can be used on the rubbers (electric windows too) so the glass dosnt get stuck .
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 2:30 pm 
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attaching a turbo to them will do the job, lol
i keep mine lubed with silicon spray, that seems to keep them going up and down fast

 

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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 2:37 pm 
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turbo huh i want the windows to stay in the doors will give sillicon spary a go .
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 3:05 pm 
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Try Graphite Powder, thats what Ford use.
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 3:19 pm 
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are you sure the windows are bolted to the regulator 100% straight?? if they are on an angle it make it harder for the window to go up

 

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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 4:02 pm 
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i did adjust them a bit and it helped and used sillicon spray there better i noticed the windows when going up seem to tip to the front a bit but might be the seal are a bit tight still there getting better the more i use them .
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Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 7:57 pm 
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how do u adjust the windows? cause both my front windows move.
the passenger seems to slide backwards and get jammed. drivers the top of the window sometimes slides out the guide at the very top
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Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:11 pm 
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paulc wrote:
Try Graphite Powder, thats what Ford use.

When i worked at ford we used a silicon like lubricant. I use the silicon spray on mine and they work good.
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