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Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2005 5:21 pm 
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Hey guys just posting this for my mate, his got an NF fairlane and wants to get all 4 power window regulators fixed, he got a quote from ford, there asking $1800 to fix all four, is this right? imo its a bit much!
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Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2005 5:25 pm 
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yeah new regs from ford are about the $400 mark each
we sell 2nd handies for $100 or new aftermarket for $110 each

 

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Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2005 5:57 pm 
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kewl, ill let him know nick!

his is actually the same color as yours too hehe
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Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2005 11:26 pm 
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I got to play around with power windows quite a bit when I was installing them into the GLi. I found though that when the windows stuffed up it was either:
a) the rubber guides had dried out, or;
b) the metal track that the window guide runs up and down on eventually buckles.

To solutions:
a) simply spray the rubber guides with some silcone spray and run the window up and down a couple of times
b) the track needs the be replaced. The best way to see how warped it has become is to hold it up next to another.
I replaced mine the cheaper way and picked up the equivilent manual winder and swapped the mechanism over.

the warped track:
http://www.teamgemini.8m.com/broken.jpg

the manual track:
http://www.teamgemini.8m.com/good.jpg

and a nice closeup of the warp.
http://www.teamgemini.8m.com/broken2.jpg

Best to look at all the possible issues before spending cash that big.....

 

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Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 2:27 am 
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Where do we get silicone spray frm Benn?
And where exaclty do we spray it?
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Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 10:47 am 
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Silcone spray can be purchased at most hardware shops, supercheap, or anyone stocking nulon products, and it gets sprayed in the rubber guides that run around the perimetre of the window. I will give you a hint.....
They are black, and made of rubber.
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Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 10:53 am 
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Hmm...still got nothing Benn :P
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Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 10:33 pm 
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Do I really need a pic??

 

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Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2005 12:03 am 
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my mates come down, and have a hard time going back up is this a bent track?
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Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2005 1:28 am 
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Hey Benn my LHS Front window; when it goes down it goes down very slowly and becomes crooked when going up and diown. wHat casuses that?
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Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2005 9:25 pm 
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Hey Benn my LHS Front window; when it goes down it goes down very slowly and becomes crooked when going up and diown. wHat casuses that?
your fat hands on the winder button...

 

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Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2005 11:00 pm 
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{USERNAME} wrote:
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Hey Benn my LHS Front window; when it goes down it goes down very slowly and becomes crooked when going up and diown. wHat casuses that?
your fat hands on the winder button...


Waht?

The window goes crooked down not straight down.
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Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 12:56 pm 
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try using the silcone spray. It needs to be sprayed in the black seal which is in between the outside and inside of the car where the window goes up. spary it a bit and then wind the window up and down a couple of times...

 

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Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 4:28 pm 
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Use NULON EZY-GLIDE Silicon Spray. Its wet based and will kep em going for a LONG time. do NOT use carbon spray or anything that ford uses or recommends as its s**t.

I suggest do it 1-3 times a year on your windows regardless winder/power.

My suggestion would be to take the door trims off, gte a can of degreaser, flat head screw driver & a rag.. spray the runners with degreaser and clean it out usin the screw driver and rag at the end of it to get the gunk out, spray it again and then wash it down with a spray bottle of water.. let it dry, apply s**t of ezy-glide. dont be afraid to use 3/4 bottle for all 4 windows.

if still fudged, your runners are s**t! gte new ones s/h for $20+.
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