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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 01:29 PM
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Bad window motors or bad switches?

Hey guys,
I was in my car the other day and I went to roll down the window and it wouldn't move at first. Then I noticed it only went down when I had the switch pushed down almost all the way, but not quite. When I would put the switch all the way down, it would stop. Does that sound like a problem in the switches or in the motors? I'm looking at replacing the motors anyway, but I might as well get switches too if I need them. Thanks in advance.
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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 08:42 PM
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sounds like switches to me. unless the connector is about to fall off on the back side of the switch
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Old Mar 24, 2004 | 10:12 AM
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hey man i had the same problem which i managed to fix.....

First off its probably not your switch.....which was a big mistake for me

I ripped apart my door pannel (drivers side casue thats where the problem was) and to my surprise the 2 wires going to the windo motor had the insulation off and grounding out on the door frame!! so i was like ****ty.....so i taped them up and now it all works awsome.....i doubt its the switch cause thats what i first thought but found even when i used the switch for the passengers side for the drivers side (i switched it) the window still didnt work.......but yeah man check for some insulation rubbing off:lala:
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Old Mar 24, 2004 | 07:27 PM
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swtiches, mine do it also.

My head light switch does it too. For the longest time i thought my head light motors were burn out. Till one day i pressed the switch a little and they popped up.
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Old Mar 25, 2004 | 12:40 AM
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Does the other switch work normally? If so, try swapping it with the suspected faulty one.
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