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Old May 9, 2010 | 03:54 PM
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Default Driver window fast as hell...now pass. window wont budge

I got tired of it taking 1 minute to roll my window up so i replaced my drivers window motor...in the process i figured out how to get my windows to stop rattleing so this is the only time i even touched the passenger side door...but now that window wont even budge not from that switch or my driver switch, it was working fine...i dont get it is it a relay or something? the only thing i did was i put the door lock wires into the window switch (i wasnt payin attention i thought the plugs would only go on one way) but then i realized it and corrected it and it still wouldnt work...wat the hell happened! its not a fuse like i said the drivers side is fast as hell...i cant roll around houston with no a/c and ONE window down!!
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I got tired of it taking 1 minute to roll my window up so i replaced my drivers window motor...
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in the process i figured out how to get my windows to stop rattleing
uh-oh. How did you do this? By chance, did you move the felt pads on top of the door?
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Old May 9, 2010 | 04:04 PM
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whats the felt pads? the only thing i touched was the stabilier brackets, and thier pads (if thats what ur talkin bout) was still on them
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ok i guess im just an idiot i went and plugged it back in after i noticed my doors werent locked with my alarm...and everything works...
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Cool - how did you fix your window rattle. Was there some sort of adjustment?
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ya u take the door panel off and on top of the door frame ull see 2 brackets that are pushing up against the window...loosen em up push em up more agianst the window and tighten em back down...after i did it i started hearing more wind noise cuz its not sealing 100% now, guess i got some more adjusting to do
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Yea - sorry, that's what I meant about the pads. My first experience with them was the same. If you crank them down tightly, then the window can also bind up.

If I remember correctly, you have to adjust them with the window shut. They should not contact the glass when its in the full-up position. They are only there to stabilize the glass as its moving up/down. Once the glass starts to go down a bit, they push the glass up and off the weatherstripping.

If your window is rattling when down, you might check for the rubber block that should be slotted in to the bottom of the inside of the door. If its out of place, that might be letting things get loose.
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hmm thats intresting, well it would only rattle when i put the window down about 2 inches...if id let it down a lil more itd stop if i put it down all te way it wouldnt rattle unless i closed the door with it down then it rattled the shiet out of it lol i thought thats what those brackets were for i didnt tighten them to tight...it seems to have helped and i adjusted it more so it will seal better, gotta test drive i tomorrow to see how i did
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hmm thats intresting, well it would only rattle when i put the window down about 2 inches...if id let it down a lil more itd stop if i put it down all te way it wouldnt rattle unless i closed the door with it down then it rattled the shiet out of it lol i thought thats what those brackets were for i didnt tighten them to tight...it seems to have helped and i adjusted it more so it will seal better, gotta test drive i tomorrow to see how i did
This is normal. Think of it as a "feature" that was purposely built in to the car. When the window is partially down like that, the stabilizers will not be in contact with the glass.
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