problems with windows

[m3outtanowhere]

95 318ti. driver window goes up and down 1 inch at a time. passenger window needs a hand to push down and pull up. new switches. what's wrong?

[aceyx]

They worked perfectly before the new switches?

Then it's the switches.

[m3outtanowhere]

no i put in new switches and it acts the same. the driver side window goes up 1 inch then stops. passenger makes clicking noise and will push down and pull up manually. the power mirrors dont work either?

[JPerfect]

If you are somewhat mechanically inclined, take the doorpanel off and clean all of the sliders, bits, and pieces that make up the window mechanism. I have had similar problems, and found dirt, gunk, and all kinds of greasy nasty things gooped up in the sliders. That makes it hard for the window to go up and down. Use some contact cleaner or WD-40 to clean the sliders (or buy new ones) and be sure to scrape all of the crap out of the tracks too.

Also make sure the window is on its' side tracks.

Breaking doorpanel clips is not a problem, breaking off the things that are glued on to the doorpanels to hold the clips sucks. TRY to avoid that!

[Kraln]

Sounds like the metal bar in the motor on your driver's side window is out of alignment or just plain out.

[aceyx]

Driver's window has one of the connectors to the motor unplugged or a bad ground.

Passenger side sounds like the splines on the motor drive are broken.


If the mirrors are whack too, it's possible that the regulator severed the wires (part of it works like a gear, which works like scissors if something is caught). I've had this happen to me.