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electric window working intermittantly

PostPosted: Mon Mar 19, 2018 6:07 pm
by racy7
Opinions please
Elan S4 windows only working intermittantly. My first thought is to replace the switch but before I start to dismount the dashboard any other thoughts???

Re: electric window working intermittantly

PostPosted: Mon Mar 19, 2018 7:14 pm
by richardcox_lotus
Do they both fail at the same time ?

Do they only go down, not up?

Is it with ignition on/off ?

Standard loom ?

Any other info would be welcome !

Regards
Richard

Re: electric window working intermittantly

PostPosted: Mon Mar 19, 2018 7:38 pm
by racy7
drivers side only, passenger side no problem
standard loom .....new and fitted by P Matty 7 years ago
with ignition on
fail can happen when window up or down............intermittant
occasional failure at first (one year ago) which repeated pushing of switch seemed to overcome but more regular now

Re: electric window working intermittantly

PostPosted: Mon Mar 19, 2018 11:10 pm
by Craven
Usually driver?s door used more frequently so maybe intermittent break in wiring where it passes through body/door check stop/pipe. You will need to remove door card to check.

Re: electric window working intermittantly

PostPosted: Tue Mar 20, 2018 1:02 am
by Chrispy
I had trouble with my +2. It was the switch. Liberal spraying of isopropyl alcohol and some vigrourous switching and it was all good.