RedditchJay Posted December 15, 2011 Posted December 15, 2011 well.... collected the Porsche earlier after being away for the exhaust.... all good..... washed the wheels and sills off any salt and used the electric windows when " bang"... the drivers window dropped....... vanished into the door.... looks like the door trim off and re align the window into the motor....... if its not one thing its another LOL Quote
RedditchJay Posted December 15, 2011 Author Posted December 15, 2011 just teething problems... lol.... and the exhaust still blowing... now in two places so its heading back to the workshops after xmas Quote
sweet orange Posted December 16, 2011 Posted December 16, 2011 Time to get rid mate !!! Good time of year to buy a Westfield I would think. (No wind up window issues with them!) Merry Christmas Quote
JeffC Posted December 16, 2011 Posted December 16, 2011 is it a 964 Porsche , Ive got a sh*t load of bits for one to sell if so inc leccy window motors Quote
RedditchJay Posted December 16, 2011 Author Posted December 16, 2011 hi Jeff Its a 1989 Porsche 911 3.2 Supersport..... just spoken to the Porsche chap who says the window gripper rubber inside the door comes away..... will have a look over xmas and see whats what.... its tucked away in the garage Quote
Truly Skint Posted December 16, 2011 Posted December 16, 2011 Jay, it will be very windy with the window open, you'd be better off in a Westie Quote
lippydave Posted December 17, 2011 Posted December 17, 2011 Jay, you are a b****y harbinger of doom.... Out in the freezing cold in my daily driver Scooby, just getting over a big bout of man-flu. Dropped the passenger window to speak to a chap at Aldon Engineering this morning, drove off (with a booty of Weber carb bits), only to find that the window didn't want to come back up. Drove home with heater on full, window down. Just wrestled it back up after taking the door casing off, b****y 'leccy mech has thrown a wobbly..... .. and just to add insult to injury have just sold my van, the Merc is sorned, and it might be a bit cold in the buggy....Only other car her at the moment is wfeys Megane.. Still on the positive side, me and wifey are out with some old friends tonight and I was designated driver, not any more..... Hic! Quote
RedditchJay Posted December 17, 2011 Author Posted December 17, 2011 these things are sent to test us................. exhaust re booked in the new year to be done again..... no addition cost and he will look my window for free if I havnt already mended it .... Quote
tex Posted December 18, 2011 Posted December 18, 2011 jay the window will more than likely be where the regulator fixes to the glass itself. Usually manufacturers glue a U clamp to the bottom edge of the glass which has a bolt hole to fasten to the regulator. Chances are the glue or bolts have failed. Iv seen that a few times at work where you operate the electric window down and not notice its not actually gone down.. Then woomp! its off. Regulator leaves it behind glass held in the glass channel only. Quote
RedditchJay Posted December 18, 2011 Author Posted December 18, 2011 sounds like the exact fault tex, I am assuming a strong silicone may work ? Quote
tex Posted December 18, 2011 Posted December 18, 2011 sounds like the exact fault tex, I am assuming a strong silicone may work ? well im not sure about that we use a very specialised stuff - maybe a PU adhesive like sikaflex type stuff will work - i would warm the glass with a hairdrier first and make sure you spirit wipe the area to be glued [presuming the glue has failed of course] could just be the bolts or the brackety type bit that has snapped? never know till you open it up edited to add - if you have to glue it make sure you measure to the exact point where to re position the new part - or the glass will sit tipped in the channel or wont run smoothly Quote
RedditchJay Posted December 18, 2011 Author Posted December 18, 2011 good points tex.... will take a look.... worst comes to worse the Porsche dealer who is re doing the exhaust bolts has offered to do it for me Quote
tex Posted December 18, 2011 Posted December 18, 2011 id ask how much first but thats me. Tight A*** Quote
RedditchJay Posted December 19, 2011 Author Posted December 19, 2011 he kinda offered after the balls up up the exhaust repair.... LOL rather do it myslef though, the only way to learn about a car is to tinker.... Quote
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