Helped Needed

[tazbaz69]

just wondering if anyone could help me out, i just got my s1 back from workshop and the windows keep dropping forward and sticking up in air, i,m guessing that they haven,t been bonded in well, do u know where i can get this sorted as the good weather should be here soon and i,ll look a right nutter with windows like that in summer.

i don,t fancy taking it to lotus cos no doubt i,ll get charged a small fortune, anyones help would be much appriacted, so leave a reply on here or at

 

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cheers baz

[Wuddie]

you can fix these your self, if you take the door panels off you will see how the mechanism works...get some glass bonding glue and refix the bottom edge to the mechanism.

 

There are some guides online check out the links section on this site, one of the other sites has the guides..Someone might pop up soon and tell you exactly where to find these tho.

[Scott_Mac]

take the door panels off

 

A mission in itself! I tried to fit my alu ones and can't even get the old ones off

[GCCK]

The windows may not have come unbonded - maybe just come out of their guides. The guide runners have a rubber gasket insert which gets hard and ruched over time and eventually obstructive enough to force the window mechanism out of the guides altogether.

 

If you can get into the door panel (removing window winder + panel screws), you should be able to get at the guides. It's all a bit gynacological but failing that, take it to a specialist because he will have seen it all before.

 

Graeme

[richn]

And get some of the *dry* silicone lubricant spray that's use for lubricating uPVC sliding doors and spray it into the window guides front and back. It'l then glide up and down with no stress on the winder mechanism. Got mine from a general hardware store.

[Sol]

Mine were done at Tollgate by Lou(who did a fantastic job), and to be honest, unless youre handy with fixing things, I wouldnt recommend doing it yourself..just my 2p.

[KiwiPete]

If you want, I can post the diagram from the service manual.

 

Peter

[tazbaz69]

yes mate if u could post the part from service manual that would be helpful, if its a bit of a hard job i,d rather some one with a clue did it to save me braking or it not working.