Lubing up Electric Wondows

v8snerlo · 31-01-2006, 07:36 PM

Can anyone suggest how to get my poor old electric windows sliding easily. I am afraid that one of these days the poor old motor is going to burn out from trying to push the window up. It is in an AUII XR8. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I have heard of silicone spray or dry powder lube but I don't want to stuff anything up. Thanks guys.
Leon.

stiddy · 31-01-2006, 07:39 PM

silicon spray... works a treat..

JC · 31-01-2006, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by stiddy

silicon spray... works a treat..

No need to say anything more really.

MNM96 · 31-01-2006, 10:50 PM

What ^ said!

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Not sure what a wondow is but!

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boodek · 31-01-2006, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by JC

No need to say anything more really.

Except...silicone spray!

HLC · 31-01-2006, 11:24 PM

i think i gotta get some, cause when i got my car tehre was this goo all over the rubbers and my windows, so i wiped it off :P

then a week later, my left rear window got stuck up. i thought it just stopped like they usually do in AU's, but there is no lube on the rubbers so ithink it got physically stuck

: it just unstuck istelf oneday though, which was cool.

vztrt · 01-02-2006, 12:21 AM

Ok this is a silly question but where do you get silicon spray and where abouts do you spray it on the effected window. Also does the stuff effect tinted windows?

|2aebird · 31-01-2006, 09:02 PM

Yeah, i used silicone spray in my runners and it worked wonders on my power windows, go up and down with considerable ease now.

|2aebird

JC · 01-02-2006, 12:49 AM

I got a big can from Bunnings - in the same section as they sell the kitchen stuff like stainless steel cleaner etc. It's called....silicon spray, and is about $15 a can. Some auto places also carry it.

Once acquired, you wind the window down, then spray as far down the window tracks as possible and keep spraying all the the way to the top. Then wind the window up and down a few times. Fixed my windows, and no ill effects on the tint.

blackers10 · 01-02-2006, 01:04 AM

supercheap auto stocks it.. in a few brands..
its practically the same as tyre shine spray..

but yeah its at supercheap

xr8ute · 01-02-2006, 01:11 AM

Would it be best to remove the door trims so you can spray directly onto the window mechanism?

stiddy · 01-02-2006, 01:15 AM

its the not mechanism thats stopping it, its the actual runners the glass slides up and down in..

xr8ute · 01-02-2006, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by stiddy

its the not mechanism thats stopping it, its the actual runners the glass slides up and down in..

Cool. Looks like another job to add to the list :P

GK · 01-02-2006, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by xr8ute

Cool. Looks like another job to add to the list :P

Yep, about time for me also to grab the Silicone Spray from the shed, windows on both cars are slowing down a little.

JC, are you sure that the spray won't damage the window tint. I'd better double check this, I only had the tinting done in late December.

Need to rub that darned white goo off the rubbers also. Is that caused by condensation or something else?

What would be the best way to get it off without doing any damage?

GK

JC · 01-02-2006, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by GK

JC, are you sure that the spray won't damage the window tint. I'd better double check this, I only had the tinting done in late December.

Yes. You spray the silicon into the window tracks, even the best tinting place can't get the tint to stretch that far. Silicon is non-caustic, non-acidic, etc - there is no way it could damage the tint. In fact, glass is made from silicon, so if silicon damaged tint, no-one would be able to have their windows tinted.

boodek · 01-02-2006, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by GK

Need to rub that darned white goo off the rubbers also. Is that caused by condensation or something else?

What would be the best way to get it off without doing any damage?

GK

I usually just rub it off with a rag, dampen it a bit if necessary.

v8snerlo · 01-02-2006, 07:26 PM

Well guys, thanks for the tips. Looks like I have a job to do on the weekend. Just have to find one of those thin pieces of pipe to go on the can so that it doesn't spray everywhere. Sounds like there are a few people that have had the same problem. Thanks once again.
Leon.

Dauphin · 01-02-2006, 02:25 PM

I've done mine a few times, didn't see much difference. The driver's window always moves maybe a third faster than the others. Does that happen to anyone else's driver's window?

Small tip: use cheap baby oil to clean your stainless steel around the house. I discovered this and it makes it look amazing.

|2aebird · 01-02-2006, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Dauphin

I've done mine a few times, didn't see much difference. The driver's window always moves maybe a third faster than the others. Does that happen to anyone else's driver's window?

Small tip: use cheap baby oil to clean your stainless steel around the house. I discovered this and it makes it look amazing.

My passengers front window goes at about a 3rd of the speed of the rest. It does make a difference though, my windows barely wound up or down when i got the car and now i have no problems with them, probably due for a top up though.

|2aebird.

GreenMachine · 01-02-2006, 07:49 PM

Eletric wondows? Thut's choice, Phul!!