Why are my electric windows so cack ?

[amnesia]

The actuators on both my front windows are really weak, to the point where in the dry the windows get about half way down and stop. I have to help them back up When it's raining they are a little better so I have squirted silicone spray down the groove in the door frame but it hasn't really helped much.

Is this a common problem ?
Is there a solution other than replace the actuators ?

Cheers,
Daniel.

 

[zippy656]

I removen the door panels and sprayed silicone over ALL the moveing parts. hepled a lot, but the are still slow.

 

[lacroupade]

Seems to be very variable - my round headlight 99-plate windows rocket up and down, while the 02-plate ones are bloody dire....I was planning to dismantle them and see what could be done but I suggest its a generic problem of some kind as opposed to knackered actuators...........

 

[zippy]

i think it must just be a problem with friction. Three of my windows go up and down brill, while the forth can be very slow - except in the wet when it is much quicker.

Lee

 

[(RIP) PLANK]

i have alllways found running a drop of 3 in 1 oil down the rubbers works wonders!

 

[Adz]

Door card off
Air line / hover in
Silicone / WD40 / 3 in 1 oil in rubbers
Job done
:thumbs

 

[(RIP) PLANK]

well done, its nice to have a smug satisfied feeling when you have solved and issue :thumb2

 

[amnesia]

All sorted - copious amounts of silicone spray in the grooves and they are half decent again.

:thumb2

 

[iceman]

my windows were hardly moving to the point i needed to physically push them down, i was in lidl today and saw "W5 Universal Silicone Spray" at 89p, went home sprayed the rubber all over left it over night and whooosh they up and down super fast.:thumbs

 

[lacroupade]

my windows were hardly moving to the point i needed to physically push them down, i was in lidl today and saw "W5 Universal Silicone Spray" at 89p, went home sprayed the rubber all over left it over night and whooosh they up and down super fast.:thumbs

surprising what a lidl bit of spray will do...:augie