Drivers Window Won't Go Up

[igota33]

driving to work yesterday and went to put the drivers window up and it just didn't want to go. this has happened a bit lately and normally i just hit the door trim and it goes up. this time, though, it didn't. i've removed the trim and tried to help it up. put a bit of wd40 on the tracks but still no. when i push the button for it to go up, the regulator ticks but nothing happens. is it common for r33 s1 regulators to go or even the motor? got quoted $120 for the regulator and $295 for the motor assembly. was expecting about $50 for the regulator. anyone got one for sale? what do you think i should do?

[igota33]

i now have the window up. i hooked up an old car battery to the motor and got it up so my problem lies with the black plastic electrical regulator that's under the door trim. anyone got one for sale?

[fr0st]

Might be worth pulling it apart. Does the window go down still?

My passenger window would go up but not down, but the drivers side controls worked fine with it. I opened up the switch and the contacts just needed cleaning. I'm pretty sure they run a fair bit of current through them so they tend to arc and corrode over.

[igota33]

no worries mate. i'll give it a try

[faz]

driving to work yesterday and went to put the drivers window up and it just didn't want to go. this has happened a bit lately

Same thing with my car i just keep hitting up on the switch and sooner or later it goes up!!

[kjb_r33]

I had a similar problem with mine, hit the regulator and it went up. I pulled it apart, checked out the circuit baord and sure enough there were dry soldered joints. Have a look over the circuit board, you will see terminals coming through it that the solder has let go of. There will be a ring around the terminal where the solder isnt touching. Get a small soldering iron, put a drop of solder on it and all is good. Let me know how you get on.

Ken

[igota33]

ken, you are the man.

you just saved me between $120 and $160 for a 2nd hand one. that was the problem exactly. the hardest part was pulling it apart. took me about 5 mins all up to fix, and that included warming up the soldering iron. very easy to do. should've taken photos and turned it in to a tutorial. sounds like a common problem. thanks heaps for the help mate

Craig

[Squishy]

My drivers window only works at night time.. LOL

[kjb_r33]

ken, you are the man.

you just saved me between $120 and $160 for a 2nd hand one. that was the problem exactly. the hardest part was pulling it apart. took me about 5 mins all up to fix, and that included warming up the soldering iron. very easy to do. should've taken photos and turned it in to a tutorial. sounds like a common problem. thanks heaps for the help mate

Craig

No sweat, glad to help out.

[mrgilly]

Wow... my 180sx used to have a borked window motor and now my r34 has a borked passenger-side regulator... I'll have a look through the door on the weekend with this new-found info. Thanks in advance!

[wilch]

where is the regulator located in R32 GTST's?

Is it the black box on the drivers side footwell behind the side trim under the dash?

[kjb_r33]

mounted on door behind trim

[wilch]

ah cool, thanks kjb

behind the door trim on the 32 too? cool

What's the little black box behind the trim on the side under the dash in the drivers footwell?

[kjb_r33]

not sure

[ellie]

ah cool, thanks kjb

behind the door trim on the 32 too? cool

What's the little black box behind the trim on the side under the dash in the drivers footwell?

Central locking!

[wilch]

ahh cool thanks ellie

is there another window amplifier module on the passenger side for the passenger window? Or is it all amplified from the one on the drivers side?

[mrgilly]

I thought I may have the same problem... it turns out that my regulator is fine but the plastic guide clip is stuffed! I'm going to make a replacement out of aluminium so it doesn't perish again

[thorpe84]

on my s2 96 gts4 my drivers window is a bit wobbly but it goes up and down okay. however, on the passenger side it goes down ok but struggles on its way up it also makes a slightly louder noise? any suggestions what it could be

[Sambo33gtst]

Same deal by the sounds.

Myself and a mate worked on his 32 with the same problem...open up the circuit board, find the related areas to the window respectively, and check for corrosion and rust. If so, cut it off, burn up some new solder and drip her on. Make sure there is oodles of power going to it aswell. if these things are ok, theyll shoot up and down in a jiffy.