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ok i've tried a search on this and couldn't find anyone else asking about the same problem

I have an R33 gtst 4 door S1. The drivers side power window can go down, but doesn't go back up. The motor is fine, you can hear it spinning.

Now i've pulled it apart to try and see what was wrong and i can't see anything wrong. I can manually push or pull the window up and down and the cable thing turns all ok.

Any ideas?

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Pretty common problem, few things it could be

mine was a combination of the relay and the door button panel.

to get it up in the mean time, take your battery out and put it next to the door, then take the door trim off, theres a little plug that you can disconnect that goes to the motor which goes through a hole.

wire up the positive and negative to the battery and touch them on the terminals going to the window motor, if it doesnt work then switch the terminals.

i stripped back the ends of some speaker wire and twisted them together at each end (obviously not the same one that goes to each terminal)

once that's done you probably just need a relay, either that or the button is locked on auto, it's a common problem like i said.

find out which door button panel you have, theres one with a black backing and one with a white (they're different wiring structure if i remember)

but go to an import spares place and just try a relay and a button panel individually, see where the problem actually lies. mine was unluckily in both

good luck

im not convinced its an electrical problem, as i can quite plainly hear the motor working when try to put the window up

i have got a complete motor and cable mechanism on its way from a wreckers now though, so just be replacing everything this will solve my issues

im not convinced its an electrical problem, as i can quite plainly hear the motor working when try to put the window up

i have got a complete motor and cable mechanism on its way from a wreckers now though, so just be replacing everything this will solve my issues

what i suggested to you would have confirmed whether the problem layed in the electrics or the motor/regulator

mine clicked nonstop when mine was the relay

from my experience it goes down cause theres less effort on the motor than pushing it back up. It will sound like its dying when you listen to it. If you do the direct power test as mentioned it would tell you if your motor is on its way out or if its the relay/switch.

i have the same problem in my r32, do i have to take the skin off to test the circuit or is the plug in between the jam of the door ? or in the car ?

im pretty sure the r32 doors are similar layout to r33, im not sure about the skin, but you'll see a small double plug that you can just pull apart and feed 12v down the pins going to the window motor

between the door trim and the shell of the door

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