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Here's the saga of my broken passenger window, as it unfolded last night.
Ever since I purchased the vehicle, the passenger window wouldn't operate. Hitting the switch resulting in nothing: no motor noise, no whine, not so much as a single click. So it was a safe assumption that either the motor was 100% dead, or a ground wire was severed somewhere in the circuit.
First place I checked was the driver's footwell junction into the drivers door.
Everything was looking okay...
Then I struck gold! Well, would you look at that?
Sheared clean off. I soldered, heat shrink & liquid taped them back together. But still, the window wouldn't operate!
Right as I started working on the passenger door, a water line for my pond exploded! Great!
It was chaotic and soaked me down trying to clamp the line off...
That was a fun intermission! Back to the Cruiser!
Gah! I continued digging and found something that made my hate/rage/annoyance/anger/loathing of the previous owner even more severe.
The window regulator is toast. The previous owner disconnected the passenger door window switch because he was too
f**king cheap to fix the regulator. Luckily the motor is still working strong. Time to replace the regulator.
My girlfriend has been disappointed she can't roll down this window, so this job will definitely be worth it.
Before I leave, I'd like to say one thing:
Dear Mr. Ray, you're a freaking butthead. I hate how you treat cars.
(With absolutely no) Love, Mr. Plow.
Ever since I purchased the vehicle, the passenger window wouldn't operate. Hitting the switch resulting in nothing: no motor noise, no whine, not so much as a single click. So it was a safe assumption that either the motor was 100% dead, or a ground wire was severed somewhere in the circuit.
First place I checked was the driver's footwell junction into the drivers door.
Everything was looking okay...
Then I struck gold! Well, would you look at that?
Sheared clean off. I soldered, heat shrink & liquid taped them back together. But still, the window wouldn't operate!
Right as I started working on the passenger door, a water line for my pond exploded! Great!
It was chaotic and soaked me down trying to clamp the line off...
That was a fun intermission! Back to the Cruiser!
Gah! I continued digging and found something that made my hate/rage/annoyance/anger/loathing of the previous owner even more severe.
The window regulator is toast. The previous owner disconnected the passenger door window switch because he was too
f**king cheap to fix the regulator. Luckily the motor is still working strong. Time to replace the regulator.
My girlfriend has been disappointed she can't roll down this window, so this job will definitely be worth it.
Before I leave, I'd like to say one thing:
Dear Mr. Ray, you're a freaking butthead. I hate how you treat cars.
(With absolutely no) Love, Mr. Plow.
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