Mk 1 Electric Window Failure

[franv8]

Hello all,

Got home tonight and tried winding my electric window (Mk 1 Eunos) - and nothing! Passenger side works fine and I believe they're on a common fuse, and it makes a slight effort when pushing up (slight dimming of lights, can feel a bit of effort in the door) - but nothing at all going down - SO

I assume the switch has gone (not time to take it apart and check out yet)

Has anyone else had this happen?

Anyone know a good place to source a second hand one?

[franv8]

I think it's the switch fortunately/unfortunately, you wouldn't have access to some s/h ones would you? I'm feeling tight in not wanting to spend £45 on two bleedin switches!

[franv8]

Thanks for all the info on this - to everyone, particularly hotpurple's detailled explanation.

Well, two things have happened since:

I won the auction on EBay for a later Mk 1 switch, £7 + p&p (well impressed, P7P only £40... only joking!), follwoing this,

Window started working again next day.... and the day after...

..so I think it may have frozen in the door somewhere, I thought on the way home (I was sure I lowered it and put it back up when I started the journey) - also I was convinved there was some effort upward (against the stop) and could feel it in the door card, and a little dimming of dash lights, but nothing when switched down.

Maybe I've got a lose connection or dodgy contact. but it's started working again so the new switch will go on the shelf until it's needed.