window adjustment

[jon haines]

the wire that controls the height of the glass as it rises has broken on both sides within months of each other and it has got me wondering a, why such a s***e way of controling it was used and b,has anyone done a mod that is better.

[Wedg1e]

There's no form of limit switch on the lift mech., so it doesn't know when to stop winding other than when the glass hits an obstruction (the door channel on a FHC or the roof on a DHC). All that happens then is that the motor stalls! Other than some upmarket cars that's how most electric windows work. The bicycle brake cable on the DHC takes the place of the frame: the winder pulls the wire taut and the motor stalls. The alternative would involve probably a couple of microswitches and the most horrifically fiddly setup job imaginable - but don't let that stop you