Stopping windows closing
Discussion
I’ve just been out to the garage to retry Itsadeal, I tried half a dozen times, each with the same results.
This is what I was doing, open door, window drops automatically to about halfway, with the door open turn window knob so the window drops a bit (tried various heights), close the door (the window stays where it is), press the button on my remote/key and window automatically closes fully.
What am I doing wrong?
This is what I was doing, open door, window drops automatically to about halfway, with the door open turn window knob so the window drops a bit (tried various heights), close the door (the window stays where it is), press the button on my remote/key and window automatically closes fully.
What am I doing wrong?
Hmmm. Dont know, cant understand it.
Both of ours does it, I wonder if you have an uprated alarm or something.
What your saying is it stays down fine without going back up, until you lock it!
How often are you going to lock it with them down out of interest, as I can look through the wiring diagrams to fit a manual switch or something for you to remove the power source from them if you like?
let me know
Both of ours does it, I wonder if you have an uprated alarm or something.
What your saying is it stays down fine without going back up, until you lock it!
How often are you going to lock it with them down out of interest, as I can look through the wiring diagrams to fit a manual switch or something for you to remove the power source from them if you like?
let me know
Yep, that’s it, the window stays down until I lock it, I don’t think alarm has been upgraded, although the previous owner ticked just about every box on the options list, I think the alarm is a standard Meta 99/T2.
I plan to leave the windows open slightly quite a lot this summer, it’s not for me, but my Jack Russell, he comes with me everywhere, so if I was to stop outside a shop for a few minutes when it’s hot I was going to leave the windows slightly down but the car locked, just the same as I have been able to do in the literally dozens of cars I have owned in the past.
I’ve spoken to Meta, they say if the window controller had been there own M8 unit, then not a problem as the unit has a button to set the height at which the windows roll up to. But the factory said they use their own unit and suggested that I get an estate car, for the dog…
Apparently this factory unit controls the door locking as well, apart from drilling ventilation holes in the rear screen, I out of ideas…
If helps both of the window encoders have recently been replace, they both went with in a week of each other.
If you have any ideas Itsadeal, thanks in advance.
I plan to leave the windows open slightly quite a lot this summer, it’s not for me, but my Jack Russell, he comes with me everywhere, so if I was to stop outside a shop for a few minutes when it’s hot I was going to leave the windows slightly down but the car locked, just the same as I have been able to do in the literally dozens of cars I have owned in the past.
I’ve spoken to Meta, they say if the window controller had been there own M8 unit, then not a problem as the unit has a button to set the height at which the windows roll up to. But the factory said they use their own unit and suggested that I get an estate car, for the dog…
Apparently this factory unit controls the door locking as well, apart from drilling ventilation holes in the rear screen, I out of ideas…
If helps both of the window encoders have recently been replace, they both went with in a week of each other.
If you have any ideas Itsadeal, thanks in advance.
That's what I doing now, but I'm not keen on leaving a £54k car (that’s what it cost new with all the options...) open, also if anything is nicked, including the dog! I’m sure the first question the insurance company would ask is was it locked... er, no...
I wish I could take the dog with me, unfortunately when you get into it, there are very few public places that you can take a dog.
Anyway, I find it hard to believe that a car with a high end multi function alarm like this can’t be easily locked with a window cracked open. I’ve had Cliffords and Toads etc before, all locked with a window ajar.
I wish I could take the dog with me, unfortunately when you get into it, there are very few public places that you can take a dog.
Anyway, I find it hard to believe that a car with a high end multi function alarm like this can’t be easily locked with a window cracked open. I’ve had Cliffords and Toads etc before, all locked with a window ajar.
Let me have a play! It should be easy to over ride it via a switch!
Or plan "B" for insurance purposes, take the back screen out. Its locked?
OK? I will look at the simplest way to occasionally be able to set window desired level then switch off power supply to windows, but alarm & immoblizer kicks in as normal.
Just give me a couple of days as I am working away, but then I will find the solution and let you know.
Will you be ok to fit a switch if I tell you the wires to chop? and provide a pic?
Or plan "B" for insurance purposes, take the back screen out. Its locked?
OK? I will look at the simplest way to occasionally be able to set window desired level then switch off power supply to windows, but alarm & immoblizer kicks in as normal.
Just give me a couple of days as I am working away, but then I will find the solution and let you know.
Will you be ok to fit a switch if I tell you the wires to chop? and provide a pic?
Thanks Itsadeal, that will be great! 
, I considered take the rear screen out, but it just seems so much easier to use the windows and the second time I’ve dared to take the roof off this year (last Friday) I got stuck is a heavy shower on the motorway, I just had to sit there and take it, my dog was not happy as well...!! 
No problem with wire chopping, I done quite a few ICE upgrades in the past and have designed/worked on PCBs and electronics as well (like everyone else with a TVR I’ve worked in IT, or so it seems
). No rush, it not hot yet...
, I considered take the rear screen out, but it just seems so much easier to use the windows and the second time I’ve dared to take the roof off this year (last Friday) I got stuck is a heavy shower on the motorway, I just had to sit there and take it, my dog was not happy as well...!! No problem with wire chopping, I done quite a few ICE upgrades in the past and have designed/worked on PCBs and electronics as well (like everyone else with a TVR I’ve worked in IT, or so it seems
). No rush, it not hot yet... What do you think the insurance company would say if something happened and they found you had chopped into the alarm system?
I don't think humane treatment of a Jack Russell would cut it with an assessor!
Definitely a tricky one - how about a plug-in 12v fan and a couple of ice packs?
Or a dog sized cool box......
I don't think humane treatment of a Jack Russell would cut it with an assessor!
Definitely a tricky one - how about a plug-in 12v fan and a couple of ice packs?
Or a dog sized cool box......
Mike - No he has never set the alarm off (with the windows closed), apparently you can turn the sensitivity of the microwave sensor down, but I haven’t had to.
S3 CGJ - My Tuscan is a 2001, I’m not sure when full production commenced in 1999, but I am guessing my car was 12-18 months into the production run. But glad to hear it’s not just me!! and other peeps have got the same thing happening.
Nelly1 - I don’t think Itsadeal is talking about the alarm loom, just the window control loom, nice idea about the fan but does the cigarette lighter work with the ignition off? and it could drain the battery, plus I’d be just blowing hot air over the dog. But you can get fans that are designed to clip on to dog carriers, unfortunately you are meant to use them with the windows slightly open...
S3 CGJ - My Tuscan is a 2001, I’m not sure when full production commenced in 1999, but I am guessing my car was 12-18 months into the production run. But glad to hear it’s not just me!! and other peeps have got the same thing happening.
Nelly1 - I don’t think Itsadeal is talking about the alarm loom, just the window control loom, nice idea about the fan but does the cigarette lighter work with the ignition off? and it could drain the battery, plus I’d be just blowing hot air over the dog. But you can get fans that are designed to clip on to dog carriers, unfortunately you are meant to use them with the windows slightly open...
My September 2000 Tuscan was the same. You press the key fob & the windows would close ie full closure alarm. Having an override switch in series with the door closed switch would prevent the window from closing when the alarm was enabled, although this would not disable the microwave alarm.
Thanks whitey, but as I keep saying the microwave sensor is not a problem, the dog has never set the alarm off.
I have consider taking the roof off, but dogs need shade, having the window/windows down a bit would just work a treat!
>> Edited by mainlysideways on Wednesday 5th April 13:13
I have consider taking the roof off, but dogs need shade, having the window/windows down a bit would just work a treat!
>> Edited by mainlysideways on Wednesday 5th April 13:13
Why not try one of these
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www.scottsofstow.co.uk/ProductDetails.aspx?language=en-GB&product=70904&catName=CarCare
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