Vixen door window mechanism/frame

[mel-s3]

Have any of you guys dismantled a Vixen door mechanism and removed the aluminium frame. The bottom steel section on mine needs to be renewed because of rot. Also one aluminium runner has broken away from it causing the glass to bind. Any tips and advise on how to remove and repair the complete mechanism/frame would be much appreciated.

[vixen1700]

God, my window mechanism is virtually non-existant, and has some 34 year old lump of wood making it work.

[mawds]

from past experience - make it up as you go along, but add a lower "loop" to the frame, ie "car-side" of the glass, running down the inner side of the outer skin, then coming towards the driver and up the inside, a mounting plate of some sort for the winder handle is also a good idea - this way, the torque of the winder isn't pushing against the glassfibre of the door in order to raise the window, cutting a nice little ring for itself over time. Mine had been "strengthened" at the time of manufacture at the stress points by the addition of used matchsticks to the fibre mix...

...surprising it held on for 30 years, really.

[ren32]

I've just made some support brackets to fit in the bottom of my Vixen doors. The only problem is that the glass stops about 2 inches early when unwound, as the operating arm hits the bracket. Should the window fully retract into the door?? Anyone??

[glassthorpe]

Mine doesn't. When fully wound down about 1.5 inches of glass is still showing.
Just as well really, I have to pull it up manually as the mechanism is worn out!

[mawds]

mine retracts fully.

Not sure if this means it's broken or not...

[ATE399J]

Mine go down to about 3/4" showing at the highest point, flush at the rear end. On mine TVR had cut away most of the front ("I" section) and rear ("U" section) to leave two nice weak alloy tongues that bolt to the two part frame in the door. Ended up rivetting steel tongues to the original frames to extend then down to where they bolt on to the frame in the door - not very elegant but then you can't see it!