E36 328 Help!

[Tea Bag]

Hello Everyone,

My first post in the BMW section as I am the proud new owner of an e36 328 track car!

I will put some pics and a spec up in readers cars & my garge once i get a chance to clean her and take some pics in the daylight.

I do need some help/advise though please.

The elctric windows worked perfectly yesterday and today they do not. I have checked and chaged the fuse. There appears to be power going to the switches as they have the light on behind them. I am wondering if there is a lock/kill switch for the windows that i have inadvertantly pressed? It seems strange that they have both stopped working, the sunroof etc are all still working.

Its a e36 328 1996 if it makes any difference.

Little pic from the advert below!

Thanks in advance

[E30M3SE]

Don't think there is a lock out switch on the coupe.

[Tea Bag]

Balls! Anyone have any idea what could be up or had the same problem?

[TheEnd]

Check the fuses, the button illumination is from a different circuit so a reddish-orange herring.

[griffter]

all i can suggest is that you take the door cards off and clean and check the connectors. The circuitry is not simple as the alarm and if fitted closure system are all interconnected as well as the one touch and child proof systems. Also check the connectors are secured in their brackets. If not the wires can get caught in the window mechanism.

[buggalugs]

If you did have a lockout switch it would be by the gearknob.

[GBB]

TheEnd said:

Check the fuses, the button illumination is from a different circuit so a reddish-orange herring.

+1. I did have a lockout circuit on my E30 Cab but not on E36 Coupe. Fuse blew regularly on my E30 caused by shorting window switch and stopping all 4 windows working, new switch off Ebay sorted the problem.

[Tea Bag]

Thank you for the replies, will give the fuses a proper check and hopefully that will solve it - if not the door cards are coming off!

[4rephill]

Tea Bag said:

Windows are all working again, for some reason there was a fuse missing so it was a nice simple fix. Thanks for the help!

Good result!
(Isn't it amazing how good it makes you feel when you sort it and it's a simple fix that's cheap too! )