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how do u fix a power window in a car???

i have a '93 buick that the power window just sort of died in...any ideas??

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Aug 31, 2009. 6:46 PMRe-design says:
Turn the car motor. Turn on the headlights. Try the window in question. did the lights dim? If so then the wiring and the motor are probably working and the gearing or track is to blame. It they didn't dim then the motor or electrical system is to blame. Go from there.
Sep 8, 2009. 8:56 AMyo man says:
well yo go to a junker and drop off the car thats how (he will give yo money for it)
Aug 31, 2009. 11:52 AMlemonie says:
Dismantle the door and locate the motor unit. Does anything look broken / fried and could you take it out and replace it if you had to? L
Sep 2, 2009. 10:42 AMlemonie says:
W/ref the current best answer (Re-design) what was the result of that test?
We need to locate the problem area first.

L
Sep 3, 2009. 11:47 AMlemonie says:
Mmmmmmaybe the window didn't work because the battery was in poor condition? This thing is sounding more and more like a heap.... L
Sep 3, 2009. 12:49 PMlemonie says:
OK, different understandings - heaps can be fixed up in my book! L
Aug 31, 2009. 1:30 PMlemonie says:
It should look like a motor connected to something with wires and connected to the window with mechanical linkages. If you're not happy taking your car apart take it to a garage.
I don't know everything, but I know how to start on a lot of things...

L
Aug 31, 2009. 2:17 PMsteveastrouk says:
but I know how to start on a lot of things...

THEN he takes it to the garage ;-)

Steve
Aug 31, 2009. 2:38 PMlemonie says:
Ha, yes. I've got a petrol mower I couldn't start (in the usual ways), in the shed... L

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