tigcraft Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 @mk2 Just read your window regulator repair. I’ve exactly the same problem as stated in both your posts and descriptions. I bought my ‘Rosa’ three weeks ago with the windows to repair as instructed by previous owner who couldn’t be arsed. He supplied used window regs in a cardboard box. Drivers side ( the important one first) had the up/down clicks so I knew 1, power was there and two the switches were at least partly working if not fully. I took door apart to find butchered door cards and ripped membranes 🙄. I managed to get the mech out but it was a struggle. I took as little off as possible without disturbing the cable coil which was just the motor body off and armature showing, I managed to pry carefully the circuit board open in a fashion to see any dry joints or ‘hot spots’ which wasn’t so obvious. Washed all that out and the motor body with WD40. I didn’t expect much but just assembled it all back and the ruddy thing burst into life! I didn’t really satisfy myself as I feel the fault was never found. Today I did the same with the NS one and didn’t even get that far to the internals but that started working as well. What I have noticed though is that on the nsf one I had it stuck in the fully down position a few times but that’s be cause I deliberately kept my finger on the down button well past it’s stop time and I think the circuit board got warm and must have some contamination in it and shut down. There was a few minutes time delay before it would send the glass back up again. To be continued when I fall out with it again...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 (edited) Yeah, what is it with people ripping the weather seal membranes?! It keeps the rain out! So annoying, as you can't buy replacements anymore. I don't think it's possible to burn out the leccy window motors by holding a button down. The microprocessor analyses the pulses it gets from that magnet ring to see if the motor is turning. If nothing happens after a few seconds, I reckon it just shuts off the activation relay. No power, no serious damage. I do like the way it knows how many pulses from top to bottom, so if it sees a change in speed before it gets to the top, it knows that someone has stuck their fingers in there! Clever design. I like. Edited April 12, 2021 by mk2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weslangdon Posted April 13, 2021 Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 Fit manual winders, far less trouble, easy to fit only issue is finding them, measure twice before you drill the hole for the handle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted April 13, 2021 Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 And even though I have leccy windows and wind ups in my Lupos, i prefer the wind ups. The leccy window switches are in such stupid positions. I mean who can click the switches with their elbows (which is where they are!)? And I have the seat fully back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigcraft Posted April 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 29 minutes ago, mk2 said: And even though I have leccy windows and wind ups in my Lupos, i prefer the wind ups. The leccy window switches are in such stupid positions. I mean who can click the switches with their elbows (which is where they are!)? And I have the seat fully back. Agree, and prone to be filled with water when the windows are slightly down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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