1994 Accord LS drivers window problems....
10-17-2010, 07:28 PM
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1994 Accord LS drivers window problems....
Seems like a switch problem, but sometimes you can roll the window down....and later try to roll it up, and nothing will happen. It will randomly work again.....and when it goes up, it works fine. Are the switches the only things that tend to go bad? I'm don't have the car in front of me to take apart or check anything with a meter....but I will Wed. I am going to a yard Wed to get a window switch.....should I go ahead and replace the motor and/or regulator as well? Do they have any issues usually? Motor seems to work fine, when you can get the glass to move.
Just wanted to clarify if there was anything else worth looking into for replacing while I have it off. Do I need to get some adhesive or anything if I need to take the door panel off? Being the car is 16 years old, I'd fully expect to have to repair the door panel in some way or another....
Just wanted to clarify if there was anything else worth looking into for replacing while I have it off. Do I need to get some adhesive or anything if I need to take the door panel off? Being the car is 16 years old, I'd fully expect to have to repair the door panel in some way or another....
10-17-2010, 07:53 PM
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Re: 1994 Accord LS drivers window problems....
If the window you're talking about is the driver's side door, then I would probably think the switch is wearing out from frequent use. The other possibilities are a harness problem, a motor problem, or whatever drives the motor (usually a relay in something like a body control unit). Luckily, if the behavior is frequent enough then you can poke around with a meter and see where you have power and where you don't. That's really the best and fastest thing to do, even though you may need to do a little dis-assembly to access what you need to check.
The only thing you may need for the door panel is some new plastic fir tree clips. They look like plastic pine trees, and the branches are barbs that go into the hole in the sheet metal and hold the panel in place. When the car is that old, usually the clips are a bit brittle and tend to either snap off completely or at least loose enough of the barbs that they don't hold tight anymore without rattling. You can usually get new ones from a dealer or a body shop supply place. You might be able to find some at a body shop if they're willing to sell or give you some, but usually they don't seem like they want to be bothered.
The only thing you may need for the door panel is some new plastic fir tree clips. They look like plastic pine trees, and the branches are barbs that go into the hole in the sheet metal and hold the panel in place. When the car is that old, usually the clips are a bit brittle and tend to either snap off completely or at least loose enough of the barbs that they don't hold tight anymore without rattling. You can usually get new ones from a dealer or a body shop supply place. You might be able to find some at a body shop if they're willing to sell or give you some, but usually they don't seem like they want to be bothered.
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10-17-2010, 10:12 PM
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Re: 1994 Accord LS drivers window problems....
If the window you're talking about is the driver's side door, then I would probably think the switch is wearing out from frequent use. The other possibilities are a harness problem, a motor problem, or whatever drives the motor (usually a relay in something like a body control unit). Luckily, if the behavior is frequent enough then you can poke around with a meter and see where you have power and where you don't. That's really the best and fastest thing to do, even though you may need to do a little dis-assembly to access what you need to check.
The only thing you may need for the door panel is some new plastic fir tree clips. They look like plastic pine trees, and the branches are barbs that go into the hole in the sheet metal and hold the panel in place. When the car is that old, usually the clips are a bit brittle and tend to either snap off completely or at least loose enough of the barbs that they don't hold tight anymore without rattling. You can usually get new ones from a dealer or a body shop supply place. You might be able to find some at a body shop if they're willing to sell or give you some, but usually they don't seem like they want to be bothered.
The only thing you may need for the door panel is some new plastic fir tree clips. They look like plastic pine trees, and the branches are barbs that go into the hole in the sheet metal and hold the panel in place. When the car is that old, usually the clips are a bit brittle and tend to either snap off completely or at least loose enough of the barbs that they don't hold tight anymore without rattling. You can usually get new ones from a dealer or a body shop supply place. You might be able to find some at a body shop if they're willing to sell or give you some, but usually they don't seem like they want to be bothered.
10-18-2010, 08:42 AM
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Re: 1994 Accord LS drivers window problems....
If the window you're talking about is the driver's side door, then I would probably think the switch is wearing out from frequent use. The other possibilities are a harness problem, a motor problem, or whatever drives the motor (usually a relay in something like a body control unit). Luckily, if the behavior is frequent enough then you can poke around with a meter and see where you have power and where you don't. That's really the best and fastest thing to do, even though you may need to do a little dis-assembly to access what you need to check.
The only thing you may need for the door panel is some new plastic fir tree clips. They look like plastic pine trees, and the branches are barbs that go into the hole in the sheet metal and hold the panel in place. When the car is that old, usually the clips are a bit brittle and tend to either snap off completely or at least loose enough of the barbs that they don't hold tight anymore without rattling. You can usually get new ones from a dealer or a body shop supply place. You might be able to find some at a body shop if they're willing to sell or give you some, but usually they don't seem like they want to be bothered.
The only thing you may need for the door panel is some new plastic fir tree clips. They look like plastic pine trees, and the branches are barbs that go into the hole in the sheet metal and hold the panel in place. When the car is that old, usually the clips are a bit brittle and tend to either snap off completely or at least loose enough of the barbs that they don't hold tight anymore without rattling. You can usually get new ones from a dealer or a body shop supply place. You might be able to find some at a body shop if they're willing to sell or give you some, but usually they don't seem like they want to be bothered.
