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I searched and searched.........even tried hijacking a thread......

If you remember, I had some door damage (parking lot cretin who can't drive) and my interior door panel and window were replaced.

The dealership also replaced the window regulator, as it was causing havoc with making the new glass seal properly.

Well, now it's about 3 weeks later and my driver's window is now clunking at the point where it comes to rest at full-down.

Any ideas on what I can do? Should I take it back to have it fixed AGAIN (uuhhhh)? If I take it back, it's a last resort, as last time it was there, they were jacking around in it for a supposed "test" drive....

 

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There are brackets that hold the window into place, several of them, someone probably didn't align them up to where the is suppose to rest on them when it's down.

Shotty work just to replace the window and not even see if it actually goes down without a problem.

 

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tomustang said:

There are brackets that hold the window into place, several of them, someone probably didn't align them up to where the is suppose to rest on them when it's down.

Shotty work just to replace the window and not even see if it actually goes down without a problem.

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Thanks for the response, Tom. Do you have more detail on where those brackets are? A photo or diagram perhaps?

Maybe someone on here that has their panel off can post a pic, please?

 

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I never took a pic when I tore apart my door, but they look like L brackets with rubber stamped on, you can get an idea if you remove the top of the water trim on the door and put the window down, you'll see them then, you'll get the picture. try and wiggle it. Also if you have aftermkt speakers (I ran into this) the wiring and convertor was hitting the window when it was down all the way.

 

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I guess I'll take it back, since I am still under warranty. I will stay there, this next time, to avoid them driving it. *grrrrrr*

 

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I had a loud pop in mine. That was right before the window reg sheared itself in two.

 

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I had a loud pop in mine. That was right before the window reg sheared itself in two.

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If that happens to me, I hope it happens before the 3/36 is up...

 

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Do you guys think I'm hurting anything by letting this sound continue?
I think the next free service I get, I'll ask them about fixing it, but I'll go in earlier if you think there might be some damage as a result of the everyday, every-time, clunk.

 

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Soooooo, does the clunk cause any harm? If not, I'm going to wait until my warranty is up to get this fixed.

 

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Why wait until the warranty is gone? Get it done for free.

Mine will cluck when it's down about 2/3rds of the way, but it's not loud and it only does it when I hit big bumps......

My radio is usually up too loud to even hear wind noise w/the window at 2/3rds.

 

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where did i post about the blue box in the door?

 

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blue box??

 

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silver4.6 said:

Why wait until the warranty is gone?

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I won't wait until it's gone; I'll do it before it's gone and get everything done at once. Maybe that's faulty logic....maybe not.

 

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Got the repair done, along with my 3rd regulator being replaced (the driver's side has had two new ones now; passenger side has received one replacement).

For those of you who care, the "clunk" noise comes from the metal window channel (which holds the glass at the bottom edge) directing smacking and resting on a strut bracket (structural support) at the base of the door.

I watched the repair at the dealership. There was a small rubber bumper that was missing and had actually been popped out by the faulty travel of the window regulator. Bad window regulators exhibit the following negative happenings: faulty glass sealing, untrue window pane travel, and the odd result of having the bumper at the bottom removed by the not-so-straight channel operation.

This issue seems to be fixed. Hopefully, I don’t have it again. It may have also fixed the “tick” noise I have in colder weather. Perhaps that tick came from the bad regulator. We’ll have to see…