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Gnnr · 06-23-2005, 02:27 PM

My driver side window wont go up and its been raining all this week.

The window NEVER went down before, but while I was at the shop today, my mechanic got in the car and clicked the button and it went down. I dont know how, but it did. I ran up to him and told him it never rolled down before (as he was rolling it back up). He stopped rolling it up to listen to what I was saying and thats when it stopped working. Now its like 25% up.

When I hit the button I hear a click. Its a single click. Everytime I press the button it clicks. Is there anway I can somehow get this to work. I'm thinking its a faulty contact somewhere, I don't have a diagram though to figure it out.

This really sucks because I have no money at all, not even to go to the junkyard and buy a new motor if I have too. Hopefully I can get this solved soon, its not raining now but I'm pretty sure it will tonight or tommorow. Any help appreciated.

[edit: meant to say driver side, sorry for the confusion]

smellslikecurry · 06-23-2005, 02:41 PM

tape it closed son

fdaze · 06-23-2005, 03:16 PM

same thing happened to my windows on my s14. but yea its definitely the power window relay..well you could try unhooking it and then hooking it back up again and see if it works because it worked for me but not for long so then i just went and got one at the junk yard... but the junk yard is the best place for you to go to man because buying one from the dealership would cost you an even greatest price so just go to the junkyard and grab one from any old school nissan like a sentra.. mine was from a sentra and it works and is the exact same thing

sepulchral · 06-23-2005, 03:20 PM

take off the door panel i think the driver side, and theres the power relay, mine ahd a short and i just droped a dot of sauder and it fixed. or get a replacement from car-parts.com or ajunk yard.. thats what it mostlikely is.

you'll know its that if u hear a clicking noise or buzzing noise when u try to roll the window up.

projectRDM · 06-23-2005, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sepulchral

take off the door panel i think the driver side, and theres the power relay, mine ahd a short and i just droped a dot of sauder and it fixed. or get a replacement from car-parts.com or ajunk yard.. thats what it mostlikely is.

you'll know its that if u hear a clicking noise or buzzing noise when u try to roll the window up.

Wrong. The power window amp only drives the driver side window, the amp for the passenger side is built in to the master switch.

And what in hell is sauder?

smellslikecurry · 06-23-2005, 03:53 PM

solder i think

infinitexsound · 06-23-2005, 04:57 PM

test the connections.... its a faulty connection somewhere.. i had the same problem... just fixed it last year....

Gnnr · 06-23-2005, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smellslikecurry

tape it closed son

hmm, thats a good idea if I cant get it up. hasnt' rained yet, gonna go mess with it. thanks guys, wish me luck.

Gnnr · 06-23-2005, 06:39 PM

Great! I get out there and it started to rain a hurricane! Fawk!

WTF is up with that! Did some hack job there by wrappping an umbrella around the door and attaching it to the sunvisor. Should hold good for tonight 'till I can mess with it in the morning....grrrr....

Maeda · 06-23-2005, 09:02 PM

Pull the door panel off and manually raise the window. Then ziptie the gears of the motors in this 'up' position.

I rocked it for a good 6 months.

Andrew Bohan · 06-23-2005, 09:34 PM

get some long wires and steal some power from the battery or another component to activate the motor. i had to do that once.

*!Zar!* · 06-24-2005, 12:31 AM

Something like that happened to me twice, both times it was the cable that actuates the accembly frayed and jammed everything up. If that's the case then you'll have a hard time getting the windows up. You can get it from the junkyard for like $40

wanganwonder · 06-25-2005, 11:33 AM

where is the master switch r240na mentioned? i'm having the same awesome problem

SHIFT_control · 06-25-2005, 03:25 PM

if it's clicking you are gonna need a new window regulator...... if I remember right, the part costs about $90 new at the dealer. I might be able to hook you up as i work at a nissan dealer.

Gnnr · 06-26-2005, 10:49 AM

Well, still haven't gotten it to work. The controls have a wire that goes to a little rectangular box. I believe this is the amp, I tried 2 of them that I got from the junkyard but no luck. I thought it was that because the clicking sound was coming from that.

From that amp I THINK it goes to the window motor right? So I guess my motor is messed up or not getting signal or something. If it is damaged I'm going to see if cleaning and lubricating the motor might help. They wanted 75 bux for the motor at the junkyard, thats kinda steep.

If I can't get the motor to work I'm going to put it up manually. Anyone know how to do this?

projectRDM · 06-26-2005, 11:19 AM

No, you didn't read my post at all.

The window amplifier (white box in the door) drives the DRIVER SIDE power window. NOT the passenger side. You can try every amp in the world, it won't fix the problem you're having.

The PASSENGER side is driven by the main switch (the one in the driver's door), the switch itself may be bad but verify you have a signal at the motor first. From what you're saying it sounds more like the regulator cable has frayed and has binded the motor up. Unbolt the regulator and inspect it, then take the motor off and run it freely, if it works then replace the regulator, if it doesn't then replace the motor.

Gnnr · 06-26-2005, 11:30 AM

oh, sh*t! I'm so sorry guys, I meant to say driver's side in my first post. sorry for the confusion.

HyperTek · 07-06-2005, 07:47 PM

Gnnr ever find the problem? Just happen to my friends s14, that lil white box thing went out, so we swapped one from the junk yard, lasted a while, now its out again.. havent looked at it, but thinking it could be shorting out somewhere?

benzydad · 08-04-2005, 08:18 PM

It seems like many nissan cars have the same problem as I have the same problem. So I disassembled the door panel and remove window, regulator, and motor(with gearbox). I even opened the gearbox attached to the motor.
It was the gearbox making the problem. I don't know other cars window motor design but the one in my 92 240sx is poor design. It is kinda weak structure.
this is the disassembled motor gearbox

And I fixed it by drilling the parts and put a nail into it.

It worked perfect for several times and then stoppe working. I guess the nail just ripped off the rubber part in the middle. I decided to stop since the sun was going down. I'll work on it again sometime very soon and update it here. My plan is to drill a hole thru the metal parts and bolt it on. I'll see it will work or not.

Any comments will be welcomed..

rvernet · 08-04-2010, 06:02 PM

Hey guys, this is my 1st post, and I have the same issue and I replaced the window amp today, but no luck. (new part from nissan) It makes the same clicking sound my old one makes when you push down or pull up on the window button. This issue is on the drivers side window. Help!

h2v7 · 08-05-2010, 11:03 PM

BUMP +2, did you read all these old ass posts should hel[p?

driftlife · 08-09-2010, 03:25 AM

tape up the window wit a plastic bag thats wat i do when it rans wit my s14....

zurud · 08-11-2010, 02:22 AM

Check the switch on driver side first.

Atill93 · 08-22-2012, 12:57 PM

is this the switch i should try replacing? i cant get my passenger side window to roll up

*brndck* · 08-22-2012, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Atill93

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is this the switch i should try replacing? i cant get my passenger side window to roll up

correct. this is the power window amp, and it is 99% of the time, what is faulty. vatche usually has some for sale. send him your old broken one and he'll probably give you a hookup. its just a bad connection that can usually be repaired pretty easily.

Pink Slut · 08-22-2012, 01:13 PM

mine died the other day, thank fuck ive got 3 s13's in the shop, so was easy to fix haha

blueshark123 · 08-22-2012, 01:15 PM

If your passenger side window is not working it has nothing to do with the amp like metioned earlier in this old thread. You most likely have a bad pass. window motor, not what you have pictured at all. ALso s13 are different then s14s

ixfxi · 08-22-2012, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by projectRDM

No, you didn't read my post at all.

The window amplifier (white box in the door) drives the DRIVER SIDE power window. NOT the passenger side. You can try every amp in the world, it won't fix the problem you're having.

The PASSENGER side is driven by the main switch (the one in the driver's door), the switch itself may be bad but verify you have a signal at the motor first. From what you're saying it sounds more like the regulator cable has frayed and has binded the motor up. Unbolt the regulator and inspect it, then take the motor off and run it freely, if it works then replace the regulator, if it doesn't then replace the motor.

whatever happened to russ

this guy made the forum so much more enjoyable...

Atill93 · 08-24-2012, 02:31 PM

alright so i went to a pull-a-part yesterday and got a new passenger window motor and rails. i plugged it into the passenger side and still nothing. im convinced its the amplifier (located in the drivers side door)

after searching around online, is $120 a reasonable price for such a small piece. i wasnt able to find one at the junk yard.

toolbox27 · 08-24-2012, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Atill93

alright so i went to a pull-a-part yesterday and got a new passenger window motor and rails. i plugged it into the passenger side and still nothing. im convinced its the amplifier (located in the drivers side door)

after searching around online, is $120 a reasonable price for such a small piece. i wasnt able to find one at the junk yard.

lol 120 maybe from the dealer. but you should be able to find one on here for around $25. there are also some guys on here that fix them and will hook you up with a good deal if you send them your broken one. someone in this thread mentioned vatche. i believe he does this. just look around the marketplace, you should be able to find one for a decent price

06-23-2005, 02:27 PM	#1
Gnnr Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: S. FL Posts: 3,960 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Help! Window wont go up and its raining! My driver side window wont go up and its been raining all this week. The window NEVER went down before, but while I was at the shop today, my mechanic got in the car and clicked the button and it went down. I dont know how, but it did. I ran up to him and told him it never rolled down before (as he was rolling it back up). He stopped rolling it up to listen to what I was saying and thats when it stopped working. Now its like 25% up. When I hit the button I hear a click. Its a single click. Everytime I press the button it clicks. Is there anway I can somehow get this to work. I'm thinking its a faulty contact somewhere, I don't have a diagram though to figure it out. This really sucks because I have no money at all, not even to go to the junkyard and buy a new motor if I have too. Hopefully I can get this solved soon, its not raining now but I'm pretty sure it will tonight or tommorow. Any help appreciated. [edit: meant to say driver side, sorry for the confusion] Last edited by Gnnr; 06-26-2005 at 11:29 AM..

06-23-2005, 03:16 PM	#3
fdaze Leaky Injector Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: moreno valley Posts: 124 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	same thing happened to my windows on my s14. but yea its definitely the power window relay..well you could try unhooking it and then hooking it back up again and see if it works because it worked for me but not for long so then i just went and got one at the junk yard... but the junk yard is the best place for you to go to man because buying one from the dealership would cost you an even greatest price so just go to the junkyard and grab one from any old school nissan like a sentra.. mine was from a sentra and it works and is the exact same thing __________________ GAZE!!!!!!!!!! fix ur eyez on

06-23-2005, 04:57 PM	#7
infinitexsound Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: INtraweb Age: 39 Posts: 3,522 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	test the connections.... its a faulty connection somewhere.. i had the same problem... just fixed it last year.... __________________ S14 TrackSlut coming to a raceway near you... 510 TimeAttack on its way...

06-23-2005, 09:02 PM	#10
Maeda Nissanaholic! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Camp Snake Bite, CA RIP Posts: 2,356 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Maeda Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Pull the door panel off and manually raise the window. Then ziptie the gears of the motors in this 'up' position. I rocked it for a good 6 months. __________________

06-24-2005, 12:31 AM	#12
!Zar! Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: North Korea Posts: 14,576 Trader Rating: (27) Feedback Score: 27 reviews	Something like that happened to me twice, both times it was the cable that actuates the accembly frayed and jammed everything up. If that's the case then you'll have a hard time getting the windows up. You can get it from the junkyard for like $40 __________________

06-23-2005, 02:41 PM	#2
smellslikecurry Post Whore! Join Date: May 2003 Location: bangladesh Age: 35 Posts: 4,588 Trader Rating: (33) Feedback Score: 33 reviews	tape it closed son

06-23-2005, 03:20 PM	#4
sepulchral BANNED Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Midlothian. VA Posts: 2,050 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	take off the door panel i think the driver side, and theres the power relay, mine ahd a short and i just droped a dot of sauder and it fixed. or get a replacement from car-parts.com or ajunk yard.. thats what it mostlikely is. you'll know its that if u hear a clicking noise or buzzing noise when u try to roll the window up.

06-23-2005, 03:53 PM	#6
smellslikecurry Post Whore! Join Date: May 2003 Location: bangladesh Age: 35 Posts: 4,588 Trader Rating: (33) Feedback Score: 33 reviews	solder i think

06-23-2005, 06:39 PM	#9
Gnnr Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: S. FL Posts: 3,960 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Great! I get out there and it started to rain a hurricane! Fawk! WTF is up with that! Did some hack job there by wrappping an umbrella around the door and attaching it to the sunvisor. Should hold good for tonight 'till I can mess with it in the morning....grrrr....

06-23-2005, 09:34 PM	#11
Andrew Bohan Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Location: Location Posts: 8,330 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	get some long wires and steal some power from the battery or another component to activate the motor. i had to do that once.

06-25-2005, 11:33 AM	#13
wanganwonder Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 630 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	where is the master switch r240na mentioned? i'm having the same awesome problem

06-25-2005, 03:25 PM	#14
SHIFT_control Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Golden Posts: 110 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	if it's clicking you are gonna need a new window regulator...... if I remember right, the part costs about $90 new at the dealer. I might be able to hook you up as i work at a nissan dealer.

06-26-2005, 10:49 AM	#15
Gnnr Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: S. FL Posts: 3,960 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Well, still haven't gotten it to work. The controls have a wire that goes to a little rectangular box. I believe this is the amp, I tried 2 of them that I got from the junkyard but no luck. I thought it was that because the clicking sound was coming from that. From that amp I THINK it goes to the window motor right? So I guess my motor is messed up or not getting signal or something. If it is damaged I'm going to see if cleaning and lubricating the motor might help. They wanted 75 bux for the motor at the junkyard, thats kinda steep. If I can't get the motor to work I'm going to put it up manually. Anyone know how to do this?

06-26-2005, 11:19 AM	#16
projectRDM Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Atlanta Age: 47 Posts: 13,812 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	No, you didn't read my post at all. The window amplifier (white box in the door) drives the DRIVER SIDE power window. NOT the passenger side. You can try every amp in the world, it won't fix the problem you're having. The PASSENGER side is driven by the main switch (the one in the driver's door), the switch itself may be bad but verify you have a signal at the motor first. From what you're saying it sounds more like the regulator cable has frayed and has binded the motor up. Unbolt the regulator and inspect it, then take the motor off and run it freely, if it works then replace the regulator, if it doesn't then replace the motor. __________________ FORMERLY R240NA Learn what's really going on and protect your assets now before they're gone forever: www.paypalsucks.com

06-26-2005, 11:30 AM	#17
Gnnr Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: S. FL Posts: 3,960 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	oh, sh*t! I'm so sorry guys, I meant to say driver's side in my first post. sorry for the confusion.

07-06-2005, 07:47 PM	#18
HyperTek Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cali Posts: 13,222 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Gnnr ever find the problem? Just happen to my friends s14, that lil white box thing went out, so we swapped one from the junk yard, lasted a while, now its out again.. havent looked at it, but thinking it could be shorting out somewhere? __________________ Keep it Classy

08-04-2005, 08:18 PM	#19
benzydad Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: LAWRENCE, KS Posts: 1 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	driver side window regulator problem It seems like many nissan cars have the same problem as I have the same problem. So I disassembled the door panel and remove window, regulator, and motor(with gearbox). I even opened the gearbox attached to the motor. It was the gearbox making the problem. I don't know other cars window motor design but the one in my 92 240sx is poor design. It is kinda weak structure. this is the disassembled motor gearbox And I fixed it by drilling the parts and put a nail into it. It worked perfect for several times and then stoppe working. I guess the nail just ripped off the rubber part in the middle. I decided to stop since the sun was going down. I'll work on it again sometime very soon and update it here. My plan is to drill a hole thru the metal parts and bolt it on. I'll see it will work or not. Any comments will be welcomed..

08-04-2010, 06:02 PM	#20
rvernet Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: atlanta, ga Age: 43 Posts: 1 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	1995 240sx window won't go up or down Hey guys, this is my 1st post, and I have the same issue and I replaced the window amp today, but no luck. (new part from nissan) It makes the same clicking sound my old one makes when you push down or pull up on the window button. This issue is on the drivers side window. Help!

08-05-2010, 11:03 PM	#21
h2v7 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: san francisco, ohio Posts: 2,194 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	BUMP +2, did you read all these old ass posts should hel[p?

08-09-2010, 03:25 AM	#22
driftlife Zilvia Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: huntington park / socal Age: 29 Posts: 172 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	tape up the window wit a plastic bag thats wat i do when it rans wit my s14....

08-11-2010, 02:22 AM	#23
zurud Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: evansville, in Posts: 391 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Check the switch on driver side first.

08-22-2012, 12:57 PM	#24
Atill93 Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Alabama Age: 28 Posts: 144 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	is this the switch i should try replacing? i cant get my passenger side window to roll up

08-22-2012, 01:13 PM	#26
Pink Slut Zilvia Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Holland Age: 35 Posts: 200 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	mine died the other day, thank fuck ive got 3 s13's in the shop, so was easy to fix haha __________________

08-22-2012, 01:15 PM	#27
blueshark123 Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Jersey Posts: 5,481 Trader Rating: (55) Feedback Score: 55 reviews	If your passenger side window is not working it has nothing to do with the amp like metioned earlier in this old thread. You most likely have a bad pass. window motor, not what you have pictured at all. ALso s13 are different then s14s

08-24-2012, 02:31 PM	#29
Atill93 Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Alabama Age: 28 Posts: 144 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	alright so i went to a pull-a-part yesterday and got a new passenger window motor and rails. i plugged it into the passenger side and still nothing. im convinced its the amplifier (located in the drivers side door) after searching around online, is $120 a reasonable price for such a small piece. i wasnt able to find one at the junk yard.

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