Drivers Door Glass will not raise straight

[CHC (RIP)]

Had a replacement drivers door sprayed and have reassembled (I thought the same position for the glass as it was when I took it out) and fitted to the hinges on car.
Trouble is the window doesn\'t want to go up straight - it keeps tilting towards the front of the car.  The only way I can get it straight is to pull the glass back into the guide  every 1 - 2".
When lowering the window the glass apears to stay in the guides no problem
Any suggestions how to I assume re-align so that it operates as it should?


Cliff

[Ian65]

with the door card off, you can adjust the glass runner. Towards the back of the door ( the slamming side) look for where the bottom of the glass channel bolts through the door and there is a bolt ( I think it\'s a 10mm) that you can undo and then alter the position of the rear glass channel. If this channel is slightly out, your glass will tip forward as you describe.
A good coating of silicon spray on the glass channels will help your windows fly up and down too.

[CHC (RIP)]

Cheers for that Ian, I knew somebody here would have already done something like this.
What I find slightly strange is that before I stripped the door for spraying, the glass did traverse properly in both directions.  All I can think is that I cleaned all of the components (including the guide seal) prior to re-installation - boy there must have been some dirt/grime there (well actually there was).
Will try this nxt weekend.
Thanks.
Cliff
:Hammer

[shaunwil]

Silly question but have you pushed the front strip into all the groove at the front ? Mine worked its way up and stopped the window closing properly !

Shaun

[CHC (RIP)]

Not a silly question at all mate - I think I have but will check this together with adjustment setting when I\'m down there next.
Thanks for the tip.
 
Cliff

[CHC (RIP)]

Well had a few minutes to spare last evening so I thought I\'d get the flash light out and have a look.
You\'re right again Ian - there are 2 bolts which secure the guide for the window during its\' closing operation.  The 2nd bolt from the right is the main culprit and I found by slackening and forcing this downwards, the control bar (I assume) raises underneath the glass to tilt it rearward - tighten it up and hey presto!
Only thing is the glass run channel (seal) is also damaged - hadn\'t noticed previously so this is also playing its part in not allowing the glass to raise and close properly, therefore need to buy a new run channel.
I know I can acquire from Black Dragon but does anybody know a supplier in the uk?

Thanks.
Cliff

[CHC (RIP)]

with the door card off, you can adjust the glass runner. Towards the back of the door ( the slamming side) look for where the bottom of the glass channel bolts through the door and there is a bolt ( I think it\'s a 10mm) that you can undo and then alter the position of the rear glass channel. If this channel is slightly out, your glass will tip forward as you describe.
A good coating of silicon spray on the glass channels will help your windows fly up and down too.

 
Any particular brand name for the silicone spray ?

Thanks
Cliff

[Ian65]

Any particular brand name for the silicone spray ?
 
Thanks
Cliff

No, any old silicon spray will do..... the stuff you get in diy stores to spray on curtain tracks or the stuff that you spray on black car trim from the car accessory store.

[CHC (RIP)]

Okay - just wondered.
Ta.

ps  Is it just me or is it a bit quiet?

[myatt1972]

ps Is it just me or is it a bit quiet?

Tis a bit quiet, Ive spent the last two hours reading Ians e-book.
Im almost a third of the way through it. Thats my excuse.
Keith...

[David Nock (RIP)]

Quiet it is.

No 1st Gens changing hands either, though I must have a record number marked up as being for sale. The trouble is, unless I get information about a new owner I can\'t say for definite that a car\'s been sold.....so it stays on my register as still being offered for sale.

There\'s 18 S3\'s and 12 S2\'s like that, all range of condition and prices. Wouldn\'t mind 2 or 3 of them myself (minters to look at them).

I keep most of the sellers details tucked away though so I can steer a potential buyer in any budget direction he/she wants to go.

Anyway Gus is going great. He wants new front pads fitting, (which I\'ve had on the shelf for a couple of years but the existing don\'t wear fast). The MOT is approaching but I\'m not going to do the pads before as everything is bedded in and he\'s stopping well. They are still OK but only just. Next Spring is the fitting time plus the usual 2/3 yearly brake and clutch bleed to stop internal corrosion of bores. My own internal corrosion of a bore proceeds a pace though.

Hey Ho, off to do nowt I go.

[David Nock (RIP)]

Never posted this before.....do you like the Reg guys?

[myatt1972]

Never posted this before.....do you like the Reg guys?

Very nice David, just the job for the winter with these salty roads.
Save the best for sunny days!

[Ian65]

Never posted this before.....do you like the Reg guys?

nice plate, pity you can\'t transfer it onto the RX7.
The only answer is to mod the Merc.... I\'ve got a 1st gen rubber spoiler we can rivet to the bootlid and a couple of pop up headlights we can cut into the bonnet....ah yes, I can picture it now!

[myatt1972]

Ive got a couple of spare 12A\'s, we could soon rip that plodder out slip a 12A in there