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Old Jul 15, 2007 | 07:56 PM
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anybody help me the windows on my saff stopped working last night just wondered if anyone knew where the fuse was cos they worked fine the other day now nothing looked in main fuse box but cant see any problems in there
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Old Jul 15, 2007 | 08:08 PM
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Would still try a new fuse mate mine did this and i checked the fuse and it looked ok replaced anyway and bingo working windows
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Old Jul 15, 2007 | 08:22 PM
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do you know which fuse it is cos on the fuse box lid it dont show any window lift symbol
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Old Jul 16, 2007 | 05:46 AM
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It defo does.
It shows a WINDOW SHAPE with a arrow going up and one arrow going down.
The symbol is not very big but it IS there, but it seems to be on some cars just a front window shape with no arrows!!
FUSE 24 a 30 AMP fuse, which will be GREEN, according to my booklet, but as a cossie could be another one int he fuse box though.
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Old Jul 16, 2007 | 07:58 AM
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99% of the time it's the actual switch which is at fault
prise it out, prise it open and look at the conctacts
make sure you do it CAREFULLY as the bits inside ping out all over the place if you don't

you'll probably find out that the pins have carbon'd up so clean them out and sorted
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Old Jul 16, 2007 | 11:02 AM
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You may have rain leaking from the sunroof onto the switches causing them to short out, as mentioned above, open it up and have a look - worst case it's a switch from a scrapyard you need.
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Old Jul 16, 2007 | 03:15 PM
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Have to agree with Dojj here. The Sierra window switches are known to just stop working. Had it with my own Sierra. After you poking with a multimeter I figured it was the motor. After having swapped the bloody thing over it still didn't work.
different window switches; sorted.
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Old Jul 16, 2007 | 09:34 PM
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the rear ones tend to be more problamatic, mainly because they don't get used as much and you tend to get loads of fluff acumilate in them (wehre it comes from i have no idea, but it's ALWAYS there
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Old Jul 17, 2007 | 08:19 PM
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just checked the fuse mine seems to be a fuse on its own marked no 24 but the lid has just got caution next to it anyway the fuse was ok swapped it with another 30 amp fuse still nothing pulled the switch out seems to be ok but i was in the dark with just the interior light on will have a better look later in the week or see if i can get hold of another switch but that might be not that easy with not many kicking around cheers for the advice boys
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 06:02 AM
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They are the same as any 4 door sierra, pm me if you have trouble getting one.
I would be checking at the switch for power next, one live one earth, disconnect the switch to check this at the terminals.
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 07:30 AM
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The switches out of any saph ghia will fit as the saph cossie is basically a ghia anyway but with better front seats and 170mph speeddo
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Old Jul 19, 2007 | 03:05 PM
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hi guys it gets worst its not just windows its front fogs heater fan window wipers and washers and heated screen must be either an earth gone down somewhere cos cant see all that being from one power supply
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Old Jul 20, 2007 | 07:39 AM
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This rules the earth out!!
The common component here is that they are all after the ignition switch(ON 2), so that is your first clue.
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