Is it me or are all esc cos windows slow?

is there anything i can do to bring them back to life?

cheers

 

WD40 helps, but ultimately new / good s/h motors is the only way to get them going quickly. All older Fords do it mate. My method with my drivers side window is simple - give it a helping hand

 

im with you on giving it a helping hand. Doesnt look very sophisticated though does it!

need to sort it for the alarm im fitting. By the time the windows have closed, its the next morning!

 

Take the doorcards off and lave a look at the mechanism when its closing, might just need a good clean up

 

Mine are very slow in my S2. Going to try stripping cleaning and reasembling tomorrow to see if that improves them.

The ones on the 2i were always quick and never gave even a hint of trouble

 

Mine were doing exactly the same thing. Bought some of the equivalent of window rubber KY and it freed them up. They were sticking very slightly in the rubbers and this lubricant i bought, specifically for window rubbers (honest lol) after a quick spray, no more problems. Can't for the life of me remember what it was called but it was a CVC window dresser (posh name for window lube !)

Hope this helps

 

Fit a switched DC-DC inverter to boost the voltage to 24v windows on speed

 

Dunno about on the esc cos, but on my old s2, took door cards of and cleaned up the machanism and the runners etc, greased them up so they slide nicely, sorted it

 

Remove electrics & revert back to manual wind up's then the speed in which they go up or down will be in your hands

 

And attach the auto closing on the alarm wire to your forehead so you don't forget to close the windows

 

i think cleaning the switch itself helps

 

seems like all Cossies have that problem, my driverside window is slow as fcuk, passenger side works just perfect. gonna clean the mechanism and see what's the result.

never had problems with my XR2i windows

 

mine are rapid nearly take the top of the doors off changed both window channel rubbers when painted her they rot out at the bottom and cause friction

 

cheers guys, a few things to check there

 

why not be like me and have perspex windows

 

cause there's only one real Spiky

 

and thats probably enough

 

wtf is bling about perspex fecking windows you flydd!

 

yep

 

it's different from the norm ....

mmmmmm maybe it's just a welsh being different

 

both my saff and escort cossy have fast window motors

 

DAve, take the switch out and clean the connections. As most of the time they corrode and the connections, sand them of and the windows will go up and down like they was new. Well that was the case with my windows and i know a few peeps were the same

 

thats where i go my knowledge from

 

there is another way of speeding them up and thats using the car and opening the windows regularly

 

Mine on my S2 were really really slow......Polished them with Autoglym Super Resin Polish on both sides and they fly now

Give it a try

 

done that already but it didn't realy helped so it must be something electrical

 

Don't think that will really help tbh Unless the rubbers at the bottom are realy sticking to the glass, it's the mechanism etc that needs looking at.

 

Well it deffo worked on mine

 

Normally the "total closure" is doen with the engine not running and both windows at once. Obviously the motors are drawing quite a lot of current, so if your battery is not up to scratch due to long periods of inactivity, then this could be the problem...

 

From memory, Dave has an Optima Yellow Top in the car, so more than enough power.

Unless of course, he's been "blazing his tunes at the local cruise"

 

has nothing to do with my battery, i have installed a brandnew one few weeks ago

 

Dave, you need to strip the doors out, clean the pivots etc with WD, then grease them up good

If you only use WD40, then they will sieze up in 5 minutes again as its purely a solvent, not a lubricant

HTH

Neil.

 

usually swollen up rubbers/sliders dave. Might be low milege etc but the rubbers are still about 13 yrs old. Fit new ones and clean the mechanism and re grease whilst at it.