Car Window won't close

skiddlydiddly

Emma867 wrote: »

Oh dear.
That doesn't sound like a DIY job.

Getting it off is, getting it fit back on is a bit tricker as you pull out all the push clips and cannot see them to line back up again and end up snapping them off and the card never looks the same afterwards.

Ebe_Scrooge

I'll second skiddlydiddly's comments. I've done this myself one one of my old ( very old ) cars, it's very fiddly and takes ages, and you may well end up having to buy new clips as they invariably snap when you take it off. You *can* do it yourself, but it ain't easy.

You should be able to check the fuse and / or relay yourself pretty easily - just look in the owners handbook, it should tell you where to find the appropriate fuse. You may be able to just see whether it's blown, if not then just swap it with another one, of the same rating, that you know works.

Failing that, a garage is probably your best bet - preferably a trusted local independant rather than a main dealer, their labour charges are usually a lot cheaper.

One suggestion - you say you haven't had the car long - did you buy it from a garage ? If so, I would take it straight back to them and get them to fix it.

TiTheRev

Ebe_Scrooge wrote: »

You should be able to check the fuse and / or relay yourself pretty easily - just look in the owners handbook, it should tell you where to find the appropriate fuse. You may be able to just see whether it's blown, if not then just swap it with another one, of the same rating, that you know works.

Unlikely. Individual windows are not fused, they will all go if at all, or they have inline fuses which require loom replacement.

Ebe_Scrooge wrote: »

Failing that, a garage is probably your best bet - preferably a trusted local independant rather than a main dealer, their labour charges are usually a lot cheaper.

Very antiquated view of the dealership. We do price match on any local quote, and have a fixed £59 diagnosis fee, which includes a fix if it's within the hour. Cheap labour rates is not the be-all-and-end-all with getting a cheap fix, as an independant will almost certainly have to spend more time diagnosing a fault and trying to fix it with the wrong tools than a dealership with it's job specific tools and 20k + worth of diagnostics equipment...