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prodigys14 · 06-19-2008, 06:25 AM

searched and didnt find anything specific to this problem....my passger window would go down but if its not completely down it wouldnt go back up, its only when i roll it all the way down and play with the switch it would go back up, i wouldnt think its the motor since it still goes up quickly and it wouldnt be the amp since it goes up and down, im guessing its the regulator getting stuck or something? any help would be much appreciated

TurboNetic05 · 06-19-2008, 07:25 AM

my amp was bad and my windows would work occassionally. then just stopped completely. Replaced the amp and all is well now. Try the amp. They are pretty cheap. just ask someone who is parting out their car

Fokai · 06-19-2008, 08:30 AM

Sounds like your motor and reg.

TravisSW · 06-19-2008, 08:33 AM

I kinda have the same issue with my driver side window.

Usually punching the door panel will get it going, but I don't think my amp is bad. I just resoldered the joints and it seems great, but when I pull the wiring in one direction, it works just fine.

Last thing I wanna do is rewire all that crap. >.<

projectRDM · 06-19-2008, 10:18 AM

The amp only drives the driver side window, so that is NOT the problem if the passenger side window is acting up. Pull the panel, the regulator could be binding or jammed, or the motor is on it's last leg.

TurboNetic05 · 06-19-2008, 11:15 AM

^^hmmm... i didnt know that the amp only powered the driver window. so how does the pass work?

slidingsky · 06-19-2008, 11:28 AM

Pull the door panel, if nothing is mechanically binding then it is the switch itself on the Driver side. If the Driver side fails then the Passenger side will not work.

Sometimes all you have to do is take apart the switch and clean the contacts.

I too had the same problem and asked my friend who then took it apart and showed me.

prodigys14 · 06-19-2008, 12:04 PM

pretty sure its the regulator cause the driver side works perfectly fine... do i have to replace it or can i just grease the tracks up?

TurboNetic05 · 06-19-2008, 02:10 PM

try greasing first before you buy anything

projectRDM · 06-19-2008, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slidingsky

Pull the door panel, if nothing is mechanically binding then it is the switch itself on the Driver side. If the Driver side fails then the Passenger side will not work.

Incorrect. The amplifier is driven off a negative trigger from the main switch which relays to the motor, while the passenger side amplifier is internal within the main switch. If the amplifier goes out the main switch is still working, and therefore the passenger side window still works fine.

On 96+ models the amplifier is internal for both sides, and in that case if the main switch died, both windows would indeed not work. 89-94 and 1995 models with the external amp don't work that way.

surreybc · 06-19-2008, 06:44 PM

it depends on what year your s14 is. always provide the year of your car because there are differences between the years.

look up window

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slidingsky · 06-19-2008, 07:11 PM

eh I have a 96

surreybc · 06-19-2008, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slidingsky

eh I have a 96

the 96 doesnt have an amp. its part of the switch.

slidingsky · 06-19-2008, 07:27 PM

I never said anything about an amp.

surreybc · 06-19-2008, 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slidingsky

I never said anything about an amp.

exactly. only the 95 s14 has an amp.

prodigys14 · 06-21-2008, 03:59 AM

mines is a 95, my best bet is the probably just greasing up the track of the regulator since its whats most likely the problem from what you guys said and cant be the motor since when it goes up its still quick

DUFFM4N · 06-25-2008, 04:06 PM

im going through this problem right now, my driver side window would go down just fine everytime, but sometimes would have a problem going back up, i would just hold the switch "up" until it rolled up...and just yesterday the window got stuck going down 1/2 way...and wouldnt move at all

so my buddy said it MIGHT be the amp, went to the junkyard today, got an amp from a working window (tested it on other car) and my window still wont work....so im going back to the junkyard, and swap out the switch first (since its REALLY fast) and see if thats the problem....if not, then i guess its the motor =/

projectRDM · 06-25-2008, 04:13 PM

The regulator could be binding up too.

06-19-2008, 06:25 AM	#1
prodigys14 Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: hawaii Posts: 54 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	s14 window problem searched and didnt find anything specific to this problem....my passger window would go down but if its not completely down it wouldnt go back up, its only when i roll it all the way down and play with the switch it would go back up, i wouldnt think its the motor since it still goes up quickly and it wouldnt be the amp since it goes up and down, im guessing its the regulator getting stuck or something? any help would be much appreciated

06-19-2008, 08:33 AM	#4
TravisSW Nissanaholic! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Orange County, CA Age: 40 Posts: 2,071 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	I kinda have the same issue with my driver side window. Usually punching the door panel will get it going, but I don't think my amp is bad. I just resoldered the joints and it seems great, but when I pull the wiring in one direction, it works just fine. Last thing I wanna do is rewire all that crap. >.< __________________ 1986 Porsche 944 Turbo (951) 1995 Nissan 240sx (S14) Miss ya.

06-19-2008, 10:18 AM	#5
projectRDM Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Atlanta Age: 51 Posts: 13,812 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	The amp only drives the driver side window, so that is NOT the problem if the passenger side window is acting up. Pull the panel, the regulator could be binding or jammed, or the motor is on it's last leg. __________________ FORMERLY R240NA Learn what's really going on and protect your assets now before they're gone forever: www.paypalsucks.com

06-25-2008, 04:06 PM	#17
DUFFM4N Post Whore! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Southern California...where i stretch out haters like a bad thong Age: 41 Posts: 7,371 Trader Rating: (40) Rides Gallery: DUFFM4N Feedback Score: 40 reviews	im going through this problem right now, my driver side window would go down just fine everytime, but sometimes would have a problem going back up, i would just hold the switch "up" until it rolled up...and just yesterday the window got stuck going down 1/2 way...and wouldnt move at all so my buddy said it MIGHT be the amp, went to the junkyard today, got an amp from a working window (tested it on other car) and my window still wont work....so im going back to the junkyard, and swap out the switch first (since its REALLY fast) and see if thats the problem....if not, then i guess its the motor =/ __________________ *things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who HUSTLE* CLICK HERE FOR MY BLOG

06-25-2008, 04:13 PM	#18
projectRDM Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Atlanta Age: 51 Posts: 13,812 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	The regulator could be binding up too. __________________ FORMERLY R240NA Learn what's really going on and protect your assets now before they're gone forever: www.paypalsucks.com

06-19-2008, 07:25 AM	#2
TurboNetic05 Leaky Injector Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Michigan Age: 36 Posts: 132 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	my amp was bad and my windows would work occassionally. then just stopped completely. Replaced the amp and all is well now. Try the amp. They are pretty cheap. just ask someone who is parting out their car

06-19-2008, 08:30 AM	#3
Fokai Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Home Posts: 7 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Sounds like your motor and reg.

06-19-2008, 11:15 AM	#6
TurboNetic05 Leaky Injector Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Michigan Age: 36 Posts: 132 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	^^hmmm... i didnt know that the amp only powered the driver window. so how does the pass work?

06-19-2008, 11:28 AM	#7
slidingsky Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Georgia Age: 42 Posts: 409 Trader Rating: (3) Rides Gallery: slidingsky Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Pull the door panel, if nothing is mechanically binding then it is the switch itself on the Driver side. If the Driver side fails then the Passenger side will not work. Sometimes all you have to do is take apart the switch and clean the contacts. I too had the same problem and asked my friend who then took it apart and showed me.

06-19-2008, 12:04 PM	#8
prodigys14 Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: hawaii Posts: 54 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	pretty sure its the regulator cause the driver side works perfectly fine... do i have to replace it or can i just grease the tracks up?

06-19-2008, 02:10 PM	#9
TurboNetic05 Leaky Injector Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Michigan Age: 36 Posts: 132 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	try greasing first before you buy anything

06-19-2008, 06:44 PM	#11
surreybc Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: surrey Posts: 359 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	it depends on what year your s14 is. always provide the year of your car because there are differences between the years. look up window http://forums.nicoclub.com/zerothread/253879

06-19-2008, 07:11 PM	#12
slidingsky Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Georgia Age: 42 Posts: 409 Trader Rating: (3) Rides Gallery: slidingsky Feedback Score: 3 reviews	eh I have a 96

06-19-2008, 07:27 PM	#14
slidingsky Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Georgia Age: 42 Posts: 409 Trader Rating: (3) Rides Gallery: slidingsky Feedback Score: 3 reviews	I never said anything about an amp.

06-21-2008, 03:59 AM	#16
prodigys14 Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: hawaii Posts: 54 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	mines is a 95, my best bet is the probably just greasing up the track of the regulator since its whats most likely the problem from what you guys said and cant be the motor since when it goes up its still quick