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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324  
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Reposition the winders so that gravity keeps them in the down position or, failing that, bungee cord to the pull handle seems to be the preferred option. It's not very high tech, but then sometimes things don't need to be. Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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30th Nov 2012 9:22am |
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| familymad Member Since: 13 Dec 2011 Location: Bucks Posts: 3481  
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Love it. Great idea. I'm out bleeding the Series 3 fuels system so will do that right after!!
Cheers chappie 1951 80" S1 2.0 1995 110 300TDI 1995 90 300TDI |
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30th Nov 2012 9:23am |
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| Glynparry25 Member Since: 16 Feb 2009 Location: Miserable Midlands Posts: 3015  
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I noticed on mine the handle sits half way up on the cycle- so the weight of the handle is also helping the fact that the window wants to go down.
I have heard of people changing the handle around..... or taking some bungee and having it so it streches through the door handle around the winder knob. I am sure someone will come along with another 'proper' technique of adjusting it though. Glyn   |
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30th Nov 2012 9:24am |
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| Killer90 Site Sponsor Member Since: 09 Oct 2011 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 6478 
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remove the handle as Glyn said and turn it around so the heavy part is at the bottom  CSK Automotive
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30th Nov 2012 9:57am |
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| DAZ110 Member Since: 06 Dec 2007 Location: East Sussex Posts: 2039 
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After facing the handle down, maybe it might be possible to add a weight (perhaps like a stick on wheel balance weight?) to the handle ?
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30th Nov 2012 10:28am |
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| familymad Member Since: 13 Dec 2011 Location: Bucks Posts: 3481
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do you pull them straight off or are they fixed in some way? 1951 80" S1 2.0
1995 110 300TDI 1995 90 300TDI |
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30th Nov 2012 10:38am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17387 
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The winder handles have a "U" shaped spring clip holding them on. If you press the panel towards the door you can just about see what needs to be done to remove them.
On my vehicle, the windows dropped irrespecitve of the handle position, so in the end I put a loop of bungee cord through the door pull handle so that it hooks round the knob of the winder to hold it shut. It was still necessay to position the winders for optimum angle of bungee pull however. It can also of course hold the window partially open if so desired in summer. It's rubbish really having to do this on a £30k vehicle, but hey, it's a Landrover! It was always a concern of mine that if the windows vibrate open as they did, it would be possible for someone (with a rubber glove, rubber sucker, or similar) to push them down from the outside. In practice it doesn't seem quite that easy however. |
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30th Nov 2012 10:46am |
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| familymad Member Since: 13 Dec 2011 Location: Bucks Posts: 3481
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I'm suprised that no-one has come up with a fix as everyone would buy it!?? 1951 80" S1 2.0
1995 110 300TDI 1995 90 300TDI |
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30th Nov 2012 10:51am |
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| kmac Member Since: 07 Oct 2009 Location: Middlesex Posts: 1309 
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Retro-fit electric windows to rear? |
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30th Nov 2012 12:50pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17387
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That's been on the "to do" list for about the last three years. It hasn't even made top of the list yet! |
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30th Nov 2012 1:24pm |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6092 
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I'm sure there'll be a stainless one for sale soon for a gazillion pounds.  |
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30th Nov 2012 2:10pm |
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