slow power windows! - Honda Prelude Forum

Luder503 · 11-09-2001, 10:54 AM

does anyone know how to make the driver/passenger side windows roll up and down faster? its not smooth anymore, vey rough and slow. is there some kind of grease/oil that would work and how? thanks

Dragazn · 11-09-2001, 01:27 PM

mine is doing the same thing man the passenger is slow. Do you have tint on you window???

I think its tint causing theproblem man

Mugenlude · 11-09-2001, 02:37 PM

Mine's slow too. The tint doesn't seem to touch though

I think it's just slow.

Luder503 · 11-09-2001, 02:37 PM

nope, no tint

Bluelude28 · 11-09-2001, 02:49 PM

Yeah my passenger is slow as all hell...I think it's just a combination of dirt/grime & maybe the window needs some lube

mr_lude2000 · 11-09-2001, 02:50 PM

when the passenger door is open and you power down the window does it make noises (and the window moves in a jerkish motion)? how about when it is wet?

my passenger side is slower than my driver side. anyone know what this repair would fall under in the honda warranty? I just hope i got some warranty time left to go get it fixed.

later!

Ng Luder · 11-09-2001, 03:53 PM

its totally normal for the passenger side to be slower than the drivers side. we confirmed this on alot of people here long time ago. if it seems slower than it used to be when u drove it off the lot, maybe its a cleaning problem then. i know honda uses their silicone to help smoothen the movements when it gets jerky. but dunno if that helps with makeing it move faster again.

one question and u guys should try this... turn the car on without starting the engine and try rolling both windows down and up. is it noticeably slower than it does when the car is completely on with engine runing?

Dragazn · 11-09-2001, 07:34 PM

its a little jerky when it is wet, but slow no matter what

lude_driver · 11-09-2001, 08:17 PM

The Honda dealership dude sprayed some stuff on mine when it was doing that and it was fine for about a year or so. I'm not sure what it was though.

azndng · 11-11-2001, 07:21 AM

my drivers side started to be slow and jerk alil...i think it is the tint on my car...but wait, passenger side is fine.. any REAL solutions?

HKCitizen · 11-11-2001, 01:49 PM

Damn, same thing is happening to me also. If I push down both windows at the same time, drivers side always beats the passenger side down. So no conclusion on a solution guys?/

Girl n-a Lude · 11-11-2001, 02:04 PM

lol. sounds stupid, but i put wax on my passenger's window cuz it was going slow and making some noise, and then it stopped? hahah. wax lubes it up smooth.

ywwong · 11-11-2001, 02:44 PM

Spray some Silicone spray on the track of the windows.

Silent Loc · 11-11-2001, 02:59 PM

i always thought i was the only one with this problem. i think we should make a complaint to honda.

Joon525 · 11-11-2001, 03:37 PM

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Originally posted by ywwong
Spray some Silicone spray on the track of the windows.

That is how you fix it. I was going to post the answer but didn't in hopes that people would use the search feature.

DYI01 · 11-11-2001, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ywwong
Spray some Silicone spray on the track of the windows.

I JUST ABOUT TO SAY THAT

2kLuder · 11-11-2001, 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Joon525

That is how you fix it. I was going to post the answer but didn't in hopes that people would use the search feature.

impossible! my windows are also slow, i thought it was the pulleys!

Kool-Lude · 11-11-2001, 11:51 PM

Can someone be more specific please

. I searched before and read "spray silicone on the window track", but i'm still confused. When u say "track" do u mean the "glass run channels", front/rear channels, regulator, or all of the above? (Ref. Helms 20-2,3). Note this requires removing the door panel to access.

You didn't mean just spray the inner molding and weatherstripping, right? Silly me, I bought the silicone spray and it didn't work on just these parts. Hehe..guess i have to take off the door panel.

BoYgUaN · 11-12-2001, 03:10 AM

well this is the prob. if you take off the door panel you will see like some rubber scrapers. there is 1 u can see normally but there is another under that. if you clean it with a towel wow u will see an improvement. its due to rain water say if u roll it down or just car wash water getting in right after water is on there

Joon525 · 11-12-2001, 05:52 AM

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Originally posted by BoYgUaN
well this is the prob. if you take off the door panel you will see like some rubber scrapers. there is 1 u can see normally but there is another under that. if you clean it with a towel wow u will see an improvement. its due to rain water say if u roll it down or just car wash water getting in right after water is on there

It's not JUST rain water or water in general. Your car gets dirty, then it rains. The water pulls the dirt down into the window tracks. After a few times the dirt accumulates and thus slows down the window.