Tailgate window question

[nero279]

I may have this wrong but did i read somewhere that them motor for the n/s rear window can be swapped to the tailgate glass???

[Doc Martin]

I may have this wrong but did i read somewhere that them motor for the n/s rear window can be swapped to the tailgate glass???

Hi, yes, thats what I was advised to do, although I haven't got round to it yet being a lazy ar$e football watching pi$$ head!

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[jaky cakes]

I may have this wrong but did i read somewhere that them motor for the n/s rear window can be swapped to the tailgate glass???

Yes! the rear nearside window and offside front (drivers) motor are the same as tailgate. most toyotas use the same motor so go to a scr@p yard and find a corolla or carina etc - about £10.
Also go to auto store and get some silicon areosol spray and drench all rubber window guides. makes window movement as fast as a guilloteen!!!

[nero279]

Yes! the rear nearside window and offside front (drivers) motor are the same as tailgate. most toyotas use the same motor so go to a scr@p yard and find a corolla or carina etc - about £10.
Also go to auto store and get some silicon areosol spray and drench all rubber window guides. makes window movement as fast as a guilloteen!!!

I was just gonna thieve the one from my own n/s door, i only ever sit in one seat anyway and it ain't that one.

[Medieval Dave]

Thats what I did. Just remember to iether replace the old tailgate motor into the back door, or to cable tie the mechanism up. otherwise you end up with the back window falling down everytime you go over a bump.

[nero279]

Thats what I did. Just remember to iether replace the old tailgate motor into the back door, or to cable tie the mechanism up. otherwise you end up with the back window falling down everytime you go over a bump.

My tailgate one hasn't completely gone, so i reckon it should work fine in the door, smaller window = less load. It's just a bit sticky in the tailgate, and pumping everything full of teflon spray, and silicone lubricant isn't really working, it just makes the glass all slippery when you have to give it a helping hand.

[MattF]

Have you cleaned the rubber runners before greasing them?
Also, have you actually greased the mechanism itself?

[nero279]

Have you cleaned the rubber runners before greasing them?
Also, have you actually greased the mechanism itself?

Everything inside has been greased like mad, and the rubbers had a looaad of silicone lubricant sprayed into them and then brushed out and it was a bit better for a couple of days then started playin up again.

Assuming when you say the mechanism your talkin about the four (or is it only 2?) metal runners with wheels that run along in them and hold the bottom of the glass. Or somethin attached to them holds the glass? I'll know what i'm talking about when i take it apart again in the morning but it's too late know and the brains not engaging. But yeah they've been pumped full of grease too.

[MattF]

The arms and gears in the tailgate. Literally, grease every part
of the metal mechanism that contacts another part of the mech
in any position. You can get water seeping into the tailgate past
the seal, which allows the metal gears to start binding with each
other. With the runners, the best way to clean those is with cotton
buds. Push the tip into the groove and run them up and down the
groove. You'd be amazed how much cr*p will still come out.

[plumb bob]

Hi Nero,
I swapped my rear n/s motor for the tailgate as this is the one I use the least,( you may need the n/s front to ask diections or something)

I propped the window up with a piece of wood (2"x 1") about 18" long until I got a replacement on e-bay for about £35.00.

All fitted and working now.

[nero279]

Finally got round to doing it today, used a motor from j reg celica drivers (yes drivers) door. Had to mount the motor the wrong way round, but it now works better than i've ever seen it. 3-4 seconds each way, and smooth other than the top half inch where the window hasn't made it that far up for the last 9 months.

[BUSHWHACKER]

Finally got round to doing it today, used a motor from j reg celica drivers (yes drivers) door. Had to mount the motor the wrong way round, but it now works better than i've ever seen it. 3-4 seconds each way, and smooth other than the top half inch where the window hasn't made it that far up for the last 9 months.

Never, has half an inch caused so much satisfaction!!

[stormforce]

Never, has half an inch caused so much satisfaction!!

is n't that the differance between oooohhhh and aaaaahhhhh

[BUSHWHACKER]

is n't that the differance between oooohhhh and aaaaahhhhh

Nah! that's about an inch and a half.

[MattF]

Nah! that's about an inch and a half.

How much is 'oh my god' then?