Electric Windows Won't Work
 

1998 BMW Z3 windows will not go up or down. Fuse is okay & all other
electrical components work. Any ideas?

"arl4-2" > wrote in message
lkaboutautos.com...
> 1998 BMW Z3 windows will not go up or down. Fuse is okay & all other
> electrical components work. Any ideas?
>
Bad switch
Bad motor (not likely if both don't work)
Jammed mechanism (not likely if both don't work)
Jim

Doesn't it seem like there's another problem as both driver & passenger
switches quit at the same time. One is stuck up & the other is 1/2 way.
We just purchased & this was the first short trip. We're a two hr drive
from any dealer.

"arl4-2" > wrote in message
lkaboutautos.com...
> 1998 BMW Z3 windows will not go up or down. Fuse is okay & all other
> electrical components work. Any ideas?
>

Check the fuse again - replace it anyway, or swap it with an other circuit,
check wiring from fuse.

Were you using both windows at once?

Some cars have a trip - look for that.

Most cars have an interlock so that you can only run two at a time out of
the windows & sun roof, so a dicky switch on one could prevent the other
from working.

Maybe the auto up down is stuck on the driver's side?

> 1998 BMW Z3 windows will not go up or down. Fuse is okay & all other
> electrical components work. Any ideas?

Is the safety cut-out OK?

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arl4-2 wrote:
> 1998 BMW Z3 windows will not go up or down. Fuse is okay & all other
> electrical components work. Any ideas?

Liquid spill? It got me. Costly to replace all the damn switches too. :-(

KEEP IN MIND THAT THE WINDOWS WONT WORK IF THE DOOR IS OPEN.

From: "Jeff Mayner" >
Subject: Electric Windows Won't Work
Date: Monday, August 08, 2005 1:48 AM

arl4-2 wrote:
> 1998 BMW Z3 windows will not go up or down. Fuse is okay & all other
> electrical components work. Any ideas?

Liquid spill? It got me. Costly to replace all the damn switches too. :-(