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Spirit712 · Oct 25, 2009, 05:51 AM

Forgot to mention in last post that my drivers side door and passanger side window will not open. The button for the window on drivers side can put down the window but not on the passanger side and the auto door locks do not work at all?? HELP :eek:

phlanx · Oct 25, 2009, 06:15 AM

Hello Spirit

An electric window has a small motor and a contact block

The contact block is the object with the button that winds up and down the motor

It is common for these to have a problem after a time

Have you loooked to see if the contact block is still connected to the passenger wiring - if a repair was done at some point the wiring connection could have been disconected

When you get the door panel off, and look for this, and if connected but not working then I suggest you move the passengers connector to the drivers side and press the button - this will help to prove if it is the contact block

If it doesn't move then there is a fault between the wiring and the passenger motor

However, the most common fault is the contact block is faulty and needs replacing, on the cars we buy and sell for my business, we replace contact blocks all the time

I have never replaced or repaired auto locks on a car (leave that to the mechanics) so hopefully TXgrease can help you with this better than I can

Spirit712 · Oct 25, 2009, 06:16 AM

Thank you for the quick response !

Spirit712 · Oct 25, 2009, 06:33 AM

OMG how much is this new part going to cost , if I am looking the parts up properly its like over 700? Dollars??

phlanx · Oct 25, 2009, 06:43 AM

Huh? That sounds more like the entire mechanism of the motor, window frame and contact blocks

We usually get the contact blocks from a scrap dealer for a few quid (5-10 dollars each) and most the time they work and if not we can take it back to exchange for another

Even if we bought new, the block is like £50-80 each max, $150, but then would we buy new when cars that have been smashed up usually having working contact blocks

Spirit712 · Oct 25, 2009, 06:45 AM

Sorry I meant for the honda distributor crank shaft my original post

phlanx · Oct 25, 2009, 06:50 AM

Hah :)

Again tried a scrappy? If the car has been rear ended then chances are the distributor still works fine, but you will have to ask TX if this is a good idea, for me if the part needed replacing we would fit a new genuine part

Spirit712 · Oct 25, 2009, 06:54 AM

If you read the post, I had a minor fender bender... I got hit drivers side front end wheel etc already replaced something in that area can't remember what it was got used at junk yard its been a pain in the butt... I can look on my recipts already spent 700 to fix it

phlanx · Oct 25, 2009, 06:56 AM

What I meant was find a car that has back damage, the front end is usually in working order

Spirit712 · Oct 25, 2009, 07:02 AM

OH OK... will the honda distributor (crank shaft) cost over 700??

phlanx · Oct 25, 2009, 07:04 AM

I have no idea, you will have to ring around and find out - different country equals different costs, and those sort of things are handled by my main mechanic so I have no idea what we pay