just bought a 97 honda accord 4dr EX. the power windows work but they are EXTREMLY slow. is this a lubricant issue or what is it? anything i can do myself?

Also, the driver side window is a little off track and water gets in at the top. AGain, how can i fix this or should i take it to a mechanic?

THANKS IN ADVANCE

 

silicone spray lube is your best friend
the drivers window might have a worn out regulator, from years of dragging in the run channel. you'd need to remove the door panel to see if there is enough adjustment to cure the poor tracking.
The dealer sells 'Shinitsu' silicone grease that can be smeared in the run channel with a screwdriver; you should clean the run channel as well as possible before applying any lube.

 

hondadude is right, silicon grease will work best on the window. As for the water getting in at the very top, whats happened is the top molding had a dry spot at one point, so the window will catch and roll it, now its "memorized" that position. Just get a card (credit card, license etc.) and some type of lubricant, and slide the card under the part that is folded under, put the window down a little bit, then back up, while pulling the fold out with the card, let the car sit in the sun with the windows up, and it should go back to normal.

 

Mine are really slow too, i'm just to lazy to take the panel off. Its usually worse when its cold. I guess i'll wait till one gets stuck, welcome to owning a Accord!

 

thanks everyone for all the help. really appreciate it. you guys aree better than honda accord forum by a longshot.

 

My windows are suffering too... hmmm

 

My windows are aslo slow but i dont worry about it. I think you should start worrying when ur windows DONT open and close.

 

i dont wait till somethion is broken so than i have to fix it.....i maintain it so it doesnt break.

 

a good policy

 

If you don't lube the track(s), your motor(s) WILL fail, or the cable actuating the regulator will fray, and the glass will drop down into the window and possibly shatter. Spend $5 now, vs at least 15 times that later!

 

For you people with slow windows... lube it down now before your motor busts.

Shin Etzu grease is what I use, pick it up from your Honda Dealer. It's an industrial strength silicone grease and will cost about $15 for a 100 gram tube which is roughly the size of a tube of toothpaste. Q-tips work great for getting it into the channels.

 

so take the door panel off and use the q tip to smear it into the channels?

or just put it on the bottom of the window and roll it down?

 

HEY, i paid 18 bucks for that grease those ******* i got ripped off,

 

i would guess judging from what I have read and heard that the consensus is to completely remove the door panel and grease the chanel and then put the window up and down to spread it all around. Also, in my case, use a credit card to get the window back on track.

One more question: A friend keeps telling me that this grease won't do anything...that the problem is a bad motor which happens to 10 year old cars, especially 94-97 accords. But I guess I wont know till i try it.

Ill post the results of the grease fix.

 

My 91 Accord's rear-passenger window won't go up all the way (about 1/4-1/2inch short). When I bought it from the dealer he said he would fix it for somewhere between $75-$150. Something about a bracket inside that has worn and doesn't allow it to raise up all the way...

A word of caution to all who plan to try to fix this on their own: Last year I took my two front-door door panels off to put in some new speakers as my stocks were blown. I don't know exactly what I did, but somehow I got some foreign substance in the window track or slightly messed up the allignment on both of my windows, because now they have a visible and touchable gouge that runs from the bottom of the window and tapers off toward the top. Be sure that there isn't anything in the window-area behind the door panel, and that you don't leave anything hanging inside of there that could rub.

Luckily, I don't care...

 

In my case I already had the door panel off so I put grease on the bottom, rolled the window down and put the grease on the top part.

I'd just put the grease on the top part, put the window up and down again, then put a little more grease in there. See what happens.

 

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you are so ******* full of **** ...................

 

f u c k you

 

umm, what was that all about

 

my rear windows are at the point of no return , but i bought the car like that.
ill have to replace all the parts.. so yeah , lube is good !! ha in more ways then one.