help needede urgently please

[markdemon]

hi guys just gone to put my cabby to bed and i cant get any of the windows to close im checkin all the fuses now,has any one got any other ideas as to how i can fix this problem as i cant leave it on the rd with the windows down, not in this area where i live
thanx

92 cabby 325i

[Brianmoooore]

Is the circuit breaker pushed down?

[markdemon]

hi brian
im a complete newbie with e30's where woiuld i check to see if the circuit breaker is down?

[cliff]

on the senter consol just above the windo swiches on the right it has an oring line round it and looks like a windo switch

[markdemon]

all ive got on my centre console is four window switches and nothing else

[markdemon]

is there anyway i can wind them up manually??

[beemerbird]

Next to your hazard lights and the rear demister switch there might be a switch which (on mine) is basically blank and black with a red rim around it. This disables the window operation. This could have caused your prob

[markdemon]

thanx ive got 1 of those lol so ill give it a go
thanx

[markdemon]

no luck beemerbird thanx for the suggestion anyway

[beemerbird]

Good luck with it, sorry I couldn't help, but I'd wondered for ages what that switch was for on mine!!!

[markdemon]

thanx gonna need it now ive run our of light to try anything else

[gooner1]

markdemon, did you find a blown fuse, and have you tried closing windows with ignition on and doors open?

[markdemon]

yes gooner1 ive checked all the fuses,with ignition on ,and with engine running,also tried with doors open and closed,both passenger and drivers door no luck with any of it im afraid
oh sorry i never found a blown 1 either

[Brianmoooore]

Do the switches light up with the doors open, or the ignition on?
The connector that goes onto the back of the circuit breaker is a bit on the weedy side, and can fall off.

[markdemon]

no brian none of the switches are lite when the ignition is on and the doors are open,thanx for the suggestion ill check the switch tomorrow

[Brianmoooore]

If there's nothing wrong there, the problem must centre around a blue relay at the back left corner of the glovebox area.

[Bobbydoughnut]

Just a thought...How about pulling the switch out and run a live feed from say the cigarette lighter/other live to the 'up' connector on the plug just to power the motor long enough to get each window up, just for tonight?

[Brianmoooore]

That will work, although both wires to the cut out are identical, so you'll have to find out which is the correct one by trial and error. (watch for the switches lighting up).

[markdemon]

hi guys
all sorted the connector to the circuit breaker had come off thanx for all those who help diagnose the problem and steered me in the right direction

[beemerbird]

The Zone is evil. I go to bed worrying about other peoples cars.

[markdemon]

thanx beemerbird you can sleep soundly tonite lol
i know im gonna now my windows are closed