E30 Zone

this is probably a silly question,
my passenger side window has packed up the motor still
works but not with the switch is there a relay anywhere?

switches can fail

i thought that ive tryed another switch if i run a wire from the battery
to the motor it works.

These switches are a bore,if you take it apart and clean it all up it should be fine, I assume the fuse is ok.

the drivers side works fine so tried the switch on the passenger side?
both fuses seem fine.

It could well be the connector block between the door loom and the car loom. This is located in the door shut and they often go all manky and corode leaving certain electrical items inside the doors dead. I would take this appart and clean it up and keep your fingers crossed!

While we are on leccy windows, the remaining rear passenger one of mine still doesn't work, the motor makes a noise when you hit the switch but the glass just stares un-movingly back at you. Whassapenintherethen?

JohnnyThunders wrote:While we are on leccy windows, the remaining rear passenger one of mine still doesn't work, the motor makes a noise when you hit the switch but the glass just stares un-movingly back at you. Whassapenintherethen?

Get the door card off and see what is happening. The motor may be stuck/buggered etc...Or there may be a problem with the mechanism. Rears can get a bit troublesome due to their lack of use.

ta ill have a look.

everythings seems ok are there any relays for the windows?

iain wrote:everythings seems ok are there any relays for the windows?

There are two relays involved with the windows, but none that would let one side work and not the other.
If the motor and switch are definitely good, then that only leaves SPADGE's door pins and the wire.

when i put a multimeter on door end of switch wire im getting 7 volts

Put the meter back in the drawer and use a 12 volt lamp on a couple of pieces of wire!
Meters connected to unloaded circuits give totally false and misleading results.

thanks for everyones help,ive had a look at the connector in the
door shut and spadge was right it seems to be fine now.