[JF]

Evening all. Purchased my i30 about 6 weeks ago and very happy with the car, one tiny problem though. I notice that the drivers window is very very slow when opening and closing, got so bad the other night it froze completely. Was wondering if anyone else had suffered similar problems. Car going into garage tomorrow to be checked out.

[2i30s]

welcome aboard .     the window is an easy fix mate,its hapend to me also.    get a can of silicone spray [preferably with a nozzel] and spray some in each side of the where the window slides up and down,it worked for my 2 i30s. 

[Doggie 1]

Welcome to the forum. 

[Dazzler]

Welcome Cloppa ..Hope Steve is right 

[Shambles]

My window's been going up real slowly recently. Might try a squirt of that magic juice myself

[Dazzler]

My window's been going up real slowly recently. Might try a squirt of that magic juice myself

  Don't do it Steve it's poisonous (Only use it on the windows, not yourself)

[Doggie 1]

 
But it makes it go up really easily. 

[Shambles]

My window rasps as it's lowering, so not sure "lubeing" the guide rail is going to help much, but the idea's still bookmarked for when I get home

[Shambles]

Car going into garage tomorrow to be checked out.

That'd be today then. Let us know what they recommend

[eye30]

Could be the motor so better get it to the dealers as your warranty is out soon, isn't it.

[bumpkin]

I wouldn't think so the warranty on a 61 plate should last until at least 2016!!

Many garages are doing the silicone spray in the guide rails as part of the service now.

[JF]

Turns out it just needed a squirt of silicon spray seems nothing mechanical wrong, wonder if it woud have been the same if i didnt have 4yrs left on warranty,mmmmmmmmmm makes you wonder.

[eye30]

I wouldn't think so the warranty on a 61 plate should last until at least 2016!!

My reply was for Shambles.

Forgot the quote

[Shambles]

I've done mine too, after I'd swabbed the insides of the guide rails with a cotton earbud

Time will tell whether it's been successful; glad to hear yours is sorted, Cloppa.

[Shambles]

That stuff sure does the trick

I wonder how long it will last before needing a refresh...


Thanks for the tip, Steve

[doctorbutcher]

Where would one pick up a can of said magic spray?

Both my front side windows are a bit sticky going up/down.. although i blame the passenger side on the wife being sick down the side of the car one night thanks to too much vino... thats another story though. 

[Shambles]

Where would one pick up a can of said magic spray?

Halfords should have them (around the £6 mark) or get one delivered from around £3 from any online tat bazaar

[beerman]

Works every time on the wife's Falcon...

I wonder how the silicon goes with tint??

[Keith]

  And to think how some people took the pi$$ out of my recommending Silicone Spray for such jobs... 

[2i30s]

pi$$ wont work Keith,silicone spray does. 

[2i30s]

That stuff sure does the trick

I wonder how long it will last before needing a refresh...


Thanks for the tip, Steve

our 3 year old cars have been done twice in the three years of owning them. 

[2i30s]

Works every time on the wife's Falcon...

I wonder how the silicon goes with tint??

our tint hasn't been damaged by it BM.

[2i30s]

Where would one pick up a can of said magic spray?

Halfords should have them (around the £6 mark) or get one delivered from around £3 from any online tat bazaar

your local automotive parts store should sell it,but don't use wd-40 or crc its oil based.   

[kabukiman]

FWIW my passenger front window is much slower than my driver's side.

Also, both my rear windows are faster than my front windows.

I suppose it's down to how strong each individual motor it.  It doesn't really bother me because I open my driver's window the most and not the passenger side.

[rustynutz]

your local automotive parts store should sell it,but don't use wd-40 or crc its oil based.   

CRC make a silcone spray too....

[2i30s]

your local automotive parts store should sell it,but don't use wd-40 or crc its oil based.   

CRC make a silicone spray too....

i meant crc lubricant spray Russ,i should have been more specific because crc is the brand. 

[JF]

FWIW my passenger front window is much slower than my driver's side.

Also, both my rear windows are faster than my front windows.

I suppose it's down to how strong each individual motor it.  It doesn't really bother me because I open my driver's window the most and not the passenger side.

I have never had to use silicon sparay on the windows of any of the other cars that i have owned, must be something stupid that causes the problem.

[Shambles]

I have never had to use silicon sparay on the windows of any of the other cars that i have owned, must be something stupid that causes the problem.

Same here - I guess the windows are a much tighter fit between the pillars than what we're used to?

[JF]

Thanks to all all for advice,, much appreciated.

[raytheta]

Hi

I have similar problem not a biggie but will mention it when going in for first service early next yearm have an I30 CDX 1.4 diesel bought in Dublin