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Old Sep 25, 2003 | 04:35 PM
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Recently I had new weather stripping put on the GS, my windows go down great on HOT days; its all the other days I'm worried about---They go down soooo slow as if the weather stripping were too tight. I thought that they would break-in and everything would be fine, but its been about 5 months now and I still have issues. Is there a quick fix to this or a possible adjustment somewhere that I'm ignorant about? Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

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Old Sep 25, 2003 | 04:51 PM
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:skep: Hmmm....that is strange. When I replaced the header strip, my windows went down/up slow when it was hot out. You would think in the heat, the stripping would swell. When cold, it should shrink. Maybe try rubbing some dielectric grease into the weather stripping to lubricate it. The dielectric grease won't hurt the weather stripping, people here use it to keep it lasting longer. Aside from that, you have me stumped. :skep:
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Old Sep 25, 2003 | 05:14 PM
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I had a problem with the passenger side window, I put some Rainex on it and I haven't had a problem since.
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Old Sep 25, 2003 | 08:31 PM
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My drivers side does the same thing. In all kinds of weather.
What is the fix??
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tony
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Old Sep 25, 2003 | 08:34 PM
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I think its just an old tired motor.....I know the feeling. :sleep:
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