GR86 Driver Window Click

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Think someone said they had it before but noticed it last week that when it's coming down, or even when the door opens and it drops that fraction, the drivers window clicks in the door as if it's tight. Passenger is OK for now. Was there a dealer fix for it?
 
No fix for this unfortunately. Has been pushed by owners in the states, some had regulators replaced but made no difference.
 
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I was probably the one as I had the regulator replacer by the dealer and commented on the forum. I think the problem is still there though not as much as before but I can foresee getting worse.
 
Was thinking about this yesterday funnily enough. When I wind the window all the way down it also makes a bit of a thunk, as well as clicking at the top. Does sound like there's something a bit loose.
 
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My thread from 2 years ago is linked below.

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GR86 Thread 'Window and boot - clicking noises'

Just wondering if my car is the only one...

When I open the driver's door, the window drop makes a fairly loud plasticky click noise. The same happens if I drop the window from closed from inside the car using the button on the arm rest which is slightly more annoying because it's by my right ear. The passenger window doesn't make the same noise.

When I lift the boot I get a fairly loud metallic click but it only happens once. I can't recreate it unless I wait until the following day.

I still get the noise. Pretty sure it's caused by the glass sticking against the rubber seal at the top of the door.
 
leosayer said:
I still get the noise. Pretty sure it's caused by the glass sticking against the rubber seal at the top of the door.
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Had this for several months too - thought it might have been due to the cold weather but it’s still there now we’re back above zero C. Happens if getting in or getting out. Also thought it could be the glass sticking to the rubber and causing some tension which then ‘clicks’ out, but why doesn’t it happen on the passenger side? I’ve gummi-pfleged the rubbers too, and it still happens…
 
I've been noticing this more recently. I meant to attack mine with the gummi-pflege at the weekend, but ran out of time.
 
I had this window clicking nonsense develop on the driver's side a couple of weeks ago. Thought I may need to "look at it" all properly, like.

However, I shouted "SHUT THE F**K UP" at it a couple of days ago and the problem has disappeared! 🤷‍♂️

Note: This is not a scientifically-proven method, and your results may vary.
 
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As the weather's warmed up today, I had the window wound down while driving, and noticed that I could hear a bit of a rattle from the drivers window over bumps. I've also noticed that this seems to happen on the way up sometimes too, so I think it's more mechanical, rather than anything to do with the seal.

Did a bit of digging and found a thread about the same issue on the US forums (very common it seems) and a guy there discovered that there's adjuster bolts for the window regulator (which he'd in turn found from the FT86 forums for the first gen). Tightening those up seems to have resolved the issue for now: https://www.gr86.org/posts/170017/

Haven't looked into this myself, but would be nice if there's a relatively simple fix. Someone else on GR86.org also solved the issue by just running the window reset procedure (although someone else said that didn't work for them). So a couple of things for people to look into...if I have time I might whip off the door card this weekend and investigate.
 
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Just a follow up, I was in the car today trying to sort my creaking driver's air vent, so decided to take off the door card and have a look. No dice I'm afraid - was really hoping I'd find one of those adjustment locknuts loose, but they all feel tight to me. Didn't want to touch the actual adjustment in case I screwed something up, so I chickened out and put it all back together. If someone's braver than me, perhaps they can take a closer look, but for now, I still have a clicking window.

It's annoying because I worry that if something mechanical is loose, it's eventually going to break under strain. But I have absolutely no faith in taking it to a dealer. I'm sure they'd keep the car for a day or two then just shrug and give it back to me.
 
Are you sure it’s the vent?

I had the same sort of creak when I first bought the car and suspected it was the vent for a long time - it turned out it was the A-pillar (the creaking stopped if I jammed a finger in there!).

I’ve got the same clicking from the driver’s window, but nothing from the other side. Industrial quantities of Gummi Pflege have had no impact…
 
IGZ said:
Are you sure it’s the vent?

I had the same sort of creak when I first bought the car and suspected it was the vent for a long time - it turned out it was the A-pillar (the creaking stopped if I jammed a finger in there!).

I’ve got the same clicking from the driver’s window, but nothing from the other side. Industrial quantities of Gummi Pflege have had no impact…
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To be honest, no I'm not, but I've already put tape between the speaker grill and the A-pillar as pressing on that seemed to help, but that didn't fix it. It only happens when its cold and goes away pretty quickly as the car warms up, but it's pretty obnoxious, like a cracking sound.
 
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