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MG MGF Technical - Window alignment advice

Hi,

I really hope someone can offer some advice in regards to getting my drivers side window aligned / sealing properly.

I bought the car a couple of months ago not realising that the drivers window pinched against the hood when the door was shut. I paid a local MGF dealer to realign the window and door (costing a shade under £100) and it seemed 'ok'. (The seal seemed poor but it wasn't pinching the hood anymore)

Today I shut the door to find it pinching against the hood again! The dealer isn't interested but before I make a fuss I would like to know what should actually be done.

After some fiddling around I noticed that if I didn't allow the window to return to the point it cuts out, the glass fits perfectly in the frame. (About 1 - 2cms short of where it naturally cuts out from holding the window switch in the 'Up' position).

I see on Ebay someone is selling replacement window stops for about £16 including postage.

Can I ask advice on:

- Is it the window / door alignment that is wrong or is it simply the glass is rising too high?

- Will replacement window stops fix it? If so, is it an easy job to do (ie as a non-mechanic, can I do it?)

- Is £16 a reasonable price for these or should I pick some up from a local dealer?

Any advice appreciated!

Many thanks,

James
J Cundle

James

Window adjustment is a long running problem.

Tony has notes on adjustment at http://www.apttony.co.uk/

Windo Stops are readily availble fom local dealers or by post from Brown & Gammons (who are in list of advetisers). I thought £16 look a bit high but haven't bought any for at least 2 years. The window stop has been modofied 2 or 3 times during it's life, make sure you get the latest type.
JohnP

also this link to Paul http://homepage.ntlworld.com/dotcomoff/home/motoring/mgf_faq/diy/bodywork/windows/window_stops_diy.html

JohnP

Oh the joys of window adjustment. :o(

No surprise that your dealer didn't get it right - to be perfectly honest it is very hard to do properly and get a good result at the end. Not sure how they manage such consistent results at the factory actually? Anyone know?

There are a number of adjustment screws that can be loosened so that the window can be adjusted in any one of three dimensions - and frequently in two at the same time.

It takes alot of time and patience.

Will be starting my second attempt very shortly - just as soon as I replace the window seals...
Rob Bell

Thank you both for such quick responses!

It seems this is a more common problem than I realised. I am still unsure whether it is an alignment problem or whether the window stops have failed/broken. It seems the window stops are now the first thing to check for this type of thing?

JohnP - your link looks extremely useful to check if this is the case. If it gets too complicated its back to a dealer!

Thanks again - you have both been very helpful.

James


James

James,

I think most points have already been covered here. Definitely check the window stop first before touching any of the adjustment screws - if it's a broken stop, then if you're lucky the adjustment will still be right once it's replaced!

£16 pounds seems high - I think I paid £5 plus £1 postage to Brown and Gammons for a single stop.

Hope this helps,

Mark
Mark Roper

This thread was discussed on 31/05/2005

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