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8th November 2015, 08:29 | #1 |
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Tourer tailgate window release fires main tailgate, any ideas??
Bought a 75 tourer 05 plate, its great but the tailgate window doesn't open, instead operating the tailgate window release under the wiper fires the main tailgate lock, whats happening here? any ideas??
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Hello Mangizmo,
I saw your entry this morning and started to answer it but decided that someone else might be able to help you better than me. Seeing no other volunteers, here goes. I have a spare tailgate window and the cabling is as set out below. The cables and water hose for the tailgate washer water supply come through the twin inverted "V" flexible weather covers are:- Black water hose with white plastic bullet connector. A small connector with 4 cables - Blue, green ( may be black), white, black, numbered in the connector respectively, 1,2,3,4. A larger connector with two wires, Thick brown and thinner black,. for the window demisting element. Your problem is not here. The four cables from the smaller connector go through the frame to the wiper/ window lock module. I suspect your problem is here. What does the lock release lever (inside the rubber weather pad under the number plate shroud do? Does this release the glass lock or not? It's the smaller connector where your trouble is. (Or someone has been there before and "moved the cables around between the four. If your connector cables are the same as mine, then we need to look elsewhere.) What does the lock release lever (inside the rubber weather pad) under the number plate shroud do? Does this release the glass lock or not? If still no luck, you will need to remove the whole of the tailgate inner lining - spring clips around the outer edge and two screws inside the drop-down cover where the safety triangle was to be stored. Inside the drop down cover, there is a pull-out plastic strip connected to a plastic chord, but this is the mechanical release for the main tailgate lock. Once this inner panel is removed you should be able to see the wiper motor/ lock module from underneath. There should be four cables here, the window lock feed, tailgate lock feed, wiper motor feed, and earth for all three. Has one of these come adrift and the other put in it's place? Does your wiper motor work. If so, then I am lost for ideas. I can't find anything about locks on my **** disk I normally accessed the module through the opened window, carefully removing the two plugs either end of the moon shaped cover and then lifting the cover off to give access, but you can't do this, can you? I will have a look in my Haynes book later. I seem to remember a diagram for the locks there. Last edited by Dragrad; 8th November 2015 at 21:37.. Reason: Contravention of Club Rules - FAQ Rule 2 ;-( |
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Cables can get damaged on the RHS hinge where the run from the tailgate into the car
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OK quick reply to say thanks for a good answer, BOTH the window release button AND the tailgate button release the tailgate lock, neither release the window, the wiper functions normally as does the demister, I will have a good look at your info and study my car tomorrow and report back.....thanks again V
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