meph137 Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Has anyone got vertical scratches in their driver side door window? Seems as though other ppl have mentioned this, just wondered if there was a common cause... Gonna have to take my door card off anyway sa the window sticks occasioanlly, usually when I'm in a car park trying to pay Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraD06 Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Not heard of this problem before mate, i can only assume you've got some grit in the rubber seal and its scratching as the window moves. Try pulling the rubber back and dusting it out, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 I've had this too. I've taken the door card off and had a good look at how the window works. There's nothing metal / mechanical that can scratch the glass if the mechanism is set up correctly. The outer rubber trim doesn't really touch the glass until the window is fully up. There's another 'felt' like strip just below the rubber outer one (you can see it when the window is fully wound down) which is in contact with the outer face of the glass and I reckon its minute bits of grit stuck to this strip that scratches the glass. I've had no more scratches after I cleaned this strip (with a wet rag with the window wound down) and kept it clean regularly since. I've read on here that 'jewelers rouge' may polish out fine scratches on the door glass, but I haven't tried it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meph137 Posted January 2, 2009 Author Share Posted January 2, 2009 I've read on here that 'jewelers rouge' may polish out fine scratches on the door glass, but I haven't tried it yet. Just had a look round on that, seems as though its kinda hard work, though I did find this which some people were going to try... http://www.glasspolishshop.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=134&osCsid=54123d8c9fe99d8944544a1d54837008 It says £0.00 when you look at it, I dont know why as when you add to cart its £22.52 Might have a go, or just buy some new glass, that might be the cheaper option... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 I had some scratches on my L200 side window and used Jewellers rouge, made a right mess of it, big patch of frosted glass 'Luckily' the window was shattered several days later and I got it replaced on insurance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meph137 Posted January 2, 2009 Author Share Posted January 2, 2009 hah, what a coincedence! I think it might be the cable from the electric window mechanism, just taken the door panel off and its frayed.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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