Sweet Dreams & Flying Machines
Boo Boo Window
A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
If you can visually fight your way through the sun flare in this phone photo you can see the redneck repair job (duct tape) holding up the rear window of this Jeep Liberty. (not mine)
It seems Libertys and Grand Cherokees have a deep seated recessive Wrangler gene which allows the windows to inexplicably drop into the door and no longer operate. One day the top may fly off and the windshield flop down onto the hood, right?
It seems there's a cheap ($156.00) plastic bracket that holds the windows up. It must be replaced with a new cheap ($156.00) (still plastic) bracket. (Jeep refuses to acknowledge there is a design flaw.)
Ours, on the rear passenger side, has dropped twice. The first time, 26 months ago, cost us $277.24. It happened again yesterday -- same window!
To compound the aggravation, open windows at highway speeds generate an infrasonic sound wave that turns your vehicle into a gigantic silent elephant whistle which you can't "hear" but that will like to bust your eardrums out with pressure pulsation.
Before you get too gloaty, be informed the wind noise is a trait shared by Toyota RAV4s and Chrysler PT Cruisers among others.
Fortunately, I have a great mechanic now, who treats his customers like kings and knows his stuff.*
Some months ago he told us the cheapest way to fix this is to buy a small pair of Vise Grips, open the door panel, raise the window to the closed position and clamp it up there with the Vise Grips. Cost: $13 for parts.
Above all, DO NOT duct tape the window shut. The adhesive will permanently melt into your paint and virtually NEVER come off the glass.
An added benefit of this "temporary" fix is you will always have a pair of Vise Grips with you should you have an unexpected roadside need for them.
* Thank you, Bill @ Bypass Diesel & Auto Repair, Nashville!
Boo Boo Window
A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
If you can visually fight your way through the sun flare in this phone photo you can see the redneck repair job (duct tape) holding up the rear window of this Jeep Liberty. (not mine)
It seems Libertys and Grand Cherokees have a deep seated recessive Wrangler gene which allows the windows to inexplicably drop into the door and no longer operate. One day the top may fly off and the windshield flop down onto the hood, right?
It seems there's a cheap ($156.00) plastic bracket that holds the windows up. It must be replaced with a new cheap ($156.00) (still plastic) bracket. (Jeep refuses to acknowledge there is a design flaw.)
Ours, on the rear passenger side, has dropped twice. The first time, 26 months ago, cost us $277.24. It happened again yesterday -- same window!
To compound the aggravation, open windows at highway speeds generate an infrasonic sound wave that turns your vehicle into a gigantic silent elephant whistle which you can't "hear" but that will like to bust your eardrums out with pressure pulsation.
Before you get too gloaty, be informed the wind noise is a trait shared by Toyota RAV4s and Chrysler PT Cruisers among others.
Fortunately, I have a great mechanic now, who treats his customers like kings and knows his stuff.*
Some months ago he told us the cheapest way to fix this is to buy a small pair of Vise Grips, open the door panel, raise the window to the closed position and clamp it up there with the Vise Grips. Cost: $13 for parts.
Above all, DO NOT duct tape the window shut. The adhesive will permanently melt into your paint and virtually NEVER come off the glass.
An added benefit of this "temporary" fix is you will always have a pair of Vise Grips with you should you have an unexpected roadside need for them.
* Thank you, Bill @ Bypass Diesel & Auto Repair, Nashville!