Window motor control panel keeps popping off

**Thewilldog** · 07-19-2016, 04:55 PM

I've been fighting the driver's side panel for many years now, figured I'd ask here and see if anyone has any tips/trick to overcome this little bastard. I've tried to bend the little retainer clips out to keep them from slipping but it doesn't seem to matter - there's just too many wires behind it trying to push it back out. I'm willing to go as far as screwing it down if someone can recommend a point to hold it in place.

***SMWS6TA*** · 07-19-2016, 08:13 PM

Try pulling some back into the panel. It shouldn't be that much.

You might want to check to see if the plastic "bar" for lack of a better description, is still there. It should be a plastic piece that the tab pushes into to latch on.

**bigrondownhiller** · 07-22-2016, 03:13 PM

Use something to push the excess wire down in the hole a bit. You could put a few dabs of silicone on it to hold it down. Just tape it in place overnight.

**Thewilldog** · 08-04-2016, 04:28 PM

Thanks for the advice. I took the door panel off and re-positioned the glue blob (for lack of a better term) holding down the base of the wiring lower on the door frame. Less extra wire pressing against the panel. I also bent out the clips a little bit again. The panel sits down a little tighter than before and hasn't popped off in a couple of days, so *cross fingers* I hope it holds on for a while.

**Whamhammer** · 08-04-2016, 05:30 PM

Originally Posted by Thewilldog

Thanks for the advice. I took the door panel off and re-positioned the glue blob (for lack of a better term) holding down the base of the wiring lower on the door frame. Less extra wire pressing against the panel. I also bent out the clips a little bit again. The panel sits down a little tighter than before and hasn't popped off in a couple of days, so *cross fingers* I hope it holds on for a while.

You can also go with some 3M double sided adhesive tape too, my old shop would use that stuff for everything from emblems to door trim.