So the Evora clearly wasn't impressed that I'd test-driven an Emira. Later on the same day I closed the door as I exited the car and heard a weird crunch. I didn't immediately associate it with the frameless windows doing that 10mm window-seat after you close the door. It did it again when I got back into the car. I opened the window - all seemed good - drove home with it down, and then tried to raise the window again. Non. Gave it some assistance, and it rose, but the associated crunching noised suggested that something was jamming the mech.
Pulled off the door card and liberally sprayed lithium grease around. This didn't make any difference, other than covering the window glass in lithium grease. You dick.
Squeezing a hand inside, it was clear something had broken or come adrift, as the cable sleeve was getting dragged into the winding mechanism during the lift phase. Fine going the other way. Bah.
So the mech had to come out, where it became clear that a stoopid plastic clip that holds the cable sleeve to the base plate had failed. Quickly checked the parts site, and you can't buy that component. Of course. You have to buy the entire window mechanism. Which lists at £450 + VAT (ie £538 + postage). Ah. For a 10p clip failure....
Dark great section to the right with coil spring should look like the one to the left.
So rather than wedge a couple of bits of wood in to hold the window closed, I thought it was worth the effort of a bodge. Cut a slot in a big washer and fed it onto the front of the cable sleeve. Drilled a couple of holes in the base plate, so I could fit a chunky cable tie through to hold the cable sleeve in place. Then fit a smaller cable tie to try and ensure it stays in place. And a third to ensure the smaller cable tie holding the main cable tie in place stays in place.
Aaaand - it worked.
Kinda.
I wasn't able to tension the system properly, so it was grumbling a bit, and just wasn't right.
Spoke to B.I.L. who confirmed that he could 3D print me a part. We could thicken some of the wall sections to make it more robust. Just need to get dimensions. Which would have been easy, were it not bodged up and back in the car.
I also asked on the Loltus forum about any Evora breaking. None known, but recommendations to call ES Motorsports - who created some of the Evora GT4 cars, and therefore had a lot of spares kicking about.
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So after a couple of days wait whilst they dug around in some parts bins..... "we've got one, BUT.... someone else has had the motor off it, so I assume that's no use". Au contaire - my motor is fine - I can swap it over. We agreed on £60 for the remaining assembly, including VAT and delivery. That's a bit better.
Swapped the motor and fitted it today. Re fitted door card. Realised I'd left a bit of wood inside (temporary protection against the glass dropping unexpectedly whilst I had the mech out). Took door card off again. Re-fitted door card.
Working again. Hoorah.
. I've still got almost a year of Mazda warranty left so they can look at it after the summer.
