Just bought my first! One small problem...

Maintenance advice to keep your Spider in shape.
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rustybadge

Just bought my first! One small problem...

Post by rustybadge »

Hi there!

I've just bought my first Spider, indeed my first classic car. After about 20 years of drooling at this car, I've bought one here in Sweden 2 days ago. A little present to myself for my 34th birthday!

It's a white 1984 Pininfarina model. Overall good condition. However, the electric window (passenger side) is struggling to move...it goes down, but doesn't seem to have enough electric "pull" to put the window up. Any ideas how to fix this?

Also, does anyone know where I can pick up a manual for this car? e.g. a Haynes Manual... Cheers!

Here's a photo of her: http://www.superflyguy.co.uk/car/car.jpg

/Russell
So Cal Mark

Re: Just bought my first! One small problem...

Post by So Cal Mark »

nice looking car and congrats on the gift to yourself!
Slow windows can be caused by poor grounds, or misadjusted glass that drags against the weatherstrip.
Most of the aftermarket manuals don't cover the last yrs' of the Spider, even though most everything is unchanged. I think Brooklands is a pretty good guide for the FI cars
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