Curious?

[Beaudiggity]

on my 95 Legacy Brighton the rear passenger side window is electric. This is the only window that is electric and when the car is off(key out of ignition) the window is still functional. Is this right or do I have replacement doors or something. Seems kind of wierd to me.

[frag]

Pretty obvious that you have a least one replacement door coming from another car. Start looking for other details of the same sort. Hope the accident was not too big and that you will not find anything too much out of whack.

Good luck!

[northguy]

Sounds like 3 new doors, or why would the car be wired for electric windows in the first place?

[cookie]

or rust. I must say that is one of the more creative combinations I have heard of. Did they have pot at the Subaru factory in those days? Otherwise it is probably just a replacement door, and it is usually pretty easy to wire them for electric windows. A bit easier than changing over the window mechanism and upholstery.

[frag]

Sounds like 3 new doors, or why would the car be wired for electric windows in the first place?

1) My Brighton and a least two others I know off around here have manual crank windows. Are'nt most of them manual ?

2) The fact that the sole electrical window is still operational even with the ignition key off points to a makeshift install.

3) An accident damaging three doors seems less probable than only one.

I rest my case.

Happy new year!

[Beaudiggity]

I thought it was possible that it was wrecked before but the title is clean. Probably because the guy that wrecked it has his own shop. I kind of knew that when I bought it but for $1980 the price is right. It drives down the road straight and smooth and everything works. Even the crazy electric window. Can't lock anybody in my car! Thanks for all your help.

[scooby dooo]

1) My Brighton and a least two others I know off around here have manual crank windows. Are'nt most of them manual ?

2) The fact that the sole electrical window is still operational even with the ignition key off points to a makeshift install.

3) An accident damaging three doors seems less probable than only one.

I rest my case.

Happy new year!

 

my 2k brighton has power windows. i'd guess that an accident that calls for replacing only the right rear door is not too worrisome. sounds like a fabulous deal

[Novakaine]

Yeah that is a little crazy. But lucky you, you have one power window. I was thinking of adding power windows to my car, with the spal universal kit, but that is too expensive. So instead I am just doing power locks.

 

But You might want to check around for other damage, maybe the frame or somethign could be a little bent. It is great that it runs fine, but it is nice to know what is going on with your car.

 

Also, how many miles do you have on your car...just curious.

[JT95]

I think it's pretty obvious that the car had a mangled rear door that was replaced. I have found that finding the exact replacement part you need for a Subaru from the salvage yard is not always easy. For one, Subarus are not quite as common on the road (and thus in a junkyard) as are Mustangs or Cavaliers, but also anything newer Subaru that is remotely fixable gets snatched by the rebuilders pretty quickly. I'd say the power window door was all the dude could find and did the best with it with the minimal hassle. (At least it works--a lot of people would have left it non-working.)

 

Anywho, just ask the dude who owned it how the car had been hit. You already paid for it, so it's not like it matters what he tells you anymore. Look at all your rubber moulding/trim on the exterior of the car--does any of it have a thin line of paint on it? If so, the car was partially or totally repainted. If that is the case, then you may have a little bit or mounds of Bondo hidden beneath. (If done right, Bondo isn't necessairly a bad thing, though.) If you notice that the power window door's paint is just a tad out of shade with the rest of the car, then that was probably the only thing damaged and replaced/repaired/painted.

 

My only concern would be the alignment of the car. Make sure the car was checked for proper alignment after being hit (if the hit was moderate to hard) and find out if the car was put on a rack and pulled. Sometimes a rebuilt wreck will have unnatural wear/premature wear on tires, even after going to the tire store for an alignment job. To me, that's the only real worry of a car that was rebuilt--assuming it has been repaired "correctly" and with TLC.

 

I'm driving a '95 Legacy LSi wagon that had a salvage title when I bought it. The car looked straight and drove fine, but I still had a body man put it on the rack and straighten it, even though it was a very minimal adjustment. Other than that, I did all the other repairs myself. Factory parts are expensive, and salvage yards rarely have exactly what you need for a Subie. If the the guy repaired your car with TLC, I wouldn't worry too much as long as he'll tell you the story behind what repairs were done. Personally, I'd find someone who knows electrical systems well, and have it rewired so it didn't work with the car off and leave it. Just call that side the "VIP Seat" of the car and that's why it has the only power window. I've been driving my rebuilt Sube for 4 months now, including a couple of big road trips, and it is great. Get the whole story on it, though. Since the title is clean, it doesn't sound like the origial damage could have been that bad.