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rear glass unlocking itself?

Postby topgun94 » Sun Dec 29, 2013 2:51 pm

Hey guys.
Got a odd one. My rear tailgate glass on my mu seems to always unlatch itself? I slam it shut and check it amd it's fine. Go for a drive and bam. Unlocked. It doesn't open itself just unlocks. Any ideas as to what's going on?
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Re: rear glass unlocking itself?

Postby turnturn » Sun Dec 29, 2013 6:53 pm

The problem would appear to be either electrical or mechanical. Can you easily isolate the rear tailgate glass solenoid and see if the problem persists?

The rear glass and tailgate alignment/adjustment can also be a bit fussy sometimes too.
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Re: rear glass unlocking itself?

Postby isuzurob » Sun Dec 29, 2013 7:41 pm

also the wires break in the tailgate to the body in the flexy rubber and short out when you are driving(had it with mates mu with the number plate lights)
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Re: rear glass unlocking itself?

Postby MrRevhead » Wed Jun 18, 2014 2:12 pm

Yeah mine does this too. Doesn't do it that often. Usually when it's pissing down with rain or I'm in the middle of the river/mud :lol:
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Re: rear glass unlocking itself?

Postby MrRevhead » Wed Jun 18, 2014 2:13 pm

Bloody hell, I need to check post dates :oops:
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Re: rear glass unlocking itself?

Postby turnturn » Wed Jun 18, 2014 10:35 pm

One of my Mu's does this too. Sometimes I'll go weeks without it happening and then it'll do it 3 times in a day.....

As I posted earlier ^^ I must get around to isolating the electrical side of things to see if it is a mechanical thing as I suspect that it could be something to do with the rear door moving a little bit....

Or a loose wire...

I have noticed that the little chrome plated latch screwed to the window glass is about a quarter worn through.
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Re: rear glass unlocking itself?

Postby topgun94 » Thu Jun 19, 2014 10:38 am

mine the same turn turn. One day it will be fine and the next just keep popping open. (i disconnected the electrical side of things and made no difference) I have diagnosed it as a MU quirk. I tape it down if im on the tracks and its giving me the shits.
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