Citroen Electric Windows - any good?

[R9UKE]

Hey guys.

Looking at (possibly) adding another oddball into the fleet - A Citroen C3 Pluriel.

The one issue this car has is a non-functioning drivers window. Now if this was a Renault, I'd actually be more surprised if the window worked, but broken electric windows aren't really something I ever associated with Citroens. There's no regulator noise, no click, nothing. So am I right in thinking it could be something as little as a switch, or are you Citroen owners just better at keeping quiet about catastrophically expensive window failures than the Renault bunch?

Here's the little stunner

[addo]

It's not the infamous plastic clip, by the sounds of it (no noise).

If the window is up, just toggle between the open roof and aircon. Job's right, that way.

[Lighty]

C3 windows are not generally a problem, but the switches ar terrible.
Swap the switches over, they are the same, it will probably swap the fault.
New ones are very cheap.
Ps. Ceck the roof mechanism and tailgate hinges, these all cost as much as the car too fix.

[Sl4yer]

The drivers window on our C3 hasn't worked for a while now. I can hear the relay clicking when the switch is pressed - I think the 12V to the motor has failed somehow. Interestingly, the heated mirror on that side doesn't work either, although the mirror does fold as it should. Must get around to getting it fixed some time...

Lexia doesn't seem to be a help, apart from confirming that the feed should be live.

James

[R9UKE]

Excellent, thanks, I'll find out tomorrow if I own it or what it will take to buy it

No AC in this one, and the Avantime-like open air roadster thing with no B pillar is a big appeal, so that window would have to be fixed!

Judging by the pics in this one, it's not an exceptional case!

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[Citroenmad]

Is that your main appeal with the Pluriel Luke, the fact it has no B pillar?

I guess this would be a buy and sell on car, rather than a keeper?

Yep, found little problem with windows myself, probably something simple, hopwfully!

[R9UKE]

Yes, that, the roof and the fact that it's such an oddball.

Really weird that I never see them yet I've spotted at least 6 over the weekend - perhaps it's a sign

It would actually be to replace mum's Meg for the summer.

[Citroenmad]

I do like odd ball cars too, and so they appeal slightly. Though ideal if it would be your mums car, as you could get away with using it but not have to own up to owning one

[ashy90]

I would say the Xantia electric windows sometimes play up, not sure about the others.

[wheeler]

I would avoid it like the plague, theres not many of them that dont leak water somewhere or other & as lighty says opening roof problems are big £££ to fix.
A new roof assembly is over 3 & a half grand. The roof mechanism is quite delicate & doesent take well to not being operated correctly.
If you really still want to go for it make sure the seller fully opens & folds away the roof (It should swivel into the compartment in the boot floor) and removes the roof arches & then puts it all back together again to make sure it works, make sure the canvas part goes back & forward smoothly & squarely.