i know TEL's (1g atleast) are notorious for having crappy power windows (takes forever to go up and down) but how bad do they get?

Right now my passenger side window doesn't make it up anymore... i have to pull on it while i have my finger on the up button...

It used to be just a slow ascend but now not even that.. I was thinking maybe its a battery problem because when i have just the passenger side window going down, it goes fine. but if i try to get fancy and have both windows go down the passenger side slows down considerably.

so the final question is...
Battery problem or Crappy Window motor/window tracks??

Well if your battery can crank the car, it can roll up a window you would think There's a vfaq on fixing this I think.

bleh double post

i've already done the Vfaq on sticky windows. and its done nothing to help, which is why i was wondering if it could be something else

oh well looks like its pulling the window up for me

if you cleaned/lubed the upper window frame rails and it still slow/stuck then the problem is probly the lower rails inside the door.

I had the same problem and the found the lower rails that hold the rubber tracks had rusted and were squeezing the rubber rail. Pull the door cover off, pull the rubber out of the lower rail, and clean the crap out of there if its rusted bad. put the track back in, clean it, lube it and it should fix it.

Could be the power window motor. If the motor is worn out (bad brushes), then more power is required for it to just work normally. Sounds like that could be your problem.

QUICK FIX

Take any kind of tire shine spray product (the one that makes your tires look new and shiny again). Spray it down the rails and move the window up and down. This will make the window go up and down with ease. I have done this to cars with exactly your problem and its worked. YOu have nothing to lose Id try it.