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Am I crazy? Windows go down a little when opening the doors right?

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So I just got my car back from the shop where they did a re learn for a problem I was having. It fixed the problem but I feel like it may have caused another.

With the doors not having the top part where a window would normally seat into, I could’ve sworn that whenever you opened the door handle, the window would go down ever so slightly to unseal to let the window open freely. Since getting my car back I’ve realized they no longer do that and when I open the door, it feels like it sticks in the seal as it opens.

Do the windows on the 2nd Gen Outback do this partial opening thing when opening and closing the doors or am going crazy? And if they are supposed to do that, does anyone know how to reset them to do that again?

Thanks in advance.
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I had subarus with frameless windows and to my knowledge they never did automatically go down slightly when opening. If you feel like it's sticking, you can condition the rubber seals with something like shin-etsu 08798-9013 silicone grease (best), or multi-purpose Sil-glyde (good enough)


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Nobody is calling you dumb. If the window didn't stick before and now it's sticking maybe something did change, but the window never did auto-lower for door open so if something changed, it's not that.
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It is normal for "modern" cars since 2010 or so with frameless doors, but prior to that it was rare. My 2005 Legacy GT had frameless windows and they did not auto-drop, and they continued this design through 2009. After that the doors had frames, like my 2011 WRX.

But the 2012+ Subaru/Toyota BRZ has frameless windows that have that auto-drop.
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