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My dad and I have pretty much come to the conclusion that somewhere in the wiring for my 244's power windows there is a short that causes the fuse to blow anytime condensation gets on the window. I've gone through five fuses in just a few weeks this way, and I no longer roll down the windows at night when it's humid (I fear the day I get pulled over while driving at night!).

For Christmas, my parents are planning on getting some work done on the car. Besides a paint job and getting the odometer fixed, I'm going to heavily push them to do something about the condensation short.

Is it feasible to take it to our (trusted) Volvo mechanic, tell him what we think is the problem, and ask him to fix it? By feasible, first, is it possible? Second, will it be a semi-reasonable bill? Getting the brick repainted will cost a bit, and I doubt my parents will be willing to drop more than $150 to "repair" windows that work most of the time.