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Offline *Dickie*

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broken window!!
« on: 25 July 2009, 15:47 »
hello my driver side window has stop working and i  had to put abit of wood in so it keeps the glass in place. the only thing broken was a bit of plastic wot holds the glass but everythink else works. do i need a whole new mechanism ??

Offline boneybradley

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Re: broken window!!
« Reply #1 on: 25 July 2009, 15:48 »
scrapyard as vw sell the wholeunit as 1!
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Re: broken window!!
« Reply #2 on: 25 July 2009, 15:57 »
Is it electric?

Offline *Dickie*

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Re: broken window!!
« Reply #3 on: 25 July 2009, 16:01 »
yeah it is electric, how much does a whole new 1 cost ???

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Re: broken window!!
« Reply #4 on: 25 July 2009, 16:13 »
Ive heard they are a real pain to mess with. Mine works but makes funny noises so I try not to use it unless I have to.

Offline Reasty

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Re: broken window!!
« Reply #5 on: 25 July 2009, 22:37 »
A new mech from gsf is £50.80, they are abit of a pain in the arse to change but its not a hard job at all,and trust me is a good feeling when ya window works again!  :wink:

Offline Mikester

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Re: broken window!!
« Reply #6 on: 25 July 2009, 22:45 »
We replaced the bit of plastic on mels polo that broke with a screw. Works fine.

Offline VW Mel

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Re: broken window!!
« Reply #7 on: 25 July 2009, 22:58 »
Yeah just have to tighten it every month lol, pain in the arse tbh