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Title: F&%£*!g Window, think the regulator gone
Post by: godsANGER on 07 March 2010, 01:17: Hay all

Just on way back from my mates and i could here a wind noise coming from the passenger door, thought he had not closed it right so waited till i got off the motorway and saw it was the window that was down about 10mm so pushed button . . . . no movement but could here the motor trying so thought must be frozen.

So waited till i got back home went round tried the window . . . . . sounds but no movement. so i put my hands ether side and lifted the glass in to place thought well it wasnâ€™t frozen so tried to open window still nothing.

So i am going to guess it the window regular. It hasnâ€™t dropped it just wouldnâ€™t move. Taped it up anyways better safe then having to clean up loads of glass lol

Any advice anyone.
and not taking it to vw because they well have my pants down lol is it a easy fix ?

Thanks
Title: Re: F&%£*!g Window, think the regulator gone
Post by: jeynesey on 07 March 2010, 01:23: Two options mate. Either the window regulator fixing kit, which I think is a ballache to fit, but is alot cheaper than replacing the whole part.

http://vwgolfr32.co.uk/windowregulator/
Title: Re: F&%£*!g Window, think the regulator gone
Post by: godsANGER on 07 March 2010, 01:32: Quote from: jeynesey on 07 March 2010, 01:23
Two options mate. Either the window regulator fixing kit, which I think is a ballache to fit, but is alot cheaper than replacing the whole part.

http://vwgolfr32.co.uk/windowregulator/

Looks a ball ache just been reading on about it, oks what do i need if i am replacing the part ? and were best place to get it

Brakers
Ebay

Any others?

And how to fit the new part.

Thanks
Title: Re: F&%£*!g Window, think the regulator gone
Post by: jeynesey on 07 March 2010, 01:38: I would head to dealers mate as im sure you want it urgently. They had it in stock at my local :smiley:
Title: Re: F&%£*!g Window, think the regulator gone
Post by: godsANGER on 07 March 2010, 01:42: Quote from: jeynesey on 07 March 2010, 01:38
I would head to dealers mate as im sure you want it urgently. They had it in stock at my local :smiley:

i hear dealer then i hear £££££££££££££££££££££££ lol
any idea of price ?
Title: Re: F&%£*!g Window, think the regulator gone
Post by: godsANGER on 07 March 2010, 17:21: ok would i be able to just buy a full door in black from a scrapys and do a straight replace or get one from a different colour and replace the inners?

This is how my car stands atm, i do like the colour coded tape lol :smug:

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b179/wallace1984uk/Photo010_001.jpg)
Title: Re: F&%£*!g Window, think the regulator gone
Post by: kniterider on 07 March 2010, 17:29: deffo sounds like window reg, wouldnt bother with buying another door as you may get one with old w@nky plastic reg clips and it go again...lol , get the metal clip kit for £20-£30 and spent an hour doing diy... its easy and saves you £££'s

:smiley:

done loads of my own and for other peeps, a worth while mod for car security and not p!ssing you off at a worser than worse time... (cause it wont happen when you put you car in your garage etc... it will alwayshappen when your out / going somewhere!!
Title: Re: F&%£*!g Window, think the regulator gone
Post by: Wazzzer on 07 March 2010, 17:56: welcome to the club mate

One thing, have you tried winding the glass all the way up on the button? Might have just come off the clips...

The repair kit is about £35 each, did both of mine last winter
Title: Re: F&%£*!g Window, think the regulator gone
Post by: godsANGER on 07 March 2010, 18:10: Quote from: kniterider on 07 March 2010, 17:29
deffo sounds like window reg, wouldnt bother with buying another door as you may get one with old w@nky plastic reg clips and it go again...lol , get the metal clip kit for £20-£30 and spent an hour doing diy... its easy and saves you £££'s
:smiley:
done loads of my own and for other peeps, a worth while mod for car security and not p!ssing you off at a worser than worse time... (cause it wont happen when you put you car in your garage etc... it will alwayshappen when your out / going somewhere!!

easy?! Well i wont be able to get it sorted till week end now. unless i take half day off work to sort. were best/cheapest place to get them?

Quote from: Wazzzer on 07 March 2010, 17:56
welcome to the club mate

One thing, have you tried winding the glass all the way up on the button? Might have just come off the clips...

The repair kit is about £35 each, did both of mine last winter

tried up and down not moving at all can slide it up and down by hand.
Title: Re: F&%£*!g Window, think the regulator gone
Post by: Wazzzer on 07 March 2010, 19:03: sounds like the cables and/or motor have broken then.

Go down the dealers mate, I posted the part numbers in the maintenance section a while back
Title: Re: F&%£*!g Window, think the regulator gone
Post by: godsANGER on 07 March 2010, 19:30: Quote from: Wazzzer on 07 March 2010, 19:03
sounds like the cables and/or motor have broken then.

Go down the dealers mate, I posted the part numbers in the maintenance section a while back

i can here the motor its just not connected :sad:
Title: Re: F&%£*!g Window, think the regulator gone
Post by: Grand Master Patch on 07 March 2010, 20:08: Just buy another one £35 and fit it yourself,simple job.
Title: Re: F&%£*!g Window, think the regulator gone
Post by: Dan n Nic on 07 March 2010, 20:45: All the cables will have wrapped around the motor and you will NEVER get it apart. I got my repair kit from the dealer (think it cost me £38) fitted it myself and it wasn't tht bad. There is a step by step guide on here somewhere (will see if I can find it). and I am by no means mechanically minded!!! Just remember when you do "finally" get your door panels off, leave the metal retaining clip/bar on the repair kit when fitting as it holds off all the tension and makes it easier to fit!!!
Title: Re: F&%£*!g Window, think the regulator gone
Post by: Dan n Nic on 07 March 2010, 20:50: http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/t/243313.aspx
Title: Re: F&%£*!g Window, think the regulator gone
Post by: godsANGER on 07 March 2010, 21:21: So just need the repair kit. Think ill give it a bash. Think ill take 1/2 to sort it

are they available from the deals ? and how much. Seen them on

http://vwgolfr32.co.uk/
Ebay
any other places

Very much appreciated, thanks everyone
Title: Re: F&%£*!g Window, think the regulator gone
Post by: Dan n Nic on 07 March 2010, 21:50: I got mine from the dealers & I found my post on here from when mine broke & i paid £36.50 + vat. As soon as I told the guy at the parts desk that my window had dropped he said "ah, you'll be needing the repair kit". It's a known fault with the mk4's.
Title: Re: F&%£*!g Window, think the regulator gone
Post by: Wazzzer on 07 March 2010, 21:55: part numbers for window regulator repair kit

5 door

drivers door front

1JM 898 462

passenger door front

1JM 898 461

3 door

drivers door front

1JE 898 100

passenger door front

1JE 898 099
Title: Re: F&%£*!g Window, think the regulator gone
Post by: godsANGER on 07 March 2010, 22:17: Quote from: Dan n Nic on 07 March 2010, 21:50
I got mine from the dealers & I found my post on here from when mine broke & i paid £36.50 + vat. As soon as I told the guy at the parts desk that my window had dropped he said "ah, you'll be needing the repair kit". It's a known fault with the mk4's.

Read about it before, but hoped it wouldnâ€™t happen to me:cry: lol hope it would have happened to the past owners so i wouldnâ€™t have to deal with it lol

Thanks wazzer

Passenger door front
1JM 898 461
Title: Re: F&%£*!g Window, think the regulator gone
Post by: jeynesey on 07 March 2010, 22:21: Its not too bad mate, as said its a known fault so if your not handy with a spanner, your local garage should be able to sort you out. Dealers said they hold the stock as its a regular request.
Title: Re: F&%£*!g Window, think the regulator gone
Post by: godsANGER on 07 March 2010, 22:54: Quote from: jeynesey on 07 March 2010, 22:21
Its not too bad mate, as said its a known fault so if your not handy with a spanner, your local garage should be able to sort you out. Dealers said they hold the stock as its a regular request.

I am not to bad with a spanner, just unlucky when i have one in my hand lol prime example been helping my mate take out today on his birds mk3 polo - Heads gone - HUMMMMMMMMMMMMMM CHESSE
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b179/wallace1984uk/Photo008_001-1.jpg)
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b179/wallace1984uk/jbmrstrongcopy-1.jpg)

Two bolt decided to snap and then dropped my ratchet in to the bucket with the fobard oil in :huh: lol
And donâ€™t worry heâ€™s not really that strong . . . . . .2second Photoshop lol

think ill give the deals a call in the morning get it sorted ASAP.
Title: Re: F&%£*!g Window, think the regulator gone
Post by: godsANGER on 08 March 2010, 23:51: Rang the dealers today Repair kit £41.00 including vat so round £34.90
Title: Re: F&%£*!g Window, think the regulator gone
Post by: godsANGER on 21 March 2010, 20:05: oks had the door apart today to sort out my window and . . . . . mechanism fine, motor fine, clips FINE ! And the new metals one s not the old plastic ones, looks like my car was that iced up it just pulled the window down but for got to take the window with it lol so a well wasted £41.00.

Even low the parts on the runners were fine i changed the rubber part which the window sits in and the bolt and small metal part which you tighten up.

Window now working great goes up . . . and down :laugh: