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Title: Dropped electric window - new regulator or regulator kit?
Post by: whileoceanasleeps on 06 November 2012, 23:43

my mate's mk3 ibiza's drivers window just fell down and won't come up.. took the door card off and there's a snapped cable.

Just wondering if i should get a regulator kit from ebay (about £17) or get a whole new regulator kit (about £55)? I've heard the kits are a nightmare to install, just wondering if anyone's had any dealings with them

Title: Re: Dropped electric window - new regulator or regulator kit?
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 07 November 2012, 06:30

Ive used a regulator repair kit and dont see what anyone found hard about it...

Title: Re: Dropped electric window - new regulator or regulator kit?
Post by: Dan n Nic on 07 November 2012, 19:26

Quote from: mcgee9t2 on 07 November 2012, 06:30

Ive used a regulator repair kit and dont see what anyone found hard about it...

Me too, just dont take off the retainer clip until it's all in place otherwise it's a right barsteward!

Title: Re: Dropped electric window - new regulator or regulator kit?
Post by: whileoceanasleeps on 07 November 2012, 19:42

ok cool thanks.. think the motor has chewed the cable a bit, do you know if this is easy to get out?

i'll try doing this with the kit methinks. It's such a cold time of year to be driving with a window locked open lol. Jammed it shut with some wood now  :grin:

Title: Re: Dropped electric window - new regulator or regulator kit?
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 08 November 2012, 09:13

For me i think the longest part of the process was getting the doorcard and that off.   :grin: