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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: Rhyso on 20 June 2006, 09:31
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As you are all aware the clips for the windows are a right pain (mine failed as i rolled off the Chunnel en route to Le Mans last Thursday!) but i have some good news!
if you car is under 6 years old and the clips fail VW will pay the FULL COST to replace them. It used to be 50% but after checking they confirm that they now pay the full cost! :smiley:
so get breaking people and get them repaired for free before its too late!!
PS - apologies if your car is over 6 years old and you've had to foot the bill yourself :sad:
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As you are all aware the clips for the windows are a right pain (mine failed as i rolled off the Chunnel en route to Le Mans last Thursday!) but i have some good news!
if you car is under 6 years old and the clips fail VW will pay the FULL COST to replace them. It used to be 50% but after checking they confirm that they now pay the full cost! :smiley:
so get breaking people and get them repaired for free before its too late!!
PS - apologies if your car is over 6 years old and you've had to foot the bill yourself :sad:
When yours "failed" did the windows drop completely? The reason I'm asking is because my passenger side has gone tight to shut and I think the clip might be slightly cracked and not fully broken. I was hoping they might change mine
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got lucky and it was 'stuck' about an inch from the top!! rather lucky as i had another 250 miles or so to cover to get to Le Mans - all i heard was a crack and then the window stopped. the rear clip failed and the front one pushed the window and jammed it.
stripped the door card the following day, pushed the window up tight and then gaffa taped all around. got me home at least :smiley:
unfortunately most people's windows tend to drop right down :cry:
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Good find rhys, always handy to bear in mind
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Cheers Gaz
got about 18 months to *cough* replace the other ones :wink:
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also bear in mind that the clips or some part has to physically break as the stealers send back the broken parts back to VW to show its a genuine claim.
they won't replace them until they break........obviously another cost cutting exercise :angry:
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LOL :grin:, yeah, I got about 2 years for mine to fail then too, awesome :laugh: :laugh:
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best get cracking then............. :embarassed:
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damn my old car :angry: :angry: :angry:
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is this happening all across the vw dealeship, does it actually say on there site coz i cant find it also whats the best to way to scank em coz mine is 02 and i wanna make sue i get the metal ones in
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it should be and don't let VW UK fob you off either!! i don't think its on the website though :undecided:
basically the part has to 'fail' as they send the parts and the invoice of the work to VW UK in Milton Keynes to verify that the parts have failed!
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well my drivers side went last year but i had to pay for mine :(
have to pay for my passenger one aswell when it goes, just hoping it holds on lol...
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Hi all, been reading the forums for a while but this is my first post.
My window went down last week on my 2001 2.0 GTi , and stayed down, so thought it must be the regulator clip.
(I even managed to get the VW dealer to confirm they would pay for the repairs! :shocked:)
However, the window has recently started to work again - intermittently and slowly - which leads to me to believe it may be the motor, and not the clips. Not keen on taking to to the dealer only to be told the clips are ok, and they will have to sting me for a new motor.
Any advice would be great thanks.
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do you hear any crunching noises?? if you do then it's the clips.
if not then there maybe something stopping the window from moving freely i.e tree sap etc.
best bet is to whip off the door card and have a look for yourself. takes about 10 minutes to do.
read the how to guide at the top :smiley:
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Thanks Rhyso for the quick reply!
No crunching noises, just a slooooow movement sometimes stopping altogether....
Looks like I'm going to have to get the door card off then, could be painfull with my diy skills - oh well :rolleyes:
If the window is clear - what are my chances with replacing the motor??!!
Cheers.
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If you can get one cheapo from a scrapyard all the better.. if not try GSF or eurocarparts. If the doorcard is already off its a 5 min job to replace it.
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How do i know if mines have already been replaced? i had the door cards off both front doors to put the blue led door caps in, its all metal.. is it the clips that are plastic??? thinking about it now i should of taken a photo :undecided:
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The clips are behind the metal door panel. Take the door card off and pull out the big rubber gromets (about 3 inch diameter) then lower the window until you see the clamps through the holes.. the clamps should be fixed back to the rails with metal clips.. if you see white plastic ones.. they havent been done (or atleast havent been done with the proper parts)
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nice one :cool:, will have a look on the weekend, so far i got no problems, ( touch wood), just wanna see if its been done