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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: EvilKeg on 29 August 2008, 08:50

Title: mk2 Golf GTI Electric Windows not working on drivers side
Post by: EvilKeg on 29 August 2008, 08:50
Hi,

I seem to have lost my electric windows on the drivers side. I have swapped the button in the dash hoping it was the problem, but nothing has happened.

What else could it be, and how can I test?

I'm a car noob and really need my hand holding :D

Keg
Title: Re: mk2 Golf GTI Electric Windows not working on drivers side
Post by: rubjonny on 29 August 2008, 11:44
can you hear any noise at all from the motor when pressin the switch? you'll have to have the door card off to investigate, try jumpin the motor with 12v, if it moves then you know its a wirin fault.
Title: Re: mk2 Golf GTI Electric Windows not working on drivers side
Post by: EvilKeg on 29 August 2008, 11:54
Out of curiosity, if it's not a wiring fault, where's the best place to get a new motor?

Title: Re: mk2 Golf GTI Electric Windows not working on drivers side
Post by: rubjonny on 29 August 2008, 11:56
i would be searchin the bay of e, just make sure they're gen VAG units. gsf sell new ones, not gen but not bad quality though!

one thing to try, hold the button down while someone proper slams the door, might jolt it loose  :grin:
Title: Re: mk2 Golf GTI Electric Windows not working on drivers side
Post by: EvilKeg on 29 August 2008, 12:08
can you hear any noise at all from the motor when pressin the switch? you'll have to have the door card off to investigate, try jumpin the motor with 12v, if it moves then you know its a wirin fault.

Could it be a relay or anything? If so how do I check it?

Am I showing my car noobness yet :lol:
Title: Re: mk2 Golf GTI Electric Windows not working on drivers side
Post by: rubjonny on 29 August 2008, 12:14
if the other window works its not the fuse or realy as they both work off the same one :)
Title: Re: mk2 Golf GTI Electric Windows not working on drivers side
Post by: billy_vw on 04 September 2012, 18:33
Where is the relay located???????
Title: Re: mk2 Golf GTI Electric Windows not working on drivers side
Post by: oakgreener on 07 September 2012, 08:19
Mine's hidden away behind the centre consol. Christ knows why they put it there. :huh:
Title: Re: mk2 Golf GTI Electric Windows not working on drivers side
Post by: richie2480 on 09 September 2012, 09:34
I had a problem with my driver side window. I stripped the door down and found that one of the rollers the wire runs around had started to disintegrate. Bought a new one off E-Bay. Not OEM, they are next to impossible to find but it works fine. Just make sure you get the right one for your year model.