Mk2 GTi leccy windows

[sprout99]

I'm getting another Mk2 16V tonight - car is in good nick - few odds and ends to do nothing major.

My biggest concern is the front electric windows. Neither works.
I have searched on here and have a few pointers - such as check the wiring to heated washer jets is ok as they share same circuit.

I have a spare switch to try - is there anything else to look at?
Surely if it was one of the motors the other would still work ok?

Thanks
Ian

[Jay4424]

If you find you can't/can't be bothered to fix, I have a spare manual set up from a car i striped a year or so ago! ...I'll help you fit if your not too far away!

Jay.

[sprout99]

i'd like to fix it. It's a J reg 16V with leather...bought as a project
i has one last year and sold it. Regretted selling it but never mind.

I have a few other jobs to do but windows is bugging me most

i'm picking car up tonight

guy who's selling it is a friend - he reckons motor has packed in on drivers door but passenger
window is not working either....surely they not linked?

[Reasty]

check wiring,the motors and also if you can hear the motors working then chances are u need new regulators on both sides,this is a common problem on all vw's,it's not a hard job to change the regulators on the mk2's.

[sprout99]

i will check power situation - very odd that there was no clicking and if drivers one was bust
why passenger one wasn't working

I'm picking car up this afternoon.

I'll be making a list of jobs to do.

[RWMT]

Don't discredit the fact that it could be one or all of a whole host of faults!  With mine it started off with the heated washer jet wires shorting things out, fixed that only to find the switch was now knackered, fixed that only to find that the regulator was now jammed!

A bit like buses, problems can come in multiples.  Electric window regulators can be stripped down and regreased in about an hour/hour and a half easily.  It's pretty straight forward.

Best of luck, and enjoy the new car.

[Reasty]

Electric window regulators can be stripped down and regreased in about an hour/hour and a half easily.  It's pretty straight forward.

Unless the wires have frayed and wrapped themselves round the spindal on the motor,in which case it's new regulator time.

[sprout99]

bith sides at same time - bit freaky
more like loss of power - he says fuse is ok so maybe between that and relay?

[rubjonny]

do the switches light up with the ignition?

[sprout99]

no lights on switches which makes me think it's power.....but which fuse is it?

no mention of electric windows or washer jets?

thanks

Ian