THE INFAMOUS WINDOW PROBLEM - HELP

[welshgar]

the new clips will definately be metal.....

they should last almost forever then, just as it shouldve been made!!

i'll post up that pic later bud. 

[welshgar]

as promised heres a slightly crap picture of the metal holder for the window....im pointing to where the plastic (metal) clip should be...this then is attached to the runners on the mechanism



if at all confused(i was after reading that back!!) there is a how to guide at the top of the mk4 page... its really good, but where it goes into fitting the clips, all you'll have to do if you have the skin , is swap everything over to the new one and refit.. you'll have to drill out the rivets holding the speaker on, and replace with some 5mm nut and bolts.... does the same job (thats if you havent got a riviter!!)

1hr job max........ VW will charge in excess of £150...

good luck and let us know how you get on bud 

[andel]

I've got this problem too on my passenger side. The window hasn't dropped but it's very slow to shut and is slightly on the piss. Do people think that my clips could be cracked and not completely broken? If I have to change the whole inner skin of the door is it worth getting one from GSF or the stealership?

[welshgar]

its quite likely that the clips have gone but you never truely know until you open it all up!!
it could be a simple fix like the window has shifted due to the hot weather etc...

as for where to get a skin from mate, i got mine from the stealers (cos a mate works there  ) and they cost £70 + vat..... i dont know how much they are from GSF etc although i know that they do the clip repair kit there (£30+vat).....

i know its cheaper to get the kit but ive been told its a bit of a pig of a job to do. with the skin its very easy....although like me, when taking the passenger side off i had to loosen the door lock off (8mm spline bolt) inorder to get at the wiring clip, once that was done it was easy

id take it apart and have a look first if i was you....it could be a simple fix 

[andel]

Sounds like good advice. I'll strip it down and hace a look.