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FAO anyone who thinks they have broken window regulator

MarkW

Chris
Apr 4, 2007
210
0
Edingburgh
Hello!

Just thought I'd save some people a lot of expense and hassle for something that's possibly quite simple. I've seen a few people on here having trouble with window mechanism's going down easily and going up easily enough but stopping just short, about 3/4's the way up.

THis is what mine did, was told to grease it up and if that didn't work buy a new one.

When the doorcard was off I noticed that the plastic retaining clip that holds the window clamp on the regulator peg things had broken. The window had slipped off and only 1 runner was lifting the whole weight of the glass rather than two.

If thats confusing have a look at the mechanism in the car and you'll see what I mean.

Anyways, the clips that hold the window clamps on these pegs apparently cannot be bought. People just buy a new regulator. HOWEVER, the pikie came out in me at the weekend, and so far seems to be going strong.

What I did was mix up some araldite, slop it all over a cut down cable tie, pull the cable tie tight around the black peg thing (not the whole runner as the window won't move!!! :lol:). Leave it to set for half a day and it (touch wood) is now working fine!

Just thought it might be worth a mention to people contemplating spending out a lot of money. If it doesn't stick for long though its not my fauly hehe :whistle:
 

Boi Ninja

16 valves of sweet shhhhh
Dec 23, 2005
863
0
Enfield, Shanktown
grrr damn ebay breakers!!! i ordered a regulator from a guy breaking from ebay it turned out that the clip was broken too (called him up but realised i couldnt do anything as i paid directly from paypal) ...wasnt near as bad as my old one so i decided on repairing it put araldite hope it holds. might try some checmical metal if this doesnt work, or something like a big screw


...but I AM NOT BUYING FROM EBAY AGAIN ...(for a few days anyway hehe)
 

Boi Ninja

16 valves of sweet shhhhh
Dec 23, 2005
863
0
Enfield, Shanktown
if ya paid by paypal , ya can make a claim . wther it thru ebay or not m8 .

nah it wasnt through ebay ...well i found the car breaking on ebay but didnt continue the transaction, just paid through paypal grrr. anyway its on ok dnt think its gna come off but its making a loud noise when going down or up... anyone have that problem? like its scraping on something ...i tried WD40 but didnt work. is there an alignment to these regulators? maybe i need to position it properly? tis started rain just as i finished. so i cant go back now.
 

Gm8

Jun 13, 2007
661
0
Glasgow
id just start a claim on paypal m8 . if its the same one on ebay im thinkin about it cost you £30 + £10 post ? ? ? thats a quote i got . , id rather buy new for that price tho
 

Boi Ninja

16 valves of sweet shhhhh
Dec 23, 2005
863
0
Enfield, Shanktown
£5 postage + £30 thingy. hmm, well it was like less than half price of the quotes i was getting from new ones. thought id give it a try, yeh ima start a claim ...but the thing is where is the proof? for all they know i could jus show them my old one? worth a shot anyway. thanks.
 

Gm8

Jun 13, 2007
661
0
Glasgow
true m8 , but ive had a few claims wi paypal over the years . most sellers just back down and give full/part refund , or let paypal make the choice . wont cost u anythin regardless tho
 

Tom B

Active Member
Apr 2, 2002
4,710
16
Northampton
In the other thread (the one I started) I posted a similar fix where you simply put a short bolt through the guide on the window into a hole on the lifter. It worked very well, but no-one listened.
 
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