Mac 'n' Lola Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 Hi EveryoneMy driver's window regulator broke about a year ago, but due to work commitments and not having the time to, I have only recently replaced it, once it was replaced I discovered that the motor was very weak, I put this down to it not being used of a year and it had began to seize, so I have also replaced that. With these both changed, I'm still experiencing problems where the window won't go back up and on the rare occasion I get it to, it doesn't have the strength to get to the top and just either stops or goes back down. To be clear the window opens like normal but won't close as it should. I'm not sure what could be causing the problem, I removed the window seals and checked their condition, they do seem to be aged, but when I operated the window with them removed that problem was still there. I also checked the motor and it was getting very hot from the load. I'm concerned it could be a wiring issue? or maybe I've been an idiot and fitted the components wrong? Any help would be greatly appreciatedAndy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samey44 Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 I would replace entire regulator and lube the seals and just do it all at once instead of trying too fix little bits at once, they are just so much hassle :/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weslangdon Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 I've got 3 to do one passenger side in my sons car, and both in my wife's, I wish they'd used wind up windows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samey44 Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Looks tacky on a S or a GTI though;) you only get wind up ones on an E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weslangdon Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 less weight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weslangdon Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 I've fitted 2 electric windows for my wifes 1.4 SE and 1 manual wind in place of an electric to my sons 1.4 S, even with the drilling the manual wind is an easier fitment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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