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Window jammed
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 6:35 pm
by 1 GTI
My drivers window was jammed when I arrived home at 12.00 last night. Really annoyed me. Think my regulator has packed up. Bloody boiling weather and i got to drive round with my window up, look like a right idiot!! My VW dealer gave me a quote of £150 for parts and labour. Anybody else had problems?
Gareth
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 6:36 pm
by ModifiedMadness
Nope, mine have been fine so far.
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 6:49 pm
by Si_GTi
I think there have been a few problems documented with window motors and regulators...
My motor and regulator on the driver's side had to be replaced in August last year, the passenger side motor was replaced under warranty not long after I bought the car in 2003, had a couple of the switches replaced at various times...
Just one of those things! The motors simply seem to wear out, driver's side more so because its used all the more often. Regulators appear to have a flawed design haha. But both are expensive when they do break
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:06 pm
by loud
i thought mine had gone but it turned out to be my switch
i'd check that first to be sure
Re: Window jammed
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 10:13 pm
by Reeyad
1 GTI wrote:My drivers window was jammed when I arrived home at 12.00 last night. Really annoyed me. Think my regulator has packed up. Bloody boiling weather and i got to drive round with my window up, look like a right idiot!! My VW dealer gave me a quote of £150 for parts and labour. Anybody else had problems?
Gareth
Hey mate in this weather i never have my windows open use you climate ac its the dogs b*******s........
Nice and cool while every1 else is driving with there window down.........
I take it from your name u do have a GTi
GTI
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 10:33 pm
by 1 GTI
Yea I've got a black Polo GTI. I want to post some photo's up on here but it won't let me. Not sure how though.
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:09 am
by Luke'sGti
you can do it yourself if you like - but its a ballache to fix - involves taking the door cards off and everything from what i remember from a mates golf, and its very fiddly.
Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 8:14 pm
by syrena
This happened to my last car....
Was on the M25 in the pouring rain just coming over the Dartford bridge to the tolls. Stopped to pay so put window down and it was making a clunking and crunching noise and wouldnt go back up when i drove away from the toll so I was getting soaked!
I'm sure the part cost about £70 VW and my Dad fixed it. (This was last year though but remember it was under £100) You have the by the whole mechanism thing that goes on the inside of the door and it's all laid out on cardboard exactly how it goes in the door. Just make sure you get the part for the correct side of the car!
Think the mechanism in my new car is going already so this time VW can fix it under warrenty. It's happening to my friends car too.
Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 10:06 am
by ccjjGTI
Was told by friend of the family VW mechanic to give it a good old slam and it normally sorts it out haha
May as well try it
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:37 pm
by KennyG
ccjjGTI wrote:Was told by friend of the family VW mechanic to give it a good old slam and it normally sorts it out haha
May as well try it
I think thats how i fooked mines up in the first place!!!
I've gotta pull the window up while pressin the button.. It goes back down a wee bit a couple of times but it does go back up.. Ya just look like a numpty doin it all the time!!
