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Date:         Sat, 14 Jan 2006 08:12:45 -0800
Reply-To:     Rajesh Injety <wolfvanagon@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Rajesh Injety <wolfvanagon@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Power window problems
In-Reply-To:  <20060114041304.48971.qmail@web31811.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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Hi Ya David I had my power window go out me about a year ago. I turned out to be the window regulator. an easy way to figure out if motor is still getting power is to push the button for the window to move up and down. do this with the head lights on. if the lights dim when you go try to get window to move you know you have power. but, if you installed the relays for you lights, you may not get any light dimming. you can just listen to the motor carefully too, and see if you can hear a small drop im rpm when the power window is trying to work. if all of this goes how i said it should then you know you have power going to the that window.

at this point you will have to remove the door pannel. once that is out of the way, take the power window switch off the panel, you will need them to test the motor regulator further. after removing the moisture barrier, only as necessary, the big fun begin. get a clamp with something soft on the ends to hold the window in place. you have to remove the regulator and motor together as one unit from the bottom opening in the door.(there are access holes in the door to get to where the regulator attaches to the window, and the regulator/motor assembly just unbolts from the door itself) once this is done, remove the motor from the regulator(this may require the use of something to pry the two apart, ie flat head screw driver) next hook the motor back up, and see if will turn in both directions using the power window switches. if the motor moves just fine, well then you need new power window regulator.(around $150.00) if the motor doesnt work, well then obviously you need one of those.( i dont remember the cost)

here are two weird things i ran into with my swap. the local VW dealer was the fastest and cheapest way for me to get my new power window regulator. and when i went to re-install the whole unit the motor didnt work. i had to have the motor not fully attached to the regulator. too much compression on it would keep it from moving at all. so what ive had to do is put the whole assembly back in the door with a gap between the motor and the regulator. so every once a month or soo, i take the panel off and get in there i with a small nut driver that has a 90 degree bend on it and tighten it up a bit more. ill keep doing this until the holes line up for the motor to bolt back up to the door. when that happens i will re-install the bolts and finally be done with this whole mess.

good luck, this can be done by-yourself. just be prepared to loose an hour or two, or three, or if you are me and some times have a very slow learning curve.. four hours. (and counting)

hope i have not confused you

Raj 1988 Wolfsburd Ed. GL ---- Gretchen

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