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Cost of electric window replacement?

  • 08-10-2009 4:25pm
    #1
    gosplan
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    Hi just a quick Q... my old man needs to get an electric window of a Saab 2.2 tdi replaced, I just wanted to know if any of you have an idea of ball park figure of what this might cost (don't think its a fuse) in the current climate if its a mental amount I might tell him not to bother. Thanks in advance.


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  • #2
    Dades
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,558 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dades


    gosplan wrote: »
    Hi just a quick Q... my old man needs to get an electric window of a Saab 2.2 tdi replaced, I just wanted to know if any of you have an idea of ball park figure of what this might cost (don't think its a fuse) in the current climate if its a mental amount I might tell him not to bother. Thanks in advance.
    I'm sure any competent local mechanic could troubleshoot the issue and sort it out. Worse case scenario you may need to source a second-hand window motor I would think.


  • #3
    gosplan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,828 ✭✭✭gosplan


    Thanks, I've never had to replace one, what would this cost c200??


  • #4
    Dades
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,558 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dades


    Again, depends on the actual issue with the window.
    Some others here might have a better idea of labour costs.
    Though if you got a motor from a breakers yard I can't see that being too pricey.


  • #5
    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,856 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    Might be the motor or regulator, or a seized mechanism.


  • #6
    Senna
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,800 ✭✭✭Senna


    Got the driverside window motor replaced last week by a local garage for €40. I bought the second-hand motor on ebay for €50 posted.

    But i would get the wiring checked first before going out to buy parts.


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  • #7
    gosplan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,828 ✭✭✭gosplan


    Great, thanks for all that.


  • #8
    junkyard
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    200 should cover the whole job, parts and labour for a second hand part.


  • #9
    cython
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,792 ✭✭✭cython


    Yeah, I had something similar, only on a Corolla, when one of the lads (having had a few drinks) managed to lean on the top of the window pane while it was open and he looking out, and he broke the mechanism inside the door. Mechanic sourced a second hand part for it, and while I can't remember the price, it was well under €200


  • #10
    BrianD3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,513 ✭✭✭BrianD3


    Probably not a big job. I replaced a regulator on a renault in about an hour, and i'm no mechanic. The part (including motor which I didn't need) cost around 110 quid from micksgarage.ie

    If your windiow is grinding and sticking it is probably the regulator. If it just suddenly died then it may be just a loose connection.


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