Window regulator gone.

Boo2112

Hi guys! I drive a 99 Polo. I knocked mirrors with another car, his wasn't damaged but my mirror smashed and the window wouldn't work. Went to a garage and he told me that the regulator was broken and quoted me nearly 200 quid for a new one which I just couldn't justify on a window atm. He wedged it up with a piece of wood for me inside the door and took off the handle but I hit a pothole and it fell back down.

Now have it held up by wedging cardboard in between the glass and the door frame which is doing the job but looks fairly terrible, as you could imagine. Would it be ok to chance taking the inside panel off of the door and see if I could manage to wegde it from the inside again? Someone told me the clips are easy to break and the window looks bad enough as is not to mind having no inside to my door :P if it was possible I'd even stick in a new regulator myself but it sounds like a complicated job? Thanks

Tropheus

I used these guys recently and would highly recommend:

http://electricwindowrepair.ie/

I've no affiliation, etc.

Boo2112

ksimpson wrote: »

I used these guys recently and would highly recommend:

http://electricwindowrepair.ie/

I've no affiliation, etc.

The windows aren't electric, does that matter? Sound expensive aswel with the call out, was really looking to see if I could do it cheaply and if not I'll stick to the cardboard :P thanks!

michael999999

Boo2112 wrote: »

The windows aren't electric, does that matter? Sound expensive aswel with the call out, was really looking to see if I could do it cheaply and if not I'll stick to the cardboard :P thanks!

Try a scrap yard, should be lots of them polos around.

Boo2112

michael999999 wrote: »

Try a scrap yard, should be lots of them polos around.

Cheers I'll have a ring around could I do it myself or is it definitely a job for a mechanic?

cletus

Depends how handy you are. You'll need to remove the door card, then remove regulator. It's possibly riveted to the inner skin of the door, which means drilling out the current rivets, and replacing.

Not a big job tbh

MrFrisp

I got a brand new one (spurious) from My local motor factors for €65.00.

Well worth the money.
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Boo2112

cletus wrote: »

Depends how handy you are. You'll need to remove the door card, then remove regulator. It's possibly riveted to the inner skin of the door, which means drilling out the current rivets, and replacing.

Not a big job tbh

Not very, I'm a total noob but if it saves me 150 quid I'll give it a try! Do I need any special tools or will the basics do?

MrFrisp wrote: »

I got a brand new one (spurious) from My local motor factors for €65.00.

Well worth the money.
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That's grand, where are the mechanics going with 200 then?! Gonna ring the scrapyard tomorrow and see if they can sort me so! Really looking forward to the challenge now tbh :-)

MrFrisp

Boo2112 wrote: »

Not very, I'm a total noob but if it saves me 150 quid I'll give it a try! Do I need any special tools or will the basics do?


That's grand, where are the mechanics going with 200 then?! Gonna ring the scrapyard tomorrow and see if they can sort me so! Really looking forward to the challenge now tbh :-)

Being very honest with you..I'd go with the one from a motor factors from what you'd pay a scrap yard anyway..

I'd much prefer one from a box new,,than something that could break again in a few weeks/months.

I only paid €30 to get it fitted,,making it under €100 in total.
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cletus

cletus wrote: »

Depends how handy you are. You'll need to remove the door card, then remove regulator. It's possibly riveted to the inner skin of the door, which means drilling out the current rivets, and replacing.

Not a big job tbh

You'll need a drill and some hss drill bits (for drilling metal) and a pop rivet gun

MrFrisp

cletus wrote: »

You'll need a drill and some hss drill bits (for drilling metal) and a pop rivet gun

I have an Octavia,,and when My mechanic done Mine a few weeks ago,,there were no rivets..

It was all screws,and nuts and bolts.

Maybe it depends on the car?
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cletus

MrFrisp wrote: »

I have an Octavia,,and when My mechanic done Mine a few weeks ago,,there were no rivets..

It was all screws,and nuts and bolts.

Maybe it depends on the car?
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Completely. In my first post I was just saying it was a possibility, something to consider if you were going down the diy route.

Obviously nuts and bolts will be a good bit easier, but if it turns out to be riveted, the above would be necessary