Drivers Side Window Stuck Fully Open

[BobNandra]

Hi all. My electric front window is stuck fully open. Have removed door panel and tried to move window up by hand but it is is stuck fast. Powering window and trying to close it, only moves the window up 2cm or back fully down. I can't get to the screws which are clamping onto the window since it will not move up.

 

Questions;

- does the regulator have a by-pass mechanism to disengage the motor to allow the window to go up?

- from the symptoms, is this a regulator problem or a motor problem? Is this a common problem and usually the regulator?

- if there is no by-pass, do I have to cut the steel wires to get the window to move up which means I will have destroyed the regulator and will need a new one for definate?

- is the price the same for a new regulator at VW & FORD?

 

Thanks all. Bob.

[gregers]

iirc there a tad expensive from the dealers.

i would try and get to the screws torx if i remember,that way you can lift the glass up and remove everything.

can you here the motor working?if so i would say youve suffered an overrun within the motor itself IF your lucky it may be just the plastic spool thats fubared .

done a post on the very subject myself,if your near me i have a few spare parts for this job.

[BobNandra]

I did note when the window goes up 2cm, it pulls away from the back of the door, as if the front slider has seized. I will have another look, but I don't know how to get the window to rise up to get to the torx window screws. The motor is working.

 

I've seen repair kits which are just the plastic sliders, spools and cables on ebay. Anyone know if they are worth getting? About £15. That is if they are able to go into the regulator.

Edited November 26, 2012 by BobNandra