As title, I need a drivers side window mech for my coupe, the first casualty of 2013
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Ouch, very close to the chassis break, like mine is. What a pain it has been.
There is an early and a late regulator, I believe the change was in 1991.
If you've got the earlier regulator, buy a repair kit which is still available from the dealer for circa £70. You can spend months looking for a good used one. If you've got the later one then you shouldn't have too many problems gettting hold of one, they're even still available new.
If you've got you chassis number handy I can advise which you have, and part numbers
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im breaking a 7a coupe quattro H reg not sure if its the same as yours though ?Comment
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Hi Sidrick, thanks for the interest in my thread, I'm not sure what the difference is, I've been told the fixings are slightly different? Just to be clear the stranded wire which winds the window up/down has all but broken fouling up the works.I'm not sure what you mean when you say I'll need a regulator? I've not had to replace a window mechanism on the S2 before so not sure what's involved or what I need, I'm relying on others with experience of replacing a window to advise and sell me what is needed if you follow.Ouch, very close to the chassis break, like mine is. What a pain it has been.
There is an early and a late regulator, I believe the change was in 1991.
If you've got the earlier regulator, buy a repair kit which is still available from the dealer for circa £70. You can spend months looking for a good used one. If you've got the later one then you shouldn't have too many problems gettting hold of one, they're even still available new.
If you've got you chassis number handy I can advise which you have, and part numbers
Chassis WAUZZZ8BZMAO11280 Thanks Condor.
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From vagcat.com, it looks to me like you have the later regulator, which is a good thing A call to your dealer would confirm, though.
The regulator is item 1 in the diagram and is a bloody big metal frame that bolts to the door. This items includes the cable and all pulleys and is available for circa £160 for a genuine item from eurocarparts using a discount code from their homepage. Part number 895837398C. They are also widely available second hand.
If the frame and pulleys are in good condition (the pulleys often get brittle and break) then you can get away with buying the cable on its own, termed as a regulator repair kit. 895837726B for the drivers side and I was about £70.
I replaced the cable on my earlier regulator (complete unit no longer available new) just a few months ago. It's not too difficult to do, but it chewed itself after about 3 months. I don't know if this was down to fitting (I can't see how you can go wrong though) or just bad luck.
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I'm with you now, regulator sounds like an electrical part.. it all makes more sense to me now..thanks for the info...
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Hope this helps to tell you/me which regulator I have & need..
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looks like an early one to me(although i cant see the picture that well as i am on my spare phone)if you take one of the top right nuts off where it mounts on the door you shuld be able to tell if the hole that goes through the mech is square or round,square is early,round is lateComment
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Number 9
For what this cost me so far I could have bought an S2
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well from what i can see of it they are bolts? but i'm sure on the late ones at least they are just nuts on studsComment
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