TCM

I was driving to work this morning and as I lowered the front passenger window I heard quite a bit of "crunching". The window is almost all the way in the door and will not go up at all.

I've got the belt trim and screws removed but don't want to pull too hard without knowing which way to pull!

Any help would be appreciated.

maxmcd

I've got the same problem on the driver side door. Can we confirm this is the window alternator?

maxmcd

https://www.audiworld.com/tech/int.html

tutorials here

maxmcd

Ok,

Now that i've made myself look like a complete noob with those last two posts I finally took the plunge and took my door apart.

I used this tutorial:
http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=221875

Keep in mind there are two screws behind the handle and another one under the door as well as the ones behind the trim.

Once you get all of those out you remove the inner door by wrapping your fingers around the bottom plastic of the door and pulling outward (firmly). You need to get in between the rubber door seal and the inner door in order to do this. The article explains the rest.

Also, in my experience no matter how gently you try and pull the door out some of the plastic tabs will break. these plastic tabs are located all around the inside of the door and hold the inner door onto the metal. About three of mine cracked and i just reolaced the door anyway (after fixing my window), and everything seems fine, but replacing them is probably the smart thing to do.