die window regulator -- die!
02-21-2009, 10:07 AM
#1
AudiWorld Super User
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die window regulator -- die!
i won't lie. this diy sucks. it took me 4 hours taking my time and making sure everything was aligned correctly. <a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/tt/msgs/1831137.phtml">original thread here</a>. i've done a lot of work to this car, by far this was the most unenjoyable project.
i followed <a href="http://www.tt-forum.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=54219">this write-up</a> and found it to be very helpful.
i could do it quicker next time, but removing the old rivets and getting the new ones in takes some doing. i used an air grinder and a dremel to grind the heads off the rivets -- and you need to be andre the giant to pop the new rivets in.
f##k you window regulator.
<img src="http://www.squarewave.com/army/andrew/ttStuff/window_reg-002.jpg">
f##k you broken bowden cable.
<img src="http://www.squarewave.com/army/andrew/ttStuff/window_reg-003.jpg">
f##k you rivets.
<img src="http://www.squarewave.com/army/andrew/ttStuff/window_reg-004.jpg">
--------- parts -----------------
Window Regulator 8N0-837-461 (Drivers, Left, Side) $130
Window Regulator Rivets N-904-786-01 (qty-8) $4.32
bought them at <a href="http://www.genuinevwaudiparts.com">genuinevwaudiparts.com </a>
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i called the dealer and they quoted over $500 for parts and labor. i figured they wouldn't be as meticulous as i would be and it wasn't worth the hassle of driving back a second time because of incorrect alignment or general dealer BS.
i followed <a href="http://www.tt-forum.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=54219">this write-up</a> and found it to be very helpful.
i could do it quicker next time, but removing the old rivets and getting the new ones in takes some doing. i used an air grinder and a dremel to grind the heads off the rivets -- and you need to be andre the giant to pop the new rivets in.
f##k you window regulator.
<img src="http://www.squarewave.com/army/andrew/ttStuff/window_reg-002.jpg">
f##k you broken bowden cable.
<img src="http://www.squarewave.com/army/andrew/ttStuff/window_reg-003.jpg">
f##k you rivets.
<img src="http://www.squarewave.com/army/andrew/ttStuff/window_reg-004.jpg">
--------- parts -----------------
Window Regulator 8N0-837-461 (Drivers, Left, Side) $130
Window Regulator Rivets N-904-786-01 (qty-8) $4.32
bought them at <a href="http://www.genuinevwaudiparts.com">genuinevwaudiparts.com </a>
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i called the dealer and they quoted over $500 for parts and labor. i figured they wouldn't be as meticulous as i would be and it wasn't worth the hassle of driving back a second time because of incorrect alignment or general dealer BS.
02-21-2009, 11:41 AM
#3
AudiWorld Super User
Thread Starter
yes it did -- it basically took a long time because it was cold out.
did you replace your regulator at some point? it is not for the faint of heart.
02-21-2009, 11:42 AM
#4
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the cable snapped. i could see it when i pulled the door card off.
<img src="http://www.squarewave.com/army/andrew/ttStuff/window_cable.jpg">
02-21-2009, 01:50 PM
#6
See, my thinking on a snapped cable is that it's bad design - should never rub or bend >
at the connection and those should be the only reasons a cable of that size fails - that cable should be stronger than half the other components in the car.
02-21-2009, 01:55 PM
#7
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Thread Starter
agreed -- plus the idea of *riveting* the cable/regulator system >>
to the subframe of the door says to me that audi expects the part to last longer than the life of the car -- or else it would be nut and bolt - yes?
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02-21-2009, 06:42 PM
#9
sort of related---funny
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