Faulty S3 Electric Window Fix

[recomdos]

it's gone on mine this evening - passenger side. grrr

my problem is actually getting the door card off!!! it's on there pretty tight!

I managed to losen the two scres at the top - check.
then the screw that holds the door pull on - check.

However I can not remove the plastic that covers the door pull to get to the two screws underneath! I tried for a good while this evening, but I couldn't get under there. I follwoed the hints on here and the guide in this thread. This is the spot I am talking about:



Cheers
Rob

[Shy19s]

sticky

[nickel101]

i just did this on my car, a full regulator and a couple of hours work was the quote from Audi :o....

took me a couple of hours including having to nip to halfords to get the torx kit. A pair of clips cost me 13 quid including postage..

total cost was 33 quid all in

[cybrey]

Did this a couple of weekends ago and I thought I'd share some photos I took and a piece of advice.



The piece of advice, if you wanna make the clips easier to get out and take the motor off the winder don't take the bolt off the back out. You can see it in the last but one photo. I took this out and it took me 4 hours to rectify the mess, basically the pulley mechanism unravels and its a ***** to sort out ( at last it was for me).

In the clip picture the grey are the old knackered ones, pink are the new replacement ones. I bought this Torx kit from toolstation in advance, the only thing I was missing was lube for the runners.

Other than that the job was relatively straight forward and I now have windows that work (I had to do both sides of the car). On the drivers side this is the first time in 3 years !!

[ruairi83]

If anyone needs these quick and cannot get them from Audi in time i sell them on ebay and can get them posted out on day of payment.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MESOX:IT

[donerkebab]

It has happened to my driver side windows as well - when I push the switch can still hear a clicking/whirling sound as it its still trying to activate - does this mean I need to change the whole regulator or just the clips?

Can anyone recommend a good audi indy garage or would any member local to hertfordshire/bedforshire be kind hearted enough to change it for me and I will reimburse for labor and time.

[tompearson]

Just wanted to post a quick thanks for all the info (especially the walk through on piglet-net).

Despite the gale force winds and heavy rain we are currently experiencing I managed replace the plastic clips on both the drivers and passengers electric windows in next to no time. Which was handy as I was in the open on the drive with just a small tarp for assistance. Saved at least £250 on a garage job

[ex_scoobydoo]

great guide thanks guys, did mine on saterday not hard at all half hour each side, like cybrey stated take the 3 bolts out and remove the moter, makes things a lot easyer moving the cabel up and down to remove the clips and put the new ones on.

[luckymacy]

Throw my name in the hat as another gratefull forum user of this guide. This guide worked well, gave me the confidence to try. The Audi part number listed works and gives you part that is made for the A6 and its the same orange'ish colored one with metal inserted into the molding. Far superior. Parts manager says it's the only Audi that still uses this design. My advise is to run out and buy 4 extra, just in case. They are only about $6 each in the states.

The one potential gotcha that I think may have tripped up one of the earlier posters is early on when you try to remove the armrest cover that hides the two screws, the cover that needs to come off is not the top cover where the window switch is, it's the little plastic insert below where the screw comes out of. Seems obvious now but if you were like me and not working under great lighting conditions, it's impossible to tell the two plastic pieces separate and it is the piece in the bottom you have to remove.

The other tip is to go ahead and remove the 3 bolts and get rid of the motor so you can raise and lower the clips without hooking up the door switch and car power halfway through the job. You can't remove the old and install the new clips with the clips in the full down position but you can't really remove the window unless you are full down. Removing the motor allows the regulator and clips to slide up and down by hand. It wasn't something I'd want to do for fun and I don't know how you guys doing it solo were able to get all the parts back together perfectly. You guys are good! I had a helper.

[Roo2000]

nice thread well done.
I need to do this on my A3 when Mrs Roo lets me have the car.

I've already had a quick look with the door card off and also noticed that the winder cable is slightly frayed.

So while looking to order the clips online I cam across this kit.
I was just going to trim the frayed strands and find a way to make sure they didn't catch.
Does anybody know if I can fit a new cable easily enough or is it a case of once the regulator is in bit's, it's in bits and I should stick to what I was going to do originally.

[jojo]

I finally got round to making use of this thread after owning the parts for more than 12 months! Hardly use my car as some of you know, but I got pee'd off going into carparks and finding my window stuck all the way down as you can imagine.

For anyone tackling the job, I highly recommend you goto Audi and buy the A6 window clips (4B0 837 463 B) as recommended elsewhere in this thread. They are slightly heavier and there seems to be metal inserts in them to make them stronger!

Here's some close ups for you to see what I mean.



Here, you can see where it's damaged on the standard blue clip.

[bhavin1986]

Thread Resurrection Time!

I had this issue with my driver's window a couple of months back and got it fixed paying £150 along the way.

Today it's happened on the passenger's side!

I've removed the door card, and the clips aren't broken at all. They're still fully attached to the window, and there's not sign of any broken bits in the door frame.

Any ideas what this could be? The regulator?

[Piester]

If you're doing the clip fix, this is also a good guide.

VW Teesside items - Get great deals on Window Regulator Repair Guide items on eBay.co.uk Shops!

Going to have a go at this on Sat, finally!

[palmerboy]

Hello. I have a3 s-line 2006. Are the clips and instructions applicable to this car? I notice all the people selling the clips only quote applicable up to 2003.
TIA

[palmerboy]

oops, think I have answered it. Totally different. Think this it. Athough... this is a rear one... Fourtitude.com - Rear Door Panel Removal/Window Regulator Replacement DIY