6 hours, Blood, sweat, frustration and....SUCCESS!

[jansa3turbo]

Hi Guys,

I waited ****** ages for the stealership to get me my parts and friday they came in!

• Ignition switch,
• Plastic window clips.
  • Glove box from a breakers
  
  I decided that I'd sort all the bits out in one go
  • Glove box change over (mine had a crack from someone with big feet and knees)
  • ignition switch replacement
  • Fix my window that would no longer rise on its own
  
  The glove box was pretty simple, The ignition switch was a bit harder! And the window was just a damn pain (literally! i cut my finger!!!!)
  
  Any way, thought I'd post my achievements on here, just in case anyone needs help with a similar fix...
  
  Oh by the way, I've got a new fault now. The rear washer never worked ever, I was going to look into it, and now the whole wiping mechanism has given up the ghost! arghh!!!

 

[turbodan]

I need a new glovebox, the brackets have both snapped off and im using bluetack as a temp solution! (it holds for about a week before falling off!)

How much did your glovebox cost? so i know im not getting ripped off!

Also how long did it take to replace? theres an airbag above the glovebox, i take it this is a totally seperate unit alltogether & wouldnt interfere with it if replacing the glovebox?

Some **** seems to have got chewing gum stuck to my passenger seat too! anyone know the best way to get it off?!

Cheers!

(PS: My rear washer never worked either!)

 

[jansa3turbo]

The glove box I bought was £30 plus postage of £15. (from a breakers)
It arrived and it was a slightly different colour to mine, slightly lighter. - So I swapped the door from my old one onto the new one! It looks like new again now..... bit of a bodge but hey look at the price of one from the stealers!
Quick Tip - Changing the glove box door was a pig! there are two pins holding it on which will make you curse!

Good luck with the box, as for the seat.... ??? I banned gum from my car ages ago!!!

Cheers

 

[jansa3turbo]

I think there are 8 bolts holding it in......
It should take you no more than 15 minutes to swap

Good luck

 

[garratt83]

Get some airspay (not hair). Spray on to gum and it will freeze it. Then scrap it off. Or if you have a big frezzer put it in there. lol

 

[turbodan]

ahh, both of my glovebox arm/bracket thingys are actually stuck in the glovebox! ive tried removing the arms with the pins with no joy!

Ideally id just buy the glovebox lid, but no point until i manage to get these arms out!

Thats why i was thinking of buying a whole new glovebox.

 

[turbodan]

Get some airspay (not hair). Spray on to gum and it will freeze it. Then scrap it off. Or if you have a big frezzer put it in there. lol

Cheers for the tip!

I shall give it a go later.

 

[madvw]

so those blue window clips that move the windows glass which like to break can be replaced seperately?

 

[jansa3turbo]

Yes, I replaced both of the clips because it would be a right dog to finish the job and find that the other clip gives up a few weeks later!!!

 

[madvw]

nice. I was always under the impresion that it needed the replacement of the winder mechanisms, and all the messing about and riveting involved...

 

[Pete69zx]

My drivers side window usually sueaks as its attempting to go up & occasionally really slows down on its way up aswell.
Sometimes (possibly when its been raining)... i flick the window switch to mjake the window go up & it decides to go all the way down. Occasionally it wont respond to going up either!
ARRGGHH.

Is this a symptom the same as your used to suffer aswell?

What is the fix for me please?

When the window does fully close, the part of the window closest to the B pillar doesnt go all the way up, so i suffer from wind/road noise. To be frank, its a bit of a TW@T!

Pete.