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Re: VW Golf III - (another) Driver's side electric window problem Posted by Michael on Wednesday, 31st August 2005 at 07:25 PM Herbie - I'd be tempted to think it may be worth checking the switch itself. If the window works with the key I'd think like yourself that the motorshould be fine. If you have a multimeter you'd be able to trace the problem easily with the wiring or the switch. Michael "Herbie" <herbie_...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:48928ac7.0401040346.4b8951db@posting.google.com... > Hi > After browsing through the list archive it appears that I'm not the > only one to suffer from Golf electric window problems! > I have a Golf mark 3 (1993). On and off, I have had a problem with my > driver's side electric window for quite a few years now. The switch > for the driver's side electric window does not operate the window - no > response whatsoever. However, I can operate the window by using my key > in the driver's side door lock (this suggests to me that the motor > still works). The regulator was replaced about 5 months ago (by a VW > dealership) and the window 'worked for a while' with the switch. I > took the car back to the garage thinking that the work they carried > out was still under warranty, but now they are telling me that due to > water penetrating the door membrane a part of the motor has become > affected and that they would need to replace the whole motor at a cost > of around £450.00!! I am confused and also a bit worried about being > fleeced, can anybody shed any light on my situation? Is the garage > telling me everything? Is there a cheaper way for me to get the > problem fixed? The car isn't worth any more than £1.5k so I'm loathe > to spend nearly a third of it's value on fixing an electric window > problem. > By the way, the passenger side window works without problem. > Cheers > Herbie
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