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Re: VW Golf III - (another) Driver's side electric window problem Posted by radar on Wednesday, 31st August 2005 at 07:25 PM Hi First the switch is abviously the problem if the window works with the key Second the door membrane does not protect the motor so somebody is telling you fibs And thirdly if the membrane is damaged it is probably due to the previous repair anyway so go back and tell the dealer that you want the previous bodged repair put right at their expense and that you expect a courtesy car as well as they are at fault Radar "Herbie" <herbie_...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:48928ac7.0401060929.55037683@posting.google.com... > Good idea. I'll look into it. > Cheers > Herbie > "Michael" <mclanna...@yahoo.com> wrote in message <news:bt99h2$s77$1@sparta.btinternet.com>... > > 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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