Toonimaker

Thanks for the new tip, you're a star.

It seems that the manufacturer cut a few cost corners when it came to the window assemblies! I've tried everywhere to get these and it seems the only way now is to head to a scrap yard and do some dismantling! I had a recent quote from 'Breakeryard.com' for a set of four of these 'Plastic (I reckon 5p to make(!)) Clips' for ...wait for it...£60!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh...this country's gone to the dogs! Anyway good luck in your hunting!

Cheers mate

Thanks mate.

Think that may be my only option now! Cheers.

Does anyone know where I can obtain 4 of these? I have had three windows fall into my doors over the last year and need to track some down. I went to my local dealers who gladly told me that I would have to buy complete electrical assemblies, each at £70+ :eek:, to cure the problem!! Surely there's somewhere I can track some down before my drivers window does the same thing :(?

Does anyone know what these grey plastic covers are called so I can find some?

Brilliant Dennis, just the ticket. Thanks for the photo. From all the other member's tips I managed to sort the problem but I'm sure this photo will be useful to others. I spent the morning on this investigation (!). With the bonnet open I took the wippers off (with a final little wiggle) and then prised off the two car width grey plastic covers. Be very careful when doing this as they can snap very easily. The secret is to get a screw driver underneath and gentle prise them up out of their slot. Slot being at the base of the windscreen. I did find that the two drain holes that where either side of the car where blocked with leaves causing the 'trough' to be full of water! by unblocking these there was a rush of water that drained away quickly. Because of the raised water levels the pollen filter, situated on the passenger side, had become saturated causing air intake problems. Also, the water had managed to go down inside the motor housing which is situated inside the passenger side of the car. When the water got down this far there was no where else to go so it flooded the passenger foot well. By taking out the glove box, which is held on by a few screws, I managed to access the back of the motor housing. by releasing a couple more screws (under the motor housing) the motor drops out. When out, you can see directly into the housing compartment. The compartment has a small recess under it which I could fell had water in it. I replaced all parts after drying, including the filter (which I will replace soon). Why did this happen? I noticed that on the grey covers (see DGW photo above), at the top of these they have a 'seal' that holds the cover against the windscreen. some areas of these had broken free due to them perishing. coupled with the recent torrential downpours and the leaves blocking the drain holes, I think that the water had come down the windscreen, through the gaps where the seal sould have been and then straight into the filter and down into the blower motor housing then onto the carpets (squelch, squelch)!! I temporarily cured the gaps in the windscreen seal with good strong waterproof tape. Now off to find some new grey covers! Any suggestions on a good website anyone? Thanks again for everyones help out there.

Cheers for info, great help. Have a good weekend.

Many thanks Briskodian, will check tomorrow. Ahhh Cornwall! I was going down your way tomorrow to see My Ma but can't now because I can't see where the road is!!!!!! Hopefully I'll clear the problem with your help. All the best. ...Just tried to 'Search' but having a bit of trouble finding anything detailed. Any chance of pointing me in the right direction? Thanks. Good luck with your leaf scraping!

Cheers Stu, will check tomorrow. Thanks for the help

Hi again! Whilst reading members problems similar to mine I think my problem is the pollen filter area. Does anyone know how I get to this area for my Skoda Octavia GLS 1.6? It got a lot worse after I;ve just come back from the car wash! This suggests to me that some pesky leaf or tow could be the problem! Sorry if my messages seem a bit amaturish as I'm a bit rusty at this! Many thanks for any help received.

Can any kind soul out there help me? I have a 'Skoda Octavia 's' reg GLS 1.6' which has a proble that I need to fix in a hurry! Can anyone tell me if it's easy to get into the area of the car that houses the windscreen heater/cooler fan? The motor sounds as if it's still ok but I'm not getting any air! But the sound it's making, I think the fan has come adrift from the motor spindle. Hopefully it's not too much of a problem in fixing but due to the fact that I haven't a maintenance manual yet for my car (:() I was wondering if anyone can provide some details of how I can get to it. I'm assuming it's in the engine compartment and really easy to get to!!!!! With this wet weather it's a nightmare as you can understand! Help!!! Cheers anyone? Tony

Thanks, but it seems absolutely crazy in a country that is supposed to be more and more environmently freindly that I would have to chuck away 3 working mechanisms for the sake of 3 plastic clips. There must be someone out there who can rescue me!

Hello, Is there any kind souls out there in Skoda land that can help me with this problem?From what I've heard, I think it's a common problem. I have an old 'S' reg Octavia and have loved it ever since I bought it. The problem is that during one of the westest evenings a while ago one of my passenger windows dropped for no apparent reason! Result being, one car and one driver soaked to the skin! With the worry of stripping the door down and not knowing what to do next after not being able to see much at all (after various neck twisting yoga positions) I embarassingly gave up at the first hurdle! Result being that the first window was then wedged up by a piece of trusty timber! On closer inspection, I found out that all I needed was a plastic/nylon clip which clamped onto the window mechanism/electric motor. I have been to my local Skoda dealer who politely informed me that I could not buy this clip on it's own, for what I gather would be in the matter of pence, but would have to buy the complete assembly for £60 each (gulp)! What makes it worse is that now two more windows have collapsed!!! Would anyone be able to tell me where I can get these clips as my other thought was to buy a non-mot, non-taxed, complete car, just to get these clips!!!! I could probably get a whole car for the price of three window assemblies!!! Please help before they take me away to the funny farm!! I would really appreciate any contructive feedback. Many thanks Skoda fans!