My front driver's door wouldn't close after the frost this morning, so in my infinite wisdom, I decided to try and play about with the keys to see if I could force it to lock/unlock so it didn't open whilst I was driving along!

 

I managed to put all the windows down somehow and the rear driver's side one now won't go back up, it appears to have come off the runners or broken, typical!

 

If I need a new regulator, can someone please tell me the best/cheapest place to get one from? Cheers.

It's definitely broken, took it all to bits and the wire has wrapped itself everywhere, any recommendations on where to get one from please?

 

Also need new front discs and pads and rear pads, any suggestions for those please, just standard ones will be fine? Thanks.

Anyone please?

It's definitely broken, took it all to bits and the wire has wrapped itself everywhere, any recommendations on where to get one from please?

 

Also need new front discs and pads and rear pads, any suggestions for those please, just standard ones will be fine? Thanks.

 

I had the glass holding clips go after someone smashed their way in.  This happened in Paris, and I had to go on to Frankfurt.  I thought it would be easier in Germany, but the glass place could only locate Golf glass which was identical though clips were different.  Drove home with the glass jammed up with a stick.

 

I found a place up on Tyne side which seemed to be a bit of a specialist on this sort of thing, and they posted me off the stuff I needed very efficiently.  It was ages ago, so no address.

 

I found this on ebay.  Price seems ok.

 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SKODA-OCTAVIA-WINDOW-REGULATOR-REPAIR-KIT-FRONT-RIGHT-/220685348986

 

Reassembly was not just the reverse of removal as I hadn't taken it apart.  The cable bit was a bit reluctant, but doable - just about within my patience span.

 

Re pads and stuff.  I have std Padgid stuff, pleased with it.  Noise, dust, wear and effectiveness breaking, all good.  ECP for that?

Edited 6 January, 201511 yr by nickguzzi

Can't comment on the window.

 

I put Padgid components on all round and generally I was happy with them. Got the whole lot through ECP with the discount code, not sure if it still works.

 

Found the Padgid stuff could occasionally leave deposits on the disks giving the feeling of a warped disk. A good bit of heavy braking to get them nice and hot cleared it.

^^^ Yes.  I had that once.  Just brake harder!

Thanks for the replies, I've just ordered front and rear Mintex discs and pads for £130 all in from ebay, came in cheaper than anything I could find on ECP and I've always been a fan of Mintex, who are also part of Pagid I believe?

 

I found a full regulator on ebay too, emailed the seller and he's confident it's a perfect fit for my car and just a straight swap, right up my street, lol!