Hi All,

 

Today of all days, in this weather.

 

Went into a car park, hit the wrong button to lower the window. Passenger one came down, with a loud noise. Stopped it and pressed up. This then made the glass fall down.

 

Now when I try the window there is a horrible crunching sound that is rather worrying.

Have managed to pull the glass up and it is intact, but an inch from the top and will not go any further.

 

 

I have pulled the bottom of the door card away and had a look, but I think the issue is behind the carrier?

I thought it was a broken motor but a little searching is leading me to think the regulator? Is this something I could change myself?

 

Also, how can I get the whole door card off? Is it just a bit more forceful pulling at the top or is there more hidden securing points I am not aware of?

 

 

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks,

 

Scott

 

 

try this thread http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/119359-removing-the-ancillaries-carrier/?p=1499045&hl=regulator&fromsearch=1#entry1499045

 

IIRC repair kits are available. Some regulators/ carriers are bolted on if you're lucky. If not they're riveted but the rivets are available from Skoda or TPS etc.

 

Hope this helps a little.

My carriers are bolted on, being a 2001 car.

 

So if I understand that correctly, it is a whole new carrier? The regulator is attached to that?

 

Any idea on a part number/cost?

 

 

Seems like something I may be able to do with my limited knowledge/tools depending...

 

I have most of the door card off, similar to the sealing threads. Is it just a case of levering/pulling the top off to take it off completely?

 

Thanks for your help!

You can buy just the mechanism if you want to fit it to your own door carrier but it's a bit fiddly. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SKODA-FABIA-MK1-1999-2008-FRONT-LEFT-PASSENGER-SIDE-ELECTRIC-WINDOW-REGULATOR-/170981924857?hash=item27cf511ff9:g:XPwAAOSwo0JWMkrl

 

Or you can buy the whole carrier with mechanism already attached. Plenty on ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BRAND-NEW-SKODA-FABIA-2000-2008-LEFT-FRONT-WINDOW-REGULATOR-6Y1837461-/201396680380?hash=item2ee42d76bc:g:TkUAAOSwyQtVuJhb

Edited 14 November, 201510 yr by TMB

Or you can just buy new wires and pulley as a repair kit...

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SKODA-FABIA-WINDOW-REGULATOR-REPAIR-CABLE-SET-FRONT-LEFT-PASSENGER-SIDE-/111456531499?fits=Model:Fabia&hash=item19f353b42b:g:dTgAAOSwv0tVYmEq

Get a regulator, they're about £30 off Euro or a specialist. It's not the worst job to do, but you need a bit of patience to back track if it's not right.

There's a metal card behind the door card, it all bolts to that more or less. Take the soaker of while you're working to give you a decent hand hole.

I got the complete regulator and panel from ECP for less than £50. Easy enough job.

 Take the soaker of while you're working to give you a decent hand hole.

 

Soaker?

Speaker... Sorry, typing badly on my phone.

^ Oh right

Appreciate all the help guys. Was something I wanted to tackle myself, but I decided that I needed the car complete sooner than I could do it myself.

 

Goes in to the garage near work tomorrow. This way it is done in a day and not the longer time it would take me. A lack of daylight when not working and then poor weather when I can get daylight, just isn't worth the hassle for me.