Help people, I am in need of a n/s/r electric window motor so that the body shop can rectify the first poor attempt to repair my car. I have tried the likes of euros and other local parts suppliers and nobody seems to be able to get hold of one. Tried my local skoda!!!! and you guest it 200 plus the vat, ouch rip off. Has anybody on here got a motor kicking around that could purchase from you.

Have you tried Stevens VW dismantlers in Essex ?

ebay is the best bet imo.

Cheers guys. 20 mins after I post this a vrs breaking in my area popped up on ebay, can't believe it, hopefully I can get sorted and maybe pick some other bits up to.

Door card off and stripped back. Anybody have any idea how I am going to get the regulator out so I can change the motor when I cant drop the window to unscrew the window glass from the regulator. Getting frustrated with this now!!!!!

Lots of T30 bolts from memory holding the motor and regulator in place.  One undone the glass usually moves down - and there's a clamp holding it to the glass with a couple of 10mm bolts. 

 

I have a selection of motors & linkages, but you're a long way from me in Devon.

I have already done a front one, but it was the regulator that was at fault and could manage to work the window down enough to undo the window, but with my motor not working I can't see how I am guna lower the glass and regulator to separate them and get the regulator out.

Is the motor definatley goosed ? Try changing the module on the motor, can be done in situ easily. That's all I had to do for mine.

Edited 21 October, 20169 yr by VrsMule

Her in doors is at work in the car so can't look at it yet (cheers wife) I am assuming the module is were the electric plug goes in, am I right in thinking that, I am only looking at images on Google at the min. Looking at them can't see how to separate them, but will wait for the car to come back and hope it's not dark so I can see. Thanks for all info, everything is great fully received and taken in.

Yes, there is a big fat connector on the motor/module that has a tab you pull out to release it / push in to attach it.  It's the only electrical connection to deal with.  Everything else is mechanical and fiddly as hell

if its like this motor http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/K8kAAOSwiYFXJxNn/$_1.JPG then you prize the shiny metal clip at the front off, then the black plastic has some tabs that lock the motor and the control circuit together, you push these in and awkardly take the unit apart. Quite difficult in situ but it is possible. 

 

edit: not sure if you're talking about the connector as per devonutopias message or the Control module.

Edited 21 October, 20169 yr by yesiamtom

Well proper result, the one that popped up on ebay was only round the corner from me and had loads of bits that I needed. Also managed to strip the motor and regulator out of his car, so now I know how to get it out with risking damaging any of my parts, also got a full set of mint door handles and a front wing in the same colour, also met a really top guy that is doing a 20v turbo conversion on mk2 golf. All that for an extremely reasonable 35 smakers. RESULT I am a happy bunny. Now just need the car home as her in doors is at work again so I can get it all sorted.

So came home from work just before it got dark today so thought I would have a quick play, swapped the module over and nothing different, so plugged the new (ish) reg and motor in and that does exactly the same Both reg/motors do the same, just click. Same results on both the drivers main switch and the rear switch, even tried the drivers rear switch in the passenger rear door (the one with the fault) and that was the same. Now I will never claim to be an electric but if the motor is clicking I would asume that there is power getting to the motor thus eliminating the wiring from the B pilaf (in theory) but both motors do the same and all switches do the same. What am I missing apart from smakn my head again the wall. Now got to wait till next sun light when I finish work.

Well cover me in chocolate and feed to the lesbians. Why do I do things the long way round, just thought I would have a scoot around the forum to see about the clicking, only to find that my theory was absolute tosh and that it looks like it could be the wiring at fault, well I never. Should have realised that ya really can find everything on here. Well looks like nipping round the corner to rob some more parts off the breaking one I found. I can see light at the end of the tunnel......but it's very faint at the min.

Well finally got enough time off work and when it was light. Go the new (secondhand loom) fitted and all is good. Seems a common problem on these but were mine was chafed was through the holes in the doors, which to me is from poor repairs in the past. There is a plastic ring that covers the inside of the hole (that I found in the door not fitted) and the rubber seal to stop the chafing on the outer side, so to me it's not a bad design, just people that can't be arsed to do things right. Anyway rant over, now back to the body shop so they can sort their poor work out. Cheers guys for your input