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Thu Jul 02, 2020 11:11 am

Aloha hey I’ve bought a couple of window regulators from bus depot and I have to say I’m less than happy with them they skip and just didn’t hold up. Anyone know if any other companies have better ones ???
Mahalo

Thu Jul 02, 2020 11:23 am

While the BD ones fit, I agree, the quality is missing. I had the same symptoms with the last one I installed.

Thu Jul 02, 2020 11:33 am

If it is a power regulator look up 16CVs here. He rebuilds them.

Thu Jul 02, 2020 11:59 am

No it’s a manual regulator

Thu Jul 02, 2020 12:40 pm

Krumby wrote: No it’s a manual regulator

I tried several brands - all between marginal and garbage. I gave up and rebuilt my old ones. If you go that route, going through the crank assembly itself is key, no way I could find to clean out the old dried grease without drilling the rivets out, disassembling, cleaning and reassemble with good grease and pop rivets. Along with the GW replacement slider parts they work quite well. I have the GW add-on power window kit (Meh, at best) and if the regulators are not top notch, it doesn't work at all.

Thu Jul 02, 2020 1:59 pm

Wish I had kept the old one the problem with it was the old handle stripped out the drive so it was shot.
I found some used ones in the classifieds gonna buy them

Fri Jul 03, 2020 8:27 am

I don’t see them now but I believe mine are gowesty been in their 4 years.

Fri Jul 03, 2020 9:34 am

This thread might help

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=697812&highlight=window+regulator+manual

from there:

https://www.gowesty.com/product/manual-roll-up/24704/manual-window-regulator-rebuild-kit?v=

I recall trying to transfer parts from a new poor quality regulator to my old one. I ended up buying a used regulator.

It appears gowesty has the parts covered but I wonder if there's anything folks with 3d printers could supply? i.e. what other typical fail points are there in the OE manual regulator?

Neil.

Fri Jul 03, 2020 1:51 pm

Sometimes they’re so worn out the cable cocks inside the tube rail,when it’s like that, it’s over but it’s rare :(
Aloha !

Fri Jul 03, 2020 3:55 pm

Aloha the problem I had wasn’t with the rebuild kit it was the door handle stripped the gear to roll the windows up and down. I found two oem Ones on the classified ads but the guys have not answered me back 😡

Fri Jul 03, 2020 7:53 pm

Krumby wrote: Aloha the problem I had wasn’t with the rebuild kit it was the door handle stripped the gear to roll the windows up and down. I found two oem Ones on the classified ads but the guys have not answered me back 😡

Lemme guess, SleepyJoe? :lol:

Fri Jul 03, 2020 7:59 pm

No someone from New Mexico