Passenger side front window knackered?

[Niall76]

This morning when attempting to lower the front passenger window I heard a sickening crunch. Immediatly stopped the window and flicked the switch to 'up'. Just a whirr!...

Window didn't move at all. Tried again, crunching on what would be the way down and a whirring on what would be the way up.

****! Is this going to be a ball ache of a job and cost me a kidney?

Any ideas on what the problem could be?

[a6kerry]

hi niall
sound like a cable on the window regulater has snapped.you will need to take the door card off and have a look.its a bit fiddley but not that hard to do you will need to get some pot rivets a gun and a drill for the old rivets. if it is the cable its a new regulater no idea on the price gsf may carry them in if not its a breakers(found one in middleton, manchester.should carry bits in for your car dont carry anything for mine its to old.) or last resort the main ********.
hope this is of some use.
cheers kerry

[Col]

Funny you should mention this as it happened to me today as well on my Passat. The cable had snapped, got the grinding noise, then the window froze !

I fixed it this evening, as above, fiddely but do-able.

I got my kit from Euro Car Part for about £50.

[Niall76]

Thanks guys. I shall investigate this weekend.