Passenger side window regulator

[arman123]

Hi will be changing my window regulator soon and was wondering how is the quality on the eBay ones done have two year warranty in them also seen one on eBay from germansauto parts with warranty aswell any one ever used these eBay ones or shall I just get one from dealers and when fitting shall I have the window down or up?
Thanks

[Sam]

If the eBay sell is Okzam I'd personally avoid, they didn't honour the warranty on one I purchased and then threatened VWAF with legal action if we didn't remove my feedback post.

Get a quote from a dealership/TPS before you buy from eBay, you'll often find they aren't as expensive as you think.

[arman123]

If the eBay sell is Okzam I'd personally avoid, they didn't honour the warranty on one I purchased and then threatened VWAF with legal action if we didn't remove my feedback post.

Get a quote from a dealership/TPS before you buy from eBay, you'll often find they aren't as expensive as you think.

thanks for your reply found out from dealer £108 with vat tps £101
German auto parts £29 with two year warranty might just go for the eBay one saving is massive also should I leave the window up or down when replacing

[Sam]

Electric window issues, can i replace the cables without removing frame?? (http://www.vwaudiforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?159507-Electric-window-issues-can-i-replace-the-cables-without-removing-frame)

See the How To in the above post ;)

[arman123]

got the one from the dealer in the end will be replacing this weekend

[Doc B]

I have to admit that I bought an eBay special (£20 from autopartsdirect) last week for my drivers door. Fitted it at the weekend - took me an hour & 40 minutes. No problems. Followed the write up on audizine.com. Went together well. Don't know if what I had in the door was a genuine article or not but the new one appeared to have heavier cables. Runs smoothly enough..... Just need to see how it lasts.

[arman123]

Got to admit It is a big saving from buying the genuine one I was thing about buying an eBay one but then I thought with the winter on its way didn't really want to get stuck with the window down then having to replace again in the freezing weather

[arman123]

Fitted it today took me about 1 hour 20 old unit in there was a genuine one but it did look like it was changed before sometime .The wires on the old unit were frayed but luckily not broken I stopped using the window when I heard the scraping noise here a pic of the old unit

[Sam]

Good job, you've probably saved yourself a few hundred quid there ;)

[Kraut Hound]

Good job, you've probably saved yourself a few hundred quid there ;)

I put a cheap one in lasted about 3 months......