[Vwdiesel] Looking for window parts

[Dave Cook]

Ha ha, they don't necessarily stick too well!  I'm sure the front one must be on the way to being like the back one, as the window popped out of the lifter a couple times on its own.  The first time I tried recrimping it with pliers.  The other day, I used silicone to glue the rubber strip to the lifter, and more silicone to glue the glass to the rubber strip.  This is essentially how the windows are attached to the lifters on my Exploder which is where I got the idea.

OT Rant: Stupid Exploder's passenger side window only works sometimes.  I thought I had it fixed so the window would go back up-it was working quite well for a few weeks now.  But yesterday it started raining so I went out to close the window and it wouldn't go up!  If I could own one vehicle with properly working windows, that would be neat.  (The GTI I purchased the other day also has a window in the door... sheesh!)  

Dave Cook


--- On Thu, 7/28/11, LBaird119 at aol.com <LBaird119 at aol.com> wrote:

> From: LBaird119 at aol.com <LBaird119 at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Looking for window parts
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Date: Thursday, July 28, 2011, 4:04 PM
>  
> In a message dated 7/28/2011 8:51:12 A.M. Pacific Daylight
> Time,  
> davevw at yahoo.com
> writes:
> 
> Second,  the rear window lifter is broken.  Not
> the actual regulator, but 
> at the  bottom of the glass is a part that kind of
> clamps/pinches to the 
> glass to hold  it, and is bolted to the
> regulator.  This pinching part is 
> completely  rusted and has broken in half, so no more
> clamping.  It could be 
> unbolted  from the regulator and then separated from
> the glass.  Again, there are 
>  regulators in the garage, but not this
> piece!   
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> That part sticks (ha!) with the glass.  You'll have
> to  find  a rear 
> window, tap that piece off 
> then tap it on yours.  Recently had to pull mine, weld
> it and put it  back 
> on.  Did it with the 
> glass in the car the whole time.  Tried to remove it
> but had to pull  the 
> vent window to get it 
> out and didn't have the stuff at home to do it. 
> (front window)
>  
>   I should have a fixed window...
>      Loren
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