Any DIY fix for power window regulators for '82 coupe?

[quk@sievers.com (Phil Payne)]

In message <339C32AC.7675@voyager.net> Bryan Nielsen writes:

> The power window regulators on my '82 coupe are broken.  The cables
> which move the window have snapped.  Can replacement cables be made for
> these?  I don't really want to buy new regulators

I've tried to do this a couple of times.  I had to drill out a rivet so I could 
demount one of the pulleys to get the slider off, and then it was quite 
straightforward.
 
The slider is carried by a small brass bead crimped onto the wire.  I never 
found a satisfactory way of achieving this - I think you need a power press of 
some kind.  Soldering is insufficient.  I used the services of a local bicycle 
shop, but perhaps a motorbike dealer would have heavier equipment.

--
 Phil Payne
 phil@sievers.com
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club