coupe power window regulators

[quk@sievers.com (Phil Payne)]

> In the same vein, I have an '83 UrQ that the driver's window now will not 
> go down.  It has been painfully slow for the last 2 years (especially in 
> winter) and in some ways have been waiting for the regulator to fail so I 
> could replace it.

Perhaps it would have been _MUCH_ cheaper to have lubricated it.  

Surely it doesn't take the brainpower of an Einstein to realise that the power 
window actuator is the other (i.e., WET) side of the moisture barrier and 
therefore is exposed to a fair amount of dihydrogen oxide?

I must admit to being an expert (!) but I can strip an Audi door in fifteen 
minutes.  It shouldn't take a normal mortal more than an hour or two.  A bit of 
high-graphite grease on a fingertip and BINGO!

> I gave my fiendly neighbourhood Audi dealership a call and the 
> replacement unit is CA$445!

"Fiendly"?  Yup.

> 1- any other sources? (I have been told these are not the same as Coupe 
> regulators)

No.  Yes.  I believe one model of the Golf GTI ...

> 2- Is a rebuild possible?

Yes.  Usually unsuccessful.

> 3- Doesn't this seem like a lot of money?

Yes.  Preventive maintenance is a _LOT_ cheaper.

> 4- Why is the sky blue?

F*ck knows.  However - you might find much deeper philosophical questions 
await you with your replacement regulator - since the hole pattern required to 
mount it might well be different.  The original 1983-pattern part is "Not 
Available" according to the microfiche, and the construction of a template for 
drilling new holes to accomodate the new hole pattern is described in some 
detail.

--
 Phil Payne
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club
 (Anyone got a use for a 19mm Allen driver?)