Hi everyone,
Firstly I need to say thanks to the community for having such a great resource available, I've found it very helpful in the couple of months I've had my GP so far.
Secondly, I'm in France so I know some things will be different, but I can't be bothered trying to decipher the French equivalent of this forum!
At the weekend the window regulator broke on the driver's side (passenger side on a UK car). I took the door apart and the cables snapped where they connect to the bobbin in the motor/drive unit. I need to get a new regulator, and can see that there are options with and without a motor, with and without the "fonction confort" (which I assume is the auto raise/lower without having to hold the switch in position), for 3-dr and 5-dr versions and for both sides of the door. It's easy for me to work out which side I need and whether a 3-dr or 5-dr version, but I have a couple of questions I hope those with more experience can help me with:
1. Can a regulator without the comfort function be used to replace one that did have the comfort function? Are the connector plugs or any other fittings different?
2. The motor on my broken regulator unit still works, so can the motor be easily transplanted to a new regulator without a motor, or are these regulators for manual systems (i.e. I wind the handle!)?
Thanks,
Will
Firstly I need to say thanks to the community for having such a great resource available, I've found it very helpful in the couple of months I've had my GP so far.
Secondly, I'm in France so I know some things will be different, but I can't be bothered trying to decipher the French equivalent of this forum!
At the weekend the window regulator broke on the driver's side (passenger side on a UK car). I took the door apart and the cables snapped where they connect to the bobbin in the motor/drive unit. I need to get a new regulator, and can see that there are options with and without a motor, with and without the "fonction confort" (which I assume is the auto raise/lower without having to hold the switch in position), for 3-dr and 5-dr versions and for both sides of the door. It's easy for me to work out which side I need and whether a 3-dr or 5-dr version, but I have a couple of questions I hope those with more experience can help me with:
1. Can a regulator without the comfort function be used to replace one that did have the comfort function? Are the connector plugs or any other fittings different?
2. The motor on my broken regulator unit still works, so can the motor be easily transplanted to a new regulator without a motor, or are these regulators for manual systems (i.e. I wind the handle!)?
Thanks,
Will