Thought I'd have a pop at the windows myself and see if I could fix the problem. At heart, I am a bit of a tight arse - perhaps it's the part Scottish ancestry!

Took the door card off, getting the hang of that door handle surround now.



Sure enough, the top guide is broken. Ah well, whip the glass and mechanism out to see what could be done.
Ground down the plastic so it was level with the slider on the guide:



Then chopped down one of those little plastic angle blocks you use for putting furniture together, bolted it on:



You have to make sure the bolt doesn't protrude far out either side. Too much on the inside and it fouls the motor and door on the way up, too much on the back and you'll shatter the glass when you tighten that back on

It took about 5 or 6 goes to get the block the right shape so it didn't jam the mechanism or foul, but the glass is a lot more secure now. Have had another go at lining up the glass against the rubbers, but if you haven't tried it there's a hell of a lot of different combinations to adjusting it:

• Play on mountings to adjust mechanism position before tightening,
• Stops at the front and rear of the door to limit glass travel and adjust 'rest angle' of the glass,
• Two adjusters to set the vertical angle at which the glass sits

All of which seem to bugger the settings up for each other so it's a right faff on! Still, I've managed to get it somewhere near for now, it was getting dark and I was tired and hungry. The glass sits in the rubber seal against the windscreen ok, only seems to want to come out if you accidentally stray to too high a speed

It's a hell of a lot quieter now, might try the passenger side if it doesn't snow

Hellcat's offering...

http://www.lawson-his.co.uk/scripts/details.php?cat=Ear%20Plugs&product=829&utm_campaign=comparison&utm_medium=ncpc&utm_source=froogle

Do they do a set with headphones built in so you can still hear the stereo though?

Not for 14p they don't!

how on earth do you stop people from slamming the doors? most of these breakages I believe come from people slamming the doors with all their force... A friend got out my B the other night and slammed the door with what felt like his whole force.. I wanted to get out of the car and hurt him badly... am i the only one?

No, you're not! Everyone that comes in my car does it and boy does it **** me off...

Have you tried asking people not to do it?

the first i say as soon as they open the door.. but it doesnt take... :bang::bang:

Slam their fingers in the door a few times, should focus their attentions

Don't go as far as Vinnie Jones though

Doing either to my young sisters wouldnt be advisable... their used from their mother's stylo that are allowed to bang the doors to their hearts' delight...

New replacement part for the plastic guides custom made by www.bellprod.ro for 3.5 Eur/piece... I made the first order and already fitted them.. All is great now. Check the thread Henk's noise solution....

Hi Could really do with a set of these guides all of mine are broken, could you give me more details as to where to buy these items