Polo Electric window issues....

Typical a few months before summer my drivers side window has decided to pack in. I had it down one day and when i went to put it up it made a horrible clunking noise then wouldnt go up.

I have managed to get it up again but dont want to use it incase the same thing happens again. This fault already happened on the passengers side when i bought the car!

So now i have no windows, no sunroof, and a black car fan bloody tastic!

If anyone knows where i can source new motors from for as cheap as possible please let me know. I have a feeling if i replace them with parts from a scrappy the same fault will just happen again in the near future. I have even been pondering about putting windy windows in it!

If anyone knows of any polos in scrappies locally please let me know as long as its not a 1.0L poverty spec one.

I off to get the rear door and bumper from the same caddy i got my other panels from. There was a 6N there but dint check the spec.

I be going next week so i'll have a look and probs ask on price. if good, i'll remove them for ya

common on the mk4 polos

obvious ones first..

check the fuses.

swap over the electric window switches as they might be faulty.

Its the mechanism that has worn the motor out.

Take the mechanism out and see if it loosens up abit. Plenty o WD40 etc.

Ive dont this to my mates a few times. Worked

OK cheers guys i will try to investigate a bit further over the weekend. GSF car parts said they can get me a new motor and mech for £52 a side so i may just buy new parts.

Lee news on that polo at your scrappy would be helpful too. And i will try the thing with the WD40 at the weekend too.

hay m8, had a prob with my drivers window, had it down n tried to put it up made a horrid noise n wudnt go bk up, turned out to be a cable had snapped, listen to see if the motor is still working before investing in sum new 1ns as they ent cheap

Breaker only had a basic spec 6N in there tom.

mine packed uptoday.. drivers side.. wont go down lol how am i surpost to get a lean on now

My passenger one stopped working. I unbolted the regulator from the door. Had a tug at this and that and decided I needed a new regulator. Bolted it all back together and left it. Then my mate got in the car and it started working again. So I lubed the window runners and has been working since!

polo steph wrote:

hay m8, had a prob with my drivers window, had it down n tried to put it up made a horrid noise n wudnt go bk up, turned out to be a cable had snapped, listen to see if the motor is still working before investing in sum new 1ns as they ent cheap

what cable had snapped? as it sounds like i have got a similar problem with mine as you did with yours. its annoying as it wont go above half way and its bloody cold when driving lol ive tried spraying the runners etc but just no luck

problem sorted

glad ya got it sorted, soz i didnt reply i didnt c ya repost? wat was the problem? i got the garage to sort mine so didnt no wat bit it was, they just sed the cable?

thats alright, the cable had worn through the cable guide on the motor unit so the whole cable slipped about an inch thats why it would only go half way. replaced the motor, regulator and sliders and good as new

travelling is not too cold and wet now lol