DIY - rear window fix

[BOPOH]

Hi If your window in the back doesn't go up but surely goes down,then you probably have green piece broken. I did this about a year ago and it happend to me again on my second B6 audi, and i know its very commong because i had lots of people email me asking how to fix. So here is SIMPLE SEARCH thread, please add to DIY section:

Im not responsible for any damage to your car, you are doing it on your own risk!!!

Door panel removal is easy and can be found anywhere.

when you take off door panel you'll see this:


take off center plastic panel and motor, not hard but screws are soft so be careful




I circled red the screws that hold window frame inplace, if it doesnt start moving freely i may forgat one. i did it like a year ago i think. DO NOT REMOVE DOOR LOCK SCREWS unless you are 100% that lock is stoping frame from being removed. Once you pull it out CAREFULLY it should look like this


remember that blue pentagon looking thingy position and where cable tubes are and what color, its VERY IMPORTANT they are different colors and length, dont worry it has tight tension on it, but once you take it off you'll have alot of cable freed. when you replace it make sure there is no empty track present on that wheel.
here is what broke on mine and how i fixed it




i got nail made a grove in it for cable and placed it like this securing with zipties



after that i filled it with EPOXY FOR PLASTIC on both sides and it worsk like a champ.
Hope that helps, good luck on your project!!

[CRAIG1MACK]

Good innovation here!

[Dan[FN]6262]

awesome! mine has been broken for like 6 months now. a girl slammed my door and i heard it pop

[A4Dit]

That "green piece" is called the window regulator. It costs about $140 fom the dealer, so your fix it yourself method saved you some money

[kaizr]

I assume this is informative, but man is it painful to read/comprehend.

[absolutegtr]

I assume this is informative, but man is it painful to read/comprehend.

Well, he is from Mother-Russia, so English is his second language.

Boro, nice DIY. When I broke that same piece, I used JB-weld and it has held up fantastic ever since. That zip tie idea is great though

[Mark]

I did something similar to both my rear doors . . . I made a special piece in my machine shop to hold the cable nub in place and held the cable with thick copper wire instead of zip ties. Not a problem since . . .

[BOPOH]

yeah sorry for my runglish, i had to do it on two of my A4s

[BOPOH]

lol do i get any +rep for my write up?

[absolutegtr]

there ya go buddy!

[BOPOH]

yay i got two blocks now thanks Sami!

[kaizr]

hahaha Runglish, I like that.

What did you use to groove the nail?

I just don't want to tear off my door then realize I don't have everything I need to get the job done.

[kaizr]

absolutegtr

does that cable need to slide? I'm asking because if you used JB weld, or I guess since our comrade friend used epoxy, that's not going to let that slide. it looks like the goal here is to keep that cable in place in the green thinger?

[j-rod]

awesome! mine has been broken for like 6 months now. a girl slammed my door and i heard it pop

Did you punch her in the ovaries after?

[BOPOH]

Make sure that nail has huge head(flat surface) i used regular metal hand saw like this


and yes the point is to make sure that this part of the cable DOES NOT move ANYWHERE in "window regulator"(green piece) that's why i zip-tied it and filled with epoxy

[kaizr]

hey i am doing it right now. how do i get the cable to loosen? i dunno what to take off at this point.

[Turbo1A4]

quick question....did you by chance have ductape on your door at the top?
mine did and another person i know had the same thing just worndering if it was something audi did

[kaizr]

ok i took out the wheel from the blue thing and now i can't get it all back togehter!!!!

[kaizr]

I did it bitches!!! Thanks for the ingenuity ruskie!

[chadb2434]

So glad this came back up. My left rear reg. has been broken for a few weeks now

Anyone know where I can get a cheap reliable one without having to go to the dealer?

[BOPOH]

quick question....did you by chance have ductape on your door at the top?
mine did and another person i know had the same thing just worndering if it was something audi did

yes i had samething, at first you think WTF is this ductape doing here, but then when i had to do another one on my second B6 it was there too, and not only rear but all four doors has, i think that how audi techs hold that foamy sheet while that gel hardens

ok i took out the wheel from the blue thing and now i can't get it all back togehter!!!!

yeah its a PITA, biggest thing is that you dont skip any tracks, and tension should be really hard. Putting cable on that wheel is the last thing before you reasemble window frame. Glad you got it!

[BOPOH]

So glad this came back up. My left rear reg. has been broken for a few weeks now

Anyone know where I can get a cheap reliable one without having to go to the dealer?

i dont know if its the cheapEST(most parts are cheapest), but pureMS.com is damn good website, i spent over $2000 there when i did my little overhaul for my car. From them i bought my front window regulator.

[Scrwedtxboy31]

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[kaizr]

Yea, that blue thing was a pain in the ass. I have no idea how someone could do that on their own. I pushed the springs in as hard as possible while my friend coiled it up. Once it was wrapped and in the hole, I had to push down one wire to get it in right. Such a relief when we finally did it.

To guy asking about getting new regulator. They are 140ish bucks. If yours isn't too bad, just do this fix.

On my I noticed one of the clips holding it to the black thing was broken as well, but it seemed to work just fine since the other one wasn't broken and it's bolted in anyway.

I had the duct tape too!!! I assumed someone had already been back there before...

[oneovdabestyet]

does this apply to the front passenger door? thats where my issue is, and does this apply to B7 models?

[BOPOH]

no, front has weird cable system, if your cable is messed up there is no fix gotta buy replacement (purems.com) and its kinda PITA since you have to remove window frame too, but shouldn't take more than 30 minutes.

[rocketheavy]

I just did this today. it works perfect!

[samaritano]

Is there a similar fix for the driver window?

[BOPOH]

it is the same for both rear doors, but front doors are different things

[prizmatik]

I had this same problem with my parents B6, we just purchased another green window glide from ebay for about $10 or so.

[nihil]

Bump for a great reference thread. I replaced the drivers side rear today, having the pics helped. Oddly enough, I too had duct tape in there. I guess Audi has learned the value of that mighty adhesive strip.

[henry22]

Was hoping this was going to work for the front doors as both of mine are done. Looking like Im going to have to buy 2 new regulators.