Many Corrados have a problem with the passenger side window not closing
all the way. This is because a plastic tab that keeps the cable in place breaks
off. It tends to only happen on the passenger side because the tab is facing
the other way on the drivers side. VW says there is no way to fix it, and since
it is all one piece( motor, cable , tab, etc) it costs $500. There is a way
to fix it however.
First the inside of the door needs to be removed. There are 3 screws
covered by plastic tabs on the sides and a screw behind the speaker grill.
There are 2 more scres in the door handle(this can be removed by simply pulling
it apart) There are also some tabs at the bottom which need to be undone.
With the inside of the door gone, there are two plastic moldings(these
are located where the glass goes into the door) which need to be removed. They
simply slide of the metal rail of the door.
The reason the window won't close all the way is because with the tab
broken the cable gets pulled down instead of the window going up all the way.
The way to fix it is to find a way to keep the cable from being pulled down.
There are probably other ways to do it, but this is what I did.
I made a double sided hook(hook on both ends) out of a piece of metal
wire about twice as thick as a coat hanger. It needs to be strong enough so thatpliers are required to bend it. It needs to be about an inch long or so, but
you will have to play with it a couple of times to get the right length.
What you do is hook one end around the cable, and the other end around
the metal rail the moldings sit/rests on. This needs to be as tight as possible
, or the cable will still get pulled down some. It will probably take a few
times before you get the right length, but it does work, trust me.
Test it out by closing the window a few times before you put everything
back together.
Some cars might need more than one hook.
Next, to get the moldings to fit on with the hook there, you need to cutor burn a small slit into the lower molding. Don't worry, this is the lower of
the two moldings and is completely covered up, so you can't see it. Then put
the top molding on and put the inside of the door back on and you're done.
If anybody has any question feel free to E-mail me at Z_SLOTFC@TITAN.EDU
And Jan or whoever knows how wants to put it in the faq, go right ahead.
Fabien
92 slc
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