My Vento 96 Classic

[dylan8]

they tend to be a bit messy... iv got about 11 setups for mk3 windows here... have no idea what is in working condition and whats not.
if the motor sounds like its going maybe just the plastic window clips have gone?
did he glass fall in on the second window? or just drop a little?

[VentoHead]

Nah they have fully dropped mate. that's why I am using pliers with a sock to pull them back up when I park.

But yea, the motor does seem to work, because the windows go down no worries. That said, I can push them up and down with my hand as well. How much are new clips worth? Maybe I should grab some before I attempt.

[dylan8]

no idea, im only a noob in the mk3 section sorry.
sometimes they ruin themselves when one think breaks from memory

[anthony]

Ventos are great,post some pics up if you can...

[GoLfMan]

thats the dreaded window regulator problem. Buy a couple of genuine ones and they'll last another 10+ years!

[mk3vento]

The power windows in vw's are poorly engineered and are expensive to fix. The motors can go or the regulator. Take it apart and laugh at how dumb they are with their little bits of platstic. . We have all gone the block of wood option. I had a vento from new for over 10 years and wasted many $ every time they broke. I have converted the back two windows to manual winders now on the current ride (found on ebay) - and am far better off for it too
Ventos are the thinking man's golf. Post some pics up.

[VentoHead]

Dayum. I've replaced the front motor before and that cost $400 so I was hoping to kinda avoid that. I've dreamt of converting them to manual winders. I probably should do that.

I will post up some pics in the next few days.