Thank you for this Ian, but :o, disaster strikes! Just as I had it all back together and was preparatory lower the roof to fit the top trim I heard a grating noise as the window lowered. Putting it swiftly back up I could see that the wire in the Bowden cable had 3-4 broken strands where it emerges ...

Thanks Ian. I managed to get both cables (with spring in place) fitted into the white plastic connector by taking the motor and cable winder off the base plate, fitting the plastic connector onto the centre slider then pivoting the motor on one of the pillars and then rotating it into place. This ha...

Well, I have managed to remove the window mechanism, stripped it down and cleaned it. Why did I wait till November when the weather’s changed for the worse I am asking myself. Nowhere under cover to keep the car so a temporary qtr window made of stiff card and plastic sheeting is just about keeping ...

Having bitten the bullet and deciding to repair the window mechanism myself I am trying to prepare for all eventualities. As I have nowhere under cover to keep the car once the roof is down so I am waiting for a few days clear of rain is a start! I have now removed all the weather strips (and purcha...

I have tried searching the problems>roof forum without much success so have reverted to raising this as a new problem. In another thread I have detailed my problem of a broken window mechanism and the trials & tribulations of replacement/repair. I managed to remove the interior trim (to gain acc...

Oh the perils of buying on eBay! Having secured what I believed to be a complete window mechanism (accepting it being used), and relying on the accuracy of the description stating “as in pictures”, should I be surprised when opening the box to find a different one to the photos and with a broken gui...

"To cut a long story short", I finally managed to strip down the back quarter panel to gain access to the window mechanism. The winding cable has broken away from the plastic clip that connects to the moving parts that hold the glass, see photo EK05BZR rear qtr window LH mechanism.jpeg I h...

Until I manage to get to see the mechanism it’s not possible to know what may be needed, but are there any obvious parts? e.g. The on-line repair guide says that the sealing sheet should be replaced. Reference to my post on orphan hyperlinks in the repair guide, one of the first stages of the strip ...

Thank you for this. Does the “full version” have more information about each stage of a repair beyond that I can currently see through the Club’s link?

I’m sure this has probably been answered before, but why do some of the hyperlinks in the online Repair Guide fail to find the page they are referencing?

When recently cleaning my partners 2005 plate 1.6 206cc Allure Auto, I put the roof down for better access. The rear passenger side quarter window made a horrible sound (grating/knocking) as it went down and an even worse noise when it (thankfully) went back up. I tried to get to look at the mechani...