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Subject:Re: re. It's Alive! It's Alive!, power window plastic clip
From:Todd Last
Date:Tue, 4 Jun 2002 22:25:30 -0700

Worse than that.
The dealer will only sell you the track as an assembly.

Gary Lee wrote:

>Mike wrote:
>I need to buy one of the plastic parts which attaches to the bottom of the
>window frame and to the cable for the drivers side power window- mine is
>broken. Fresh air would be nice. Dealer only?
>
>----- reply -----
>
>Mine also broke a couple days ago.
>Those plastic pins VW uses to secure the cable router look incredibly weak.
>In my case only the push pin came out, it would not stay in place when
>re-inserted.
>I used a small bolt to reattach the plastic cable guide, much stronger than
>the plastic insert pin.
>I bolted both the top and bottom cable guide.
>
>btw, after those plastic clips break and the cable tension is released, and
>then you press the power window button,
>you screw up the cable around the pulley in the window motor.  Gets kinked
>and mangled inside.
>You probably already discovered that though.
>
>Gary Lee
>Honda XR600R
>http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/vanagonrack.htm
>