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[Andy H]

Poxy things. A while ago I fitted new cables and drive pulley to the mechanism in SWMBO's 2002 Ford Galaxy.

Yesterday it self-destructed again, leaving the drivers window fully open. I had to go out in the dark and pull the door card off so I could cut some pieces of wood to length to hold the glass up in the closed position.

Looking back through ebay correspondence it is almost 2 years to the day since I bought the last repair kit

I was just about to book the thing in for an MOT but I have a nagging doubt that it might fail if the drivers window cannot be opened  Last time it happened it was a royal pain in the arse operating barriers on multi-storey car parks

This time I will buy a kit including new runners etc assembled and ready to fit (not fit new cables to the old runners).

Does anyone have any experience of Shalahambra (Sharan/Galaxy/Alhambra) window regulators? can anyone recommend a particular make for the replacement?

Genuine appear to cost about £105, pattern £25-£30. If they are all the same crap design as the VAG original then I don't see any point in buying anything but the cheapest......

[BazaJT]

Can't say I've seen them check window operation when M.o.T. ing mine,so not sure it'd be a fail.What they do do where I take mine is have the drivers door window open in order to hold the controls for the brake rollers during that part of the test.

[henryd]

Doors must open from inside and out,window operation not tested

[Andy H]

 

Doors must open from inside and out,window operation not tested

[Viral_Jim]

 Alternatively, to be on the safe side, remove the wood. My kit car passes just fine with no side windows