The drivers side window in my GT was working very erratically a few weeks ago. Sometimes coming down very slowly. Then it would take an age moving up, and on occasions not go back up unless I tuned the ignition on and off.
It's now pretty much stopped working all together and I can't hear the motor or clicks when pressing the switch. If I turn the key off and on again I can sometimes get the window to drop down and up again when shutting the door.
Is this more than likely a broken window regulator? And if so, where's the best place to purchase one?
You need to take the door card off and see if the regulator is intact or if the angel hair cables have jumped off the reel and bound up the mechanism.
If you cant hear the motor trying at all it sounds more like your motor has gone as the magnets in the motor body fracture and break off. Check the fuse first incase thats blown and hence the motor isnt even trying any more.
If the fuse is intact and nothing obvious wrong with the regulator the motor is held in by 3 bolts. Take the motor off and try the window buton and see if its turning slowly when not under load from the window. If it doesnt turn or its really slow then your motor has gone.
The window motor is the same as an alfa 159 motor which fits with a slight modification. Two bolts hold the motor body in place. Undo those bolts on the alfa part and pull the case off. It takes some force as the magnets are holding it in place and will fight you. Rotate the body 180 degrees and the wiring connector will now be on the correct side for the GT.
If you want to confirm your existing motor is at fault then take the two bolts out and pull the outer case off and you may well find chunks of magnet fall out or are floating around in the body of the motor.
I think i still have some pictures of the alfa part taken apart and modified. They should be on the forum as well somewhere on a previous post of mine.
Regulator issue should be pretty obvious as soon as you take the door card off.
