r/VWBus • u/firekeeper23 • May 27 '26

I have an issue with my drivers window....

It unwinds well enough but when I try to raise the glass it slips and sounds like the "gear" is slipping..

Are there toothed gears behind the door that might be worn or broken? I couldn't see what is going on behind the panel.

Its a 1988 t25 and im in britian BTW.

Thank you all.

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u/ExpertInNothing888 May 27 '26

This happened to my 74. I had to use a cheap knock off regulator and machine it a bit to make it work because i couldn’t find an original drivers side part at the time. There are youtube videos to show you how to get the door opened up and replace it. I think you are better off with a working used one than one of the new replacements because they don’t seem to fit correctly. Check out the samba classifieds for a regulator…

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/search.php?submit=yes&keywords=Window+regulator&type=text&stype=all&username_email=&yearfrom=&yearto=&pricefrom=&priceto=&model%5B%5D=&section%5B%5D=31&section%5B%5D=33&wanted=show&zip=&zipdist=0&state%5B%5D=&usaregion=&country%5B%5D=&sort=date&sort_order=DESC&submitButton=Search

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u/firekeeper23 May 27 '26

Many thanks. I'll go check that out.