sleepa
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- 2010 VE SS Sportwagon, Audi A4, Combo work hack
First things first. Power window cables.
Take off the little circlip with circlip pliers, or 2 very small flat head screwdrivers
Take off the cover and you will see this.
Take out the barrel and this is what it looks like (Barrels and assemblies are different Left to Right)
The barrel by itself.
And installed
This is what my old cables were like, this is the bottom barrel end.
And the top one
The other ends
And both cables
Basically, unroll both cables from the barrel, pull it out and disconnect the other ends, get some new cables and hook up all the other ends.
To get the cable off and back on the white plastic "wheel?" at the top I heated it with a heat gun, then used a small flathead screwdriver to slightly bend the plastic in one spot only. Makes it so much easier, and you could flatten it out after I guess too.
Make sure the white window "thing" (don't know what to call it) is at the bottom of the track. Then roll the lower cable onto the barrel first, install the barrel, and then I hooked it up to power and used my window switch to wind it slightly tighter so I could wrap the top cable around once and lower it into its connection.
That's it.
Test it all works ok with the power switch, then place cover back over it and replace cir clip with 2 screwdrivers again.
And now the wagon.
And this is what it looks like today. Added some chrome into it.
Caprice power seats are all in and working.
They have seen better days but they are so comfy still its crazy.
Also finished the rest of the power window installation. And funnily enough once I hooked all that up my climate control now works so things are starting to work out.
Take off the little circlip with circlip pliers, or 2 very small flat head screwdrivers
Take off the cover and you will see this.
Take out the barrel and this is what it looks like (Barrels and assemblies are different Left to Right)
The barrel by itself.
And installed
This is what my old cables were like, this is the bottom barrel end.
And the top one
The other ends
And both cables
Basically, unroll both cables from the barrel, pull it out and disconnect the other ends, get some new cables and hook up all the other ends.
To get the cable off and back on the white plastic "wheel?" at the top I heated it with a heat gun, then used a small flathead screwdriver to slightly bend the plastic in one spot only. Makes it so much easier, and you could flatten it out after I guess too.
Make sure the white window "thing" (don't know what to call it) is at the bottom of the track. Then roll the lower cable onto the barrel first, install the barrel, and then I hooked it up to power and used my window switch to wind it slightly tighter so I could wrap the top cable around once and lower it into its connection.
That's it.
Test it all works ok with the power switch, then place cover back over it and replace cir clip with 2 screwdrivers again.
And now the wagon.
And this is what it looks like today. Added some chrome into it.
Caprice power seats are all in and working.
They have seen better days but they are so comfy still its crazy.
Also finished the rest of the power window installation. And funnily enough once I hooked all that up my climate control now works so things are starting to work out.
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