Thread: Drivers window mechanism

Originally Posted by Dubbo

I just fitted a home made nylon window slider and am sooo! pleased with it.
I got the idea from others on this website and have attached images of my fitted effort and the dimensions provided by others. I made slight variations. Mine is 40mm long and not 25mm. I bit longer will stop snagging due to rocking.
It was not until I looked at the action of a roller that I realised only a MORON would ever design such a thing. As it rotates against the wall of the channel it is subjected to opposing shearing forces as one side goes up and the other down. Frankly its a miracle they last so long. For my money - NEVER INSTALL A ROLLER - the physics is all wrong, a slider is best.
I used a $9 nylon bread board, a small hobby type saw and simple bolts. Make sure only nylon robs against the wall of the channel so countersink the bolt head properly.
On the thread I used two washers to allow rotation and lock tite on the nut.
The job took one hour plus buying the bread board.
So easy a city boy could do it!

At least some of the new / replacement regulators that you buy these days actually come with "nylon" (it's actually HDPE or UHDPE) slides almost identical to what you have made, so you're definitely on the right track.

Not sure if all suppliers have replaced rollers with this idea, but the new regulator sitting in its box out in my shed - supplied by Rovacraft in Perth - looks pretty much identical to what you have done.

Yes, you can use the rear motor (from the same side) on the front. If you need another motor send me a PM.