Replacing the front door window regulator (Opel Astra J)

The front door window lifters are equipped with an electric drive. This subsection describes only the removal and installation of the electric window lifter itself. Replacing the window lifter motor is described in the section "Electrical equipment" (see Replacing the front door window lift motor).

You will need a 10 mm socket head.

1. Remove the front door trim (see Removal and installation the front door trim).

2. Peel off the moisture-proof film from the inner door panel.

3. Remove the front door glass (see Front door glass replacement).

Note: It is not necessary to remove the glass from the front door; it is enough to disconnect it from the window lifter and fix it in the extreme upper position using pieces of PVC pipe of a suitable diameter or masking tape.

Note: It is not necessary to remove the glass from the front door; it is enough to disconnect it…

4. Loosen the rear window lift guide mounting bolt and turn it out a few turns (do not unscrew the bolt completely).

5. Similarly, loosen the tightening and unscrew the bolt a few turns A fastenings of the front window regulator guide and completely unscrew the bolt B fastenings of this guide.

6. Push forward the lower holder of the front window regulator guide…

7. …lift the guide to such a distance that the bolt A (see point 5) its fastening coincided with the enlarged diameter part of the hole in the door panel, and the lower holder came out of the corresponding hole..