My Vanagon's passenger window is sloppy and rocks side-to-side. Will this kit fix that?

Yes, that sounds exactly like the problem this Manual Window Regulator Rebuild Kit is designed to solve. Worn-out plastic guide components are the most common cause of a window rocking in its channels. This kit provides faithful reproductions of those three essential guide parts to get your window moving smoothly again.

How many kits do I need to buy to fix my whole van?

You'll need to purchase TWO kits to rebuild both the driver's side and the passenger's side windows. The kit is sold individually, so make sure you double up if you plan on fixing both sides.

Will this kit fix a broken window crank or gear mechanism?

This specific kit only addresses the plastic guide components within the regulator that cause a window to be sloppy or inoperable. It will not fix issues with the regulator's gear, internal spring, or if the window crank splines are worn or broken. You'll want to assess those parts separately.

Is this kit for power windows or the manual hand-crank type?

This kit is specifically designed for the manual, roll-up window systems found in Vanagon models from 1980-1991. If your Vanagon uses a hand crank to operate the window, this is the correct rebuild kit for improving its movement.

Manual Window Regulator Rebuild Kit

Name: Manual Window Regulator Rebuild Kit
SKU: GVW-WNDW-REG-RBLD-KIT
Price: 24.0 USD
Availability: InStock

Manual Window Regulator Rebuild Kit

Product:	GVW-WNDW-REG-RBLD-KIT
Works With:	1980-1991
Manufacturer:	GoWesty
Availability:	Good Stock
Wrench Rating:	Requires some hand & power tools and minimal mechanical knowledge.

$24.00

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The original plastic guides in your manual window regulators often wear out and fall apart, rendering the window action sloppy at best, and inoperable at worst. These replacement parts are a faithful reproduction of all three of the regulator guide components.

If your window rocks side-to-side in the window channels, this is the kit for you!

Kit sold individually. If you need to rebuild BOTH sides, you must order TWO kits.

NOTE: If the regulator gear, spring, or window crank splines are worn-out or broken, this kit will not address those problems.

5 stars: 16 (89%)
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Roll up regulator plastic parts.

The video was helpful a little too fast at times.

Simplest little piss ant part, but when it’s broken your window don’t work. Cheap too, this is probably a case where the directions are worth more than the part.

It’s three plastic pieces that if you don’t have them your window falls out. What was really helpful from Gowesty was the video showing how to install the part! So helpful. Thanks you all!

This simple kit solved my window disaster. Replacing my worn or non existent parts was easy. I can recommend this to anyone with a bad window regulator.

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Stiff regulator

My window is stiff and hard to roll down Hoping replacing these will help get back to smooth rolling.

Good

Worked Fine

Exactly what I needed

It is just like the old one.

To tell the truth far more valuable than these parts were, and they are essential, is the video that shows how to remove and change them.

Window rollup repair/rebuild kit

Excellent product, fits perfectly and I'm glad I noticed the slow rollup before all three plastic parts inside broke. Thanks.

Worth it

As they start to become difficult to open and close. Clean well ,rebuild ,good white lithium grease , and smooth as butter.

Manual window rebuild

The video was invaluable to rebuilding the regulator. The knob on the end of the cable prevented just rotating the pivot slider guide to remove it and had to saw off the knob.

Works great

Read their pdf on the install and it will make sense.

SIMPLE PART & A SIMPLE FIX

Easy to install all three parts. Good fit.
Highly recommend.

Reg Rebuild

Within 5 min of removing my front door window regulators, the plastic guides popped off and broke to pieces. GoWesty's rebuild kit saved the day -- the plastic pieces are super easy to install and they fit without any issues.

Also, as a heads up, don't make the same mistake I did and replace the original regulators with new/aftermarket parts, which turned out to be absolute JUNK. For whatever reason, the original regulators are far, far superior than the after market versions (which doesn't entirely make sense given it's not a complicated part, and essentially the old and new look the same).

Quality part!

Thanks to the related video, this repair was a breeze. I was originally nervous about the part being brittle (due to the size of the part), but that's not the case. These are well built!