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2012 E550 Cabriolet 2011 VW Eos 1985 Pininfarina Spider
Widow Rattle
My drivers side door window has started to rattle once and a while. The sound it is making is definitely a rattle and it looks like it may be moving slightly back and forth when I close the door. Any ideas what might be wrong.
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2012 E550 Cabriolet 2011 VW Eos 1985 Pininfarina Spider
It looks like there is something called a door glass retainer on the coupe and cabriolet. It appears to be above the exterior door handle. I can't really find what it does. Has anyone ever replaced this? Any ideas what would happen if it broke?
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thanks for the info. It looks like there is something that is called a crank window mount, which looks like the door glass retainer I have pictured above. It looks like from the pics, this is actually what lifts the window. Anyway, I was hoping to get an idea before I started pulling the door apart. It's always nice to have the potential parts on hand when dismantling a car. I will probably have to just pull it apart and see. Thanks.