side window mechanism broken

[Bart_Maztra]

Dear Matra enthusiasts,
My window mechanism just broke.
The plastic outer drive tube has snapped off. Just before the bend of the slider. 

Does anyone have a tip for repairing or replacing?
it's the left hand side. And the motor is fine.

Thanks
Regards, Bart

[Grapes]

I think that is more or less what happened to mine on the passenger side. Following this thread with interest.

[TELBOY]

Depends how much room you have and if you have enough existing tube before the break,
I used a 10mm plastic push fit pipe connector. Perfect fit and works great.

[Grapes]

Ah that's clever, thanks

[Grapes]

Hope I'm not hijacking this thread but I had a look at my broken passenger side mechanism and found out the tube snapped at the motor so the push fit pipe connector fix won't work in my case.
Would I need to get a whole new assembly including the motor or is it possible and easier to replace the tubing part? It looked like it's part of the motor and not easily detachable.

[Grapes]

Just fixed mine with Pattex "ULTRA GEL" which for now honours its name.

[Oetker]

Mine broke several times in the past 15 years.
Both sides on my1.6 are defect again.
I'm on a  mission tofind a solution.
The Skoda felicia/favorite side doors back have the same mechanical system but it was impossible to fit.


Now I am busy to make a system from a subaru.
It needs some adjustments but I have good hope.

[Grapes]

Currently my main issue is that the wiring is a bit shoddy. I hope to be able to replace some of the old wiring to make it work more reliable. Hope it works out with the subaru alternative 👍