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Fitting the Part (New, cheaper, replacement electric window mechanism for renault scenic)

OK here are a sequence of pics showing the refitting of the new window winder mech. Not the most exciting subject, but might be useful to someone. The most difficult bit was getting the old mech. out and the new in without bending the control cables too much...


Unplug the wires...


Unbolt the three motor mounting nuts...


Unbolt the lower slide bolt...


Unbolt the upper slide bolt...


Ease out the motor (take care the studs don't scratch the paint inside the door - don't want it to rust...


This is the slider that moves the glass...


There is a post that fits through a hole in the glass, held on with this clip, quite hard to push off, but can be done by hand, if you've got a strong thumb...


Slightly blurry view of the clip on the inside of the door....


This is the new clip going on...


This is the new motor bolted loosely in place. Note the new wires soldered on and joins covered with heat shrink. I put some insulation tape on the metal where the wires might rub too as the cable with heat shrink, plus insulation tape was very stiff and could rub on the panel cut-out...


This is the strange egg-box assembly going back in place, I guess this gives some protection to the door lock mechanism to prevent actuating by coathangers etc....


And offering up...(don't forget the screws (like I did!) )!!!...


Speaker location....


Speaker fitted...


Speaker cover clips in place...


Electric mirror control knob pops back on...


Corner trim piece locates in two 'sockets'...careful not to bend these pegs when removing...

So that's it! If you found this useful, or have questions, add a comment. Thanks.

Renault, scenic, electric window, mechanism, PARTS (item 4592915233 end time 03-Dec-05 15:31:35 GMT)

Seems to be one of the cheaper options for replacing one of these little buggers, cheaper than the renault item (£185 + VAT :o ) anyway

Mamboserver.com - Home

Need to start looking at utilities like these for website creation as opposed to hand coding pages...

Ubuntu - Linux for Human Beings

Like it says...Linux award winning distro...

Really need to try & have another go at this linux business...gave up when Knoppix wouldn't run on the 'old' PC upstairs...mebbe this will work easier....?

SpinWatch

An interesting website that monitors PR & Spin - providing some of the truth behind it. Although on slightly closer examination (I blogged it to read later) there is a certain amount of 'anti-spin' in here too - can't trust anyone these days huh!?!

RoyMech Index page

Very useful engineers crib sheet...

Spreadshirt: RT's Crap T-shirt shop

Unusual and downright vulgar designs to amuse or disgust your friends and enemies.

Z Upload

Could be a useful resource...?

Innocent in London

More like scared sh!tless in London....

Only just heard about this incident (thanks to NTK ). Have to say I'm not that surprised, but its a chilling tale. How many more people have had this happen, but have not had the means or bravery to go public. Best wishes to David Mery and I hope he gets all his gear back.

Live giant squid caught on camera

It seems sad that they had to harm the creature just to film it...

CON-servation?

May well be accusable (is that a word) of bandwagon jumping here, but this is a thought that has begun to dawn in my tiny brain too.

Matching the deeds and some of the words of some well known figures and bodies in the conservation world with reality and with each other, you start to see that they usually each have their own little agenda and 'whole world' conservation is pushed far to the sidelines in the race to save the one particular bird, toad, newt or whatever. Sports or activities that would probably have very little impact on the 'environment' are banned in the name of conservation, while close by those with big money backing or some political clout behind them are allowed to continue or are even to grow.

BBC2's Art School 6.00 pm Wednesday

Sorry to those few that read this, but no linky for this one as BBC2 have such little faith in this odd program they haven't bothered to set up a web paage. Or maybe that sort of thing is beyond these arty types?

Anyway I liked it and it got me feeling all arty - probably along with about the 5 other sad cases who were the total audience tonight. Might have to sharpen up the old chainsaw & try a bit more carving... ;)

My Neighbours Are Hoors!

My Neighbours Are Hoors!LOL....


Some people live in interesting places...as the old Chinese curse goes...

Amazon Marketplace - take care!

Amazon Marketplace - a cautionary tale.

Buyers using Amazon's marketplace should beware certain traders using slightly 'sharp' practice. Blaming the lack of an 'alternate product' button they are selling goods that are different from the main product advertised. For example you may see a picture of a genuine Olypus battery charger, but what you receive is an alternative, non-Olympus model. There are mechnisms to get a refund and most traders will offer a partial refund in order to keep their customers happy. This doesn't avoid the fact that you may not quite get what you wanted in the first place and will have to incurr the cost of mailing the article back if you want a full refund.

Will Amazon take steps to rectify this, or will they be happy to allow Marketplace to continue in this slightly dodgy manner?

Derek Fox Timber - Company Profile, manufacturers of fencing, gates, posts & rails, garden products and garden furniture

Derek Fox Timber - Company Profile, manufacturers of fencing, gates, posts & rails, garden products and garden furnitureA possible source of hammock posts???

Online Etymology Dictionary

Online Etymology Dictionary

Yet another example of what the web is for. An excellent website for word lovers and an interesting bio page of the guy behind it. The web needs more pages like this. ;)

Some cool pics

This was my favourite pic from the trip - Taken at Carlton Country Park on the way home due to no wind.



Me enjoying Redcar Beach May 2005

Waterproof Bags Products from thehopstop

Waterproof Bags Products from thehopstop One good idea here...and at a reasonable price too...100% waterproof bag for camera...still lets you take pics...will the autofucus still work though...it doesn't say?

Darth Tater

Darth Tater

Wow...an improvement on Mr Potato Head...but is it worth £10?

jollyinteresting

jollyinteresting

And Jolly interesting it is too. If you want to know about doing your own camper conversion on a transit van

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | India wins landmark patent battle

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | India wins landmark patent battle: "India has won a 10-year-long battle at the European Patent Office (EPO) against a patent granted on an anti-fungal product, derived from neem. "

Graphical User Interface Timeline

Graphical User Interface TimelineINteresting chronological view of the development of the GUI.

Amazing Amazon offer: MS Publisher for less than $70

Thanks to Office watch for pointing this one out...Genuine Microsoft Publisher for less than £50...plus p&p from US.

Click here to buy Microsoft publisher for less than $70

...is it worth it? Comments please.

Why UK card fraud rises above £500m ?

BBC NEWS | Business | UK card fraud rises above ?500m: "Apacs hope that the rising tide of UK fraud will be stemmed by chip and pin technology. "

Maybe they should check that banks actually take action as soon as possible when told about cases of fraud. A year or so ago I spotted a spurious entry (phone top up for a network where i don't have a phone) on my online statement. Phoned the bank (egg) to tell them and was told 'there's not much we can do until we get to see your full statement.' I must say I was tempted to go on a spending spree, and blame that on the fraudster but decided against it in the end.

Also we never hear about what happens when thay investigate the fraud. I'm guessing that in my case someone at an indian restaurant used my number to top up their mobile, should be pretty easy to trace, but I never heard anymore about it other than to get my ?20 back. A few more stories of these scrotes going to prison would be a better deterrent methinks.

Sainsbury's Bank - A growing number of internet users prevented from applying for new Card

Sainsbury's Bank - Credit Cards - Standard Apply: "Please note the online application form does not support Netscape browsers."

Loooks like Sainsburys are excluding a fair (& growing) number of potential new customers here. Hmmm....I wonder how many people don't bother applying for one of Sainsburys Bank's cards because of this...?

Camper Van website

Wellhouse Leisure

Looks like this place will have to get a visit. some reasonably priced vans...need to find out MPG figures for some of these vehicles tho. I mean what does a 3.0 Toyota Deisel consume?

A quick Google (why do I keep using them when they don't list my Blog????....must switch to Yahoo...must switch to Yahoo... :p ) finds this which needs a bit of looking at...


Ace Answers ...cool

GeoURL (2.0)

GeoURL (2.0)

GeoURL is back by the looks of things...well done dude ;)

Viper Parakart

Viper Parakart Some neat buggy designs here, including ones with elastomer suspension and a set of front forks similar to those I had visualised.

Hightops, Campervans & Pop-top Motorhomes For Sale

Hightops, Campervans & Pop-top Motorhomes For Sale

Possible source for a van....?

Kite-Talk :: The ultimate kite link list?

Probably over a year ago, Horley Kite Nut gave me permision to mirror his excellent link list from the flexifoil forum...

Internet Kite Web Site Links


...this is the start of what will hopefully be a most useful list.

http://kite-talk.blogspot.com/

Flexifoil Bullet 2005

Thanks to Adam at Turbulence kites for a demo of the new Flexifoil Bullet. Top kite very fast, and stable yet easy to turn...how do they do that with a 4.5 m kite? Power wise was similar to my 4.5 little devil which I flew straight after in order to compare. Speed wise its difficult to say as the wind was changeing a bit. Upwind-ability seemed slightly better than the LD, but not sure if others' opinions on it being a race kite contender are valid. Would need to do back to back compare on a similar sized race kite to be sure. Also available was the new Flexifoil Sabre - their first venture into depower - everyone seems to want one, but some dissenting voices when comparing to others such as the Frenzy. Verdict on the Sabre was 'not half bad for a first attempt'.

Google ?

Was there something in the old blogger template that upset Google? Or was it just Google trying to be it usual super discriminating self? Top of relevant search results in Yahoo, Altavista & others, but nowhere (or 2 year old archives? ) on Google. Same with yahoo group home pages???

Linux Introduction

Linux Introduction A clear, well written intro to Linux. Useful for occasional users as a reference too.

YIM old versions

Cool resource if you don't want the latest version of YIM

John Clegg & Co - Woodland Specialists

John Clegg & Co - Woodland Specialists Another website with woodlands for sale...

Times Online - Britain

Cherie Blair calls New Zealanders 'Australian' - Times online (sub)

You've got to laugh...while on a tour supposedly in support of the Children’s Cancer Institute Australia, but seemingly also taking the opportunity to flog her £30 biography 'the Goldfish Bowl', our Cherry goes and makes another gaffe....just how dozy is Ms Blair?...and how difficult is it to become a lawyer in this country?

British Buggy Club - Home

British Buggy Club - Home


The British Buggy Club (the 'other BBC' ) launch their new site...nice layout, bit more modern compared to the former site...not sure how accessible it is, seem to be no 'alt' tags, but then given the target audience probably isn't going to upset too many people...

Highways Agency Traffic Reports

A useful place to look before setting out on any journey...

The Great Software List

The Great Software List

A really useful list of top notch software

Still no google?

For some reason, the sad number of hits that this poor and disinteresting blog was getting via Google seem to have stopped completely. And indeed the only page that Google finds is the archive for December 03. Puzzlement as despite the somewhat diverse content and randomness of updates you would have thought that searching for Electric Stuff Sack should at least find this page. Ho hum...still the members for the St Vedast & St James Reunited Group keep on trickling in. We're up to 28 now...no one from my year as yet, but then maybe they're struggling to work their computers on 'tinternet ;)

Postcode anywhere - when Royal Mail not available.

Postcode Anywhere - Using our address and postcode finderAn alternative to the Royal mail when you can't see their site for whatever reason.

Search Results for electric stuff sack

For some reason Google is not finding this blog any more, but Yahoo is...and its at the top of the list...Yahoo! Search Results for electric stuff sack

vs. Google search for Electric Stuff Sack which is finding a year old archive...oh the mysteries of Google????

Cheap gear?

POA Motocross

A bike (MX) shop in Chorley that has decent priced gear suitable for use on the buggy perhaps...?


kite

An excellent, clear and well written guide to kite buggy racing

new_racers
Well the title says it all, if you're looking to start buggy racing (parakarting) then this is one of the best, of not the only, guide to look at...

kite

Trailer Suspension Spares - Trailer Suspension - Hubs, Stubs & Spares

Trailer Suspension Spares - Trailer Suspension - Hubs, Stubs & SparesHave had this site on before, but need to remember where the stub axles are. Is this the only place in the country that does these?

coopersgarage offering renault parts and renault spares in the UK

coopersgarage offering renault parts and renault spares in the UK

This place in Cleckheaton may come in useful in the future...hopefully won't be needing it, but you never know...

DHTML: Draw Line, Ellipse, Oval, Circle, Polyline, Polygon, Triangle with JavaScript

DHTML: Draw Line, Ellipse, Oval, Circle, Polyline, Polygon, Triangle with JavaScript

Draw vector graphics on your web page, cool, may have to try a few of these on this blog ;)

UK FOIA requests: OGC Gateway Reviews of the Identity Cards Programme

UK FOIA requests: OGC Gateway Reviews of the Identity Cards Programme

No response as yet as far as I can see...will our wonderful Government abide by their own laws, or wriggle out in some way...my money's on the wriggle...

Moderate success with new Yahoo group

Six new members this week for the St Vedast and St James Reunited Group: http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/St_V_J_Reunited/ ...which is more than I expected.

The Webcomics Examiner

The Webcomics Examiner

Another as yet undiscovered part of the web that needs a good coat of looking at...:)

Bootdisk.Com

Bootdisk.Com
A mega site full of useful resource, not just BootDisk images.

Egg.com admit to lying

Interesting I have now received an e-mail from egg.com Cutomer Service stating that one of their operators has given me 'incorrect information'. Now thats what I would have called lying...but maybe it doesn't matter anymore....

Dear Michael,

I'm afraid that my colleague had given you incorrect in formation previously.

The information in last message that you received was correct and I would like to apologise for any confusion caused.

Thanks for your message.

Regards,

Craig XXXX
Internet Customer Services

...now which version do I believe, this guy, the girl before or the guy before that???

Yahoo! Groups : St_V_J_Reunited

Yahoo! Groups : St_V_J_Reunited

Looks like a few more people are getting to hear about the group. Not many from the original few years of St Vedast at the moment though. Its possible that people are put off making themselves known because of the current controversy re the St James Inquiry etc., but hopefully when word gets out that the only aim of the group is to put former pupils in touch with each other without the hassle of going through Friends Reunited and without getting begging letters etc. off the current school, then a few more may well join up.