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Why do these clips keep breaking?



CrippsCorner

ClioSport Club Member
  Astra VXR
Hi I'm in the process of changing my window regulator. When I took the old one off, the clip that attaches it to the window snapped...

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Today I went to put on the new one, but after 15 minutes of getting it all ready...

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:mad: if anyone's done this, you'll know you're attaching the clip to the runner totally blind. I lined it up like this and pushed (quite gently) this might actually be rotated round 180° btw, just saying it was from the top/bottom as opposed to the side...

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I mean the only other way it could go on is like this...

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But that doesn't look right to me. What am I doing wrong!? Just ordered two more on express delivery because meanwhile I'm walking to work as I don't fancy the window falling down with nothing holding it in place!
 


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