My Golf MkIV 2.0 GLE has suffered what appears to be failure of the microswitch inside the latch mechanism that tells the car when the door is open or closed. It's the switch that triggers the illumination of the interior lights and the courtesy light in the bottom of the door trim when you open the door.
I've recently had the window regulator fail as well, but I've managed to fix that myself with a new regulator kit from Lintrex. While the whole door trim is off, I thought it worthwhile to fix everything else that is wrong inside the driver's door at the same time. I've fixed the scratched window tinting, and the vibrating mirror surround trim as well as the window regulator mechanism so far. The last thing is the interior lights microswitch. Is this a common or known fault with these latch mechansims? Is there a well known solution for replacing just the dead microswitch without having to pay the expected ~$300-$400 for a complete new latch assembly?
The car is in at Quattro Motors in Perth today but I wasn't overwhelmed with confidence that they would be able to fix the latch without simply replacing the whole thing, but they told me they would look into what's possible without spending ludicrous money. I figure the enthusiasts in here might be more likely to have experienced the same problem and maybe found a cheaper solution?
Any ideas? Thanks.
I've recently had the window regulator fail as well, but I've managed to fix that myself with a new regulator kit from Lintrex. While the whole door trim is off, I thought it worthwhile to fix everything else that is wrong inside the driver's door at the same time. I've fixed the scratched window tinting, and the vibrating mirror surround trim as well as the window regulator mechanism so far. The last thing is the interior lights microswitch. Is this a common or known fault with these latch mechansims? Is there a well known solution for replacing just the dead microswitch without having to pay the expected ~$300-$400 for a complete new latch assembly?
The car is in at Quattro Motors in Perth today but I wasn't overwhelmed with confidence that they would be able to fix the latch without simply replacing the whole thing, but they told me they would look into what's possible without spending ludicrous money. I figure the enthusiasts in here might be more likely to have experienced the same problem and maybe found a cheaper solution?
Any ideas? Thanks.
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