Well thanks all your help is much appreciated. It was in fact the regulator but not the clips, it was actually one of the plastic pulley wheels that the cable runs on that snapped in half.

While I was removing the panel I broke 3 of the plastic door trim retainers, anyone now where I can get a few of these?

Again thanks everyone for your input.

 

I'm not sure you can replace those clips. A picture of what you are referring to might be more helpful.

Jason

 

Ok, wow what an easy job. Only one problems/issue the regulator for the rear door is riveted to the window frame. No problem a small drill bit and a punch and off they came, be carful though if you hit it to hard you could bend the window frame. I wish I had video'd the project, there are no real video's showing the rear doors being done mostly front doors.

OBTW: NOTHING is replacable on the rear door regulators the entire assembly has ot be replaced.

1998 A4 Quattro

 

My front regulators were riveted as well.