General Maintenance & Repairs - window motor dead. how to replace?

hi, so at 59k my drivers side window motor finally died. i really dont know what to do or where to start now because i've never done automatic window work before. where do i buy the parts? is this an easy fix or should i have it done for me? how much am i looking to spend here on parts and labor? please help. thanks

Get the motor at AutoZone $54.00 lifetime warranty. E-Bay motors are cheaper but then you have to deal with shipping.
Here is the install guide.
http://shbox.com/page/windowmotor.html

Also do a search on these forums, there are some helpful pictures posted. It took me 2 hours to do and I'm slow as hell. Doing it yourself will save you about $150 in labor costs.

^^try a search theres tons of how to's in here and everything else about them, I would also say go with the autozone just because of the warranty. my ebay motor took a huge crap after about 5 seconds...literally

thanks guys. i'll get on it. how much is fair in labor costs alone though? i will provide my own parts. just wondering since i dont have tools within reach at the moment and finding time between my sched seems impossible right now and i need my windows workin soon. i also understand you guys prefer the autozone motor as opposed to the ebay ones, but compared to $54 check this one out http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/93-94-95-96-97-98-02-Camaro-Firebird-Window-Motor-NEW_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33642QQihZ015QQitem Z250216107557QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
seems like a legite store with working parts right? and a total of $29.65

My advice is buy them locally even if they cost more than those...I bought 2 motors from an ebay store before, one for me and one I gave to a friend...both are noisey going up.

My advice is buy them locally even if they cost more than those...I bought 2 motors from an ebay store before, one for me and one I gave to a friend...both are noisey going up.

alright i'll have to take your guy's word on that. i'll just pick one up at autozone. i really dont have time to wait on shipping anyway. especially only to receive a sh*t item.

how much is fair for labor costs alone though, provided i provide my own motor? thanks

Honestly man, this is a pretty simple project to pull off. It was one of the first repairs I'd ever done on my car, and even being overly-cautious, it only took me just under 3 hours to pull off using that install guide that BigPapi61 linked to you. If you are more mechanically inclined than I am, it will go a bit quicker - I was just afraid of breaking something, so I took my time.

If you still don't want to try it yourself, ask someone to help you out in the Midwest section (someone who lives nearby). They'd probably do it for some beer or sexual favors, or something like that.

Depending on labor rates in your area you could pay up to $200 or more. ANy labor quoted is going to be for the LONG way of doing the job which entails removing the entire window and regulator. Also, many shops will raise their rates if you supply the parts as well as giving you no warranty at all.

If you have ANY mechanical skills, a drill and some basic tools you can do this your self and save a bunch of money (even if you have to buy tools).

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