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Old 06-19-2008, 01:03 AM
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Default need new drivers side power window motor

does anybody know were i can go get a motor for my car? and how much would it cost to buy a new one and install it thanks
Old 06-19-2008, 01:24 AM
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Ebay is the cheapest! You will pay too much at the parts store.
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well, here in FL, you can get them at the local parts store for $50 and is guanteed for life
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I'd stay away from ebay stores, the ones I got were cheap - and noisey. Get one from a local parts store with a lifetime warranty and install it yourself.
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Originally Posted by 97blownbird
well, here in FL, you can get them at the local parts store for $50 and is guanteed for life

I got mine from Advance (or was it Autozone?) for $50, guaranteed for life, and I had a dealer install it for another $40 or $50 bucks. Worth it IMO, I took the door panel off to try and do it myself and I realized I didn't have a drillbit to drill thru the door, into the rivets, etc. Plus the plastic sheeting was being a big bitch. Regardless, I just bought it myself and took it to the dealer.
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I got my motors of E-Bay with a lifetime and cheap. Also did the install myself which is cake.
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ok thanks for the info guys appreciate it
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A dealership installed it for $40-50? Wow.
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Originally Posted by 2001NBMZ28
A dealership installed it for $40-50? Wow.
Yeah....thats what I said, I couldn't believe it.
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I got mine at Advance Auto Parts and paid $36 for it with a lifetime warranty..I takes about 45 minutes to put one in...nothing to it..
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Nothing to it if you have done it a few times.. I watched my mechanic do it and it wasn't that easy. Don't tell this guy how easy it is.. He's asking about where to get the motor,so he's green putting one in. 99 Black,it isn't that easy! Its not fun. If you don't have a rivet gun you have to use nuts and bolts..You might need someone to hold the glass up for you also and its not light.. 45 mins to put in if you have been there done that and you are very mechanically inclined.. 1 1/2 to 2 if you haven't done it and no help! Take it to a shop,its a pain in the *** to do!
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It was the first one I had done and it is not that hard there is a sticky with photos and discription on how to do it...I followed the instructions and drilled out the rivit and used a nut and bolt with locktite and for the last year and a half it works like a champ...get a piece of wood to hold the window up ... but I have been turning wrenches for close to 50 years too...I change spark plugs in 25 minutes and everyone else on here cries about how hard it is and it takes them hours..just go for it dude it is not that big a deal..don't be skeeeered ..
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C-clamp holds the window in the up position if you're doing it yourself.
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well i found one for $50 at ebay thats the cheapest so far if anyone else know a cheaper place please post them, and the cheapest installation is $80 bucks at a local shop, basically thats all i need right just the motor no other stuff right?
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Originally Posted by 99 black ss sj
well i found one for $50 at ebay thats the cheapest so far if anyone else know a cheaper place please post them, and the cheapest installation is $80 bucks at a local shop, basically thats all i need right just the motor no other stuff right?
i got a pair off ebay for less thn $50 shipped from A Auto Inc.
search again.
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Originally Posted by Irocem99
Don't tell this guy how easy it is.. He's asking about where to get the motor,so he's green putting one in. 99 Black,it isn't that easy! Its not fun.
It is easy. I've done it a few times. Took less than an hour the first time and even less time the second time. Check out the sticky.




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