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Old 07-21-2007, 08:32 PM
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I did the passenger rewire from autotrix and it made a huge difference but now I notice how slow the driver side is. Is there anything shy of a new motor that will restore its speed? the pass side goes up/down exactly twice as fast even with both buttons held.
Old 07-21-2007, 10:22 PM
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probably just the motor showing it's age, mine is the same way
Old 07-23-2007, 03:46 AM
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i replaced my motor saturday, took a little more than an hour, but was surprisingly elementary....
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Same problem here... I had mine replaced with a supposedly new motor and regulator, but the problem remains the same? Slow (passenger side is fine?) and gets stuck sometimes.
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Originally Posted by ZexGX
Same problem here... I had mine replaced with a supposedly new motor and regulator, but the problem remains the same? Slow (passenger side is fine?) and gets stuck sometimes.
pass side flies now that I rewired it but I was hoping the driver side would speed up now without the extra draw off of it.
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In due time autotrix will help the drivers side as well....we cant leave out the most frequently used window now can we!?
There should be somewhat of a difference( in drivers side performance) since they both have their own path, although being that it is the most used window the motor could be burnt out
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get to it guys! pretty sad to see how slow the driver side is vs the pass side but at least I wont have to replace that motor again..
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mine was the opposite my drivers has always been fine i just had to get the passenger motor and regulator replaced
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Originally Posted by YOOFORMULA
I did the passenger rewire from autotrix and it made a huge difference but now I notice how slow the driver side is. Is there anything shy of a new motor that will restore its speed? the pass side goes up/down exactly twice as fast even with both buttons held.
wats the "passenger rewire from autotrix"?
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Originally Posted by 93blcZ28
wats the "passenger rewire from autotrix"?
Autotrix made something you can do to your passenger window to make it go up at the speed these windows were meant to go up at.
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A little wiring kit is all, a good search shoud answer all of your questions. We are tring to finish up products before the new year. I know we have lots of people waiting for us and we apologize- there have been some unfortunate personal situations that have risen and are being handled.
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fbody motors are just slow ***** anyway. theres a mod you can do with the motors from the chevy trucks. it just requires fabrication for mounting it thats all. not too hard. search for the thread. its out there
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If im not mistaken you should be able to do this with just a relay... run the original wire that was powering the motor through it and make it make a direct connection to the battery...
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I ended up replacing the motor for cheap and it works fine now.
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My passanger side sucks! My driver is fine. I think something is messed up with my alternator or battery or something. My lights flicker all the time terribly bad. And if I push both my window buttons down, my motor bogs down. I don't know what it is or what to do.




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