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Jun 26, 2013 | 04:05 AM

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Window motor ?

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Just wondering if the window motors that advanced or auto zone sell were good quality or cheap? The brand i was looking at was dorman?

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Jun 26, 2013 | 09:18 AM

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Jun 26, 2013 | 09:52 AM

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Dorman seems to be the best brand option at the moment. I replaced my driver's side with a Dorman 3 years ago and it's been fine ever since.

Jun 26, 2013 | 10:43 AM

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Dorman seems to be the best brand option at the moment. I replaced my driver's side with a Dorman 3 years ago and it's been fine ever since.

Thanks RPM.. Much appreciated

Jun 26, 2013 | 09:55 PM

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I replaced my passenger window motor with doorman worked good for about 2-3 years then started slowing down. So I installed a hot wire kit (direct 12v to motor instead of factory 5v) for the pass motor helped a lot window motor still working.

Jul 1, 2013 | 04:30 PM

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Where did you pick up the hotwire kit

Jul 1, 2013 | 06:28 PM

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I replaced my window motors two years ago because the stockers were so slow. I just bought the motors that had the lifetime warranty.

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Jul 1, 2013 | 11:05 PM

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Dormant pass motor w/ no hot wire kit. Never heard of it til now. Works fine for me foe six months.

Jul 1, 2013 | 11:13 PM

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Ive installed 2 different dormans and my third one will also be a dorman. You can get them anywhere and they have a lifetime warranty.

Jul 2, 2013 | 12:40 AM

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Dormant pass motor w/ no hot wire kit. Never heard of it til now. Works fine for me foe six months.

I've never seen a reason to do the hotwire kit myself. I just operate the windows one at a time, and voltage never seems to be a problem. In fact, the stock passenger motor has outlasted the driver's side motor by several years.

Jul 2, 2013 | 01:35 AM

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I got my second F-body last year and had to replace the DS motor within 4 months of having it. The pass is starting to slow down so she'll be going next. And I do the same one window at a time