power window motor
power window motor i think my power window motor is going on my driver side, what it is doing is going up a little bit then stops, if i try it in a few minutes it finishs going up. my question is are the ones on ebay good for the money and how hard is it to change do i need some one to do it or will i be able to do it.
thanks
steve
thanks
steve
I just replaced mine about a month ago. I went up to autozone and got one for $50 that came with a lifetime warranty. Im not sure about the quality of the ones you find on ebay. The install was a breeze and only took about an hour of my time. There is a write up on here with pictures and instructions. do a search and you should be able to find it.
Bingo, go to AutoZone and get the motor, it is REALLY easy once you start. If you need help email me I have done it before, it goes much easier with a Dremel or similar tool. Don't pay a dealership 300$ to do this, it takes all of 30mins to and hour. And BTW, the symtoms you described, it is the window motor. Mine did exactly the same thing.
Reason it stops and works again after a little while is because the motor is overheating. Mine did that for almost a year before it finally went out completely.
Another Autozone buyer here, however in my neck of the woods I paid $70 although everyone online said you could find them for $50. Took me a few hours to install and you do need a drill, the factory one is riveted into place.
Another Autozone buyer here, however in my neck of the woods I paid $70 although everyone online said you could find them for $50. Took me a few hours to install and you do need a drill, the factory one is riveted into place.
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Staging Lane
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From: CA
I'm not having any problem with my window motor, but I am having a problem with the brush inside the door panel- scratching off my tint from the window guide.... can any of you guys let em know the easiest way to take off the door panel w/out having to worry abotu re-alignment? my friend paid to have his motor replaced, and his door doesnt shut the same. Any advice?
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I have the same question.... do the aftermarket window motors make the window raise and lower quicker? My old 1991 Cougar had larger windows and would make it from bottom to top in about 2.5 seconds.
Currently, I can only raise one window at a time or else they move sooooo slooooow.
Currently, I can only raise one window at a time or else they move sooooo slooooow.
Originally Posted by Jake19_2
Are the autozone motors the same weak motor that gm uses? Does anyone know of a more powerful motor that won't need replacing so often?
Seimens (sp?)
Originally Posted by The Alchemist
I have the same question.... do the aftermarket window motors make the window raise and lower quicker? My old 1991 Cougar had larger windows and would make it from bottom to top in about 2.5 seconds.
Currently, I can only raise one window at a time or else they move sooooo slooooow.
Currently, I can only raise one window at a time or else they move sooooo slooooow.
I got mine at a junk yard two years ago and it has worked great ever since. I paid $20. If you know exactly what your doing, its pretty simple. If you've never done it before, it can be a pain in the but. You have to drill out rivets and bolt it back in place. Watch out for the spring load peice. It really hurts when you get hit by that thing... Not that I would know from experience.
Teching In
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From: WESLACO
One of my camaros is like that the driver side window doesnt want to go down and my passener one goes down real slowly i think its the motors i still havent gone to get them because im always in my other camaro (i have 2)
window motor is there a better motor than stock?
yes the siemens one that is available at autozone. its more expensive but its better than the ac delco one.
Is it faster?
no, not really. maybe a little, but its certainly faster than the broken one that was on my car before
And to the guy with the popping window..
mine does the same thing, its a messed up regulator. i quieted mine a bit by greasing up the spring with some white lithium grease, but i really dont feel like replacing the whole regulator yet.
yes the siemens one that is available at autozone. its more expensive but its better than the ac delco one.
Is it faster?
no, not really. maybe a little, but its certainly faster than the broken one that was on my car before
And to the guy with the popping window..
mine does the same thing, its a messed up regulator. i quieted mine a bit by greasing up the spring with some white lithium grease, but i really dont feel like replacing the whole regulator yet.
Teching In
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From: chicago
hey i have the same problem..ive never replaced one.. could any one give me alink to like intructions on doin it?my passenger side window takes for ever to go down and itl go up n stop and i need to wait a few minuts before it goes up again.. its a pain, i know this is off the subject but does any one kno were to get the t-top inserts? i bout my car and i did not know it was supposed to come with t top inserts..
TECH Apprentice
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From: Los Angeles, CA
i know this is off the subject but does any one kno were to get the t-top inserts?
Teching In
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From: Waldorf, Md
Can anyone post a link to the thread that has instructions and pics of how to do this, my passenger side window motor is gone and need to fix it (strange everyone on here has said their driver side went first) also im having the same problem with the brushes tearing my tint off as well, any ideas on that? Thanks!
TECH Apprentice
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From: Fort Worth
I was looking at my friends 97 bonneville SSEi door with tthe door panel off. That has to be the easiest install ever. It is right behind the interior door panel, when you take the panel off there are no rivets just three bolts and you have full access to the motor, it isn behind any metal or anything, in plain view. Why couldn't GM do all the cars like that.
