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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 10:12 AM
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My power window on the driver side will go 3/4 the way up and then stop. If I keep turning the key off and on it will eventually go all the way up. Anyone know what it could be. I hope the answer isn't window motor.
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 10:36 AM
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It's the power window motor alright. Same thing is happening to my car, started to stop at 3/4 up and now it stops at 1/4 way up and has trouble going down. Luckily they are only like 50$ at advance auto or autozone and have a lifetime warranty. Check out this forum or f-body.com theres lots of instructions on how to replace them.
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 10:49 AM
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I got my at a local shop for $34 each, no core (they are brand new, not rebuilt)... This was after my AC delco $109 ones went. They are pretty easy to change, there are instructions on shbox.com
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 02:21 PM
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To answer your questoin on the key is hard to explain but it has to do with the ampage it gets.. try this.. go up as far as you can then tap it down and then go back up.... however your just slowly killing your motor... I'd find an hour or 2 were you can get a drill out and replace your motor...
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 02:34 PM
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Motor's dying, when you roll it up grab the window and pull up on it and it'll go all the way up.
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 02:59 PM
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I only paid 25 for mine off ebay lol and aauto sells a lot of them on ebay and they come with lifetime warranties...
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Fade2blk500
Motor's dying, when you roll it up grab the window and pull up on it and it'll go all the way up.
This is true... you look funny doing it but it's works..... watching someone in a nice car have to pull their window up is just funny.

I mean think about it, you walk out of a store and you see a guy in a vette tryign to pull his window up or push it down........

Sorry maybe thats just me...
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 03:25 PM
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the mullet camaro wouldnt be funny...its expected from a mullet mobile, but seeing it happen to a vette owner would definitely be funny
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That's what I kinda figured. I was just hoping there was a quick easy way to fix it.
Thanks alot for all of the info. Off to ebay I go. It just sucks that this weekend is Car Craft up here in Minneapolis. My car is in the show and I will be out cruizing and racing with about 5000 other enthusiasts. I just hope it don't rain so I wont have to pull my window up in front of everyone.
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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 02:35 AM
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just buy a new one
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sounds def like the motor. Picked up a lifetime warranty one up at autozone for like 50 bucks and had it replaced in about 1.5 hours taking my sweet time.

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