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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 11:36 PM
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Default good replacement for power window motor?

i appologize for asking this i know ive read many threads on this in the past, but using search i cant find anything....maybe im typingt he wrong things i dont know
anyhow, power window motors, and good repalcements

i remeber reading here a specific part from autozone. can somone give me that part (or an even better motor replacement?)
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 12:04 AM
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I just replaced mine, just go to autozone and tell them what you need. It is like 59 bucks with tax and has a lifetime warranty. People were saying they were seimens motors or something before but the one I got was not. It was some other brand, but with a lifetime warranty who cares? Something else also needs to be replaced with mine ( I think the motor regulator) because it doesnt stop the motor at the correct time causing the door to bulge out. So you may want to consider doing that at the same time if you need it while you are in there getting raped by fiberglass shards
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 12:13 AM
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well that works
however the lifetime warrenty does mean something if your gonna be changing it out every year, im sure you know its a very tedious job yeah?

thanks fort he reply, il have tog e one whent he warm weather picks up
hehe this winter is bad ...tires, rotors, power window motors, driver door panel, clutch all needing replacement..not bad one at a time, but when it all breaks at once...
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 02:37 PM
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its not that bad of a swap, and after the first its very easy becasue then there and not an rivots to drill jus the bolts that come with the new motor.
take off door panel
pull plastic shealding off drill threw fiberglass door skin in 3 places where rivots are.
put new motor in with new bolts. put back together
and for your information auto zone will tell you the motors are different on each side but they are not so you have liftime on both sides after just buying one!!!!!!!!!!
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by pontiac
its not that bad of a swap, and after the first its very easy becasue then there and not an rivots to drill jus the bolts that come with the new motor.
take off door panel
pull plastic shealding off drill threw fiberglass door skin in 3 places where rivots are.
put new motor in with new bolts. put back together
and for your information auto zone will tell you the motors are different on each side but they are not so you have liftime on both sides after just buying one!!!!!!!!!!
i think you woudl have to buy two, im sure they will only exchange a *insert autozone brand here* part.

and thanks for the rename of the thread.
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Old Jan 18, 2006 | 11:56 PM
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I did not rename anything?????????????
but as fare as the replace ment motor I have done it and have multiple trans am's and it does work auto zone does not look at the used parts to make sure they are the exact brand they open box and see if a window motor is in it then close it back and give you your money
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Old Jan 21, 2006 | 07:57 PM
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I had attempted to change out my window motor a few weeks ago. I had everything all apart but could not see how I was going to hold the new motor in place and secure it. There was no place to even look to see the inside of the door, and I couldnt even get my arms in there enough to work. I just put it all back together..
Am I missing something? I don't see how its is possible to do.
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Old Jan 21, 2006 | 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Luna
Something else also needs to be replaced with mine ( I think the motor regulator) because it doesnt stop the motor at the correct time causing the door to bulge out.
I'm sure the regulator is good, you just need to adjust the stop. There should be a bolt to loosen and an adjuster on one of the tracks. On the 93's, its on the vertical track towards the back of the door.
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