Power window motor going out? Costly fix?
03-06-2006, 04:46 PM
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Power window motor going out? Costly fix? One of the LS1s I am considering has the power window motor going out. How much would than run me to fix and it is a common problem?
03-06-2006, 05:33 PM
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It is very common, if the window starts to slow down or stop as it reaches the top then it is most likely the motor. Go to autozone and for like 50 bucks you can get a replacement motor with a lifetime warranty.
It is a bit difficult to replace if you don't know what you're doing, it took me about 3 hrs the first time but it is not hard to too hard to do. If you do a search you should find a few walkthroughs on how to do it.
Good Luck!
It is a bit difficult to replace if you don't know what you're doing, it took me about 3 hrs the first time but it is not hard to too hard to do. If you do a search you should find a few walkthroughs on how to do it.
Good Luck!
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03-06-2006, 06:26 PM
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It's not that hard. It took me 2 hours the first time. I could probably do it in a hour if I did it again. It was actually the passenger motor in my wife's '02 Camaro and it only had 7k on the clock at the time. Maybe that's a record for shortest life span on a stock window motor.
03-06-2006, 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Ell Ess Won
If you do it yourself (which I heard is a PITA, $40 motor from AutoZone.) and about 1.5-2hrs.
Took me about 1hr to do it the first time.
I should be able to do it in 30min now.
Here is the FAQ from the "Stereo & Electronics" section:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showpost....1&postcount=18
03-07-2006, 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Ell Ess Won
If you do it yourself (which I heard is a PITA, $40 motor from AutoZone.) and about 1.5-2hrs.
03-07-2006, 07:34 AM
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Yup. a PITA and you need a rather large rivet gun and aluminum rivets. The motor is held in with rivets, not bolts. So you will have to drill them out. I got my motor for about 35.00 shipped on ebay motors. Been working fine since I replaced it. Just buy from a reputable seller if you go that way. And yah, it takes about 1.5 to 2 hours to do it. Just allow yourself enough time and don't rush it.
03-07-2006, 07:39 AM
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Originally Posted by OnA Fan
Once you drill the rivets out, there is nothing wrong with bolting the new motor in place. Just use lock washers.
03-07-2006, 08:55 AM
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I agree. I'm dumb and I got it done. Do it yourself. There's tons of info on this. Many threads on ls1tech.com. The dealer doesn't know what the f*ck they are doing either and damaged my fiberglass where the window regulator mounted and caused me a boatload of trouble.
http://shbox.com has detailed instructions with pictures for this
You will need to remove your speaker to get access inside the door shell
http://shbox.com has detailed instructions with pictures for this
You will need to remove your speaker to get access inside the door shell
03-14-2006, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Black Z/28
It's not that hard. It took me 2 hours the first time. I could probably do it in a hour if I did it again. It was actually the passenger motor in my wife's '02 Camaro and it only had 7k on the clock at the time. Maybe that's a record for shortest life span on a stock window motor.
