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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 01:34 PM
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Not sure where else to post this but anyway I replaced my window motor this morning as so many people have to do, and found it was held in place but bolts rather than rivets as most people seem to say. It was never replaced before so it must have come from the factory like that. Just a little FYI.

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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 01:36 PM
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Not sure where else to post this but anyway I replaced my window motor this morning as so many people have to do, and found it was held in place but bolts rather than rivets as most people seem to say. It was never replaced before so it must have come from the factory like that. Just a little FYI.

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from the factory ...all of them come with rivets...just a fyi.
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 03:40 PM
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from the factory ...all of them come with rivets...just a fyi.
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 03:49 PM
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probably should be in maintanace
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by BrandonDrecksage
from the factory ...all of them come with rivets...just a fyi.

Well, can you explain why mine had bolts and nuts and NO and I mean NO access holes drilled whatsoever? Guess GM ran out of rivets that day
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 04:01 PM
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Are you the original owner?
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 04:03 PM
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^^lol guess so, I hate our damn window motors, the family SUV has 60,000+ miles and not one of the motors has died, my drivers side died at 25,000 miles!
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 05:50 PM
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I really need to replace mine.....both of them!! But i dont have the tools to do it. I moved away from home and have no tools. My windows are damn slow!
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I searched the forum, but I can't find any procedures/pics for replacing the window motor... I'm going to follow the GM service manual, but a few pics would help; anyone point me in the right direction, please...?

Edit: I suppose this is "external engine"...
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 06:21 PM
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My drivers side just died a week ago. Five years old , but only 13,00 miles on the car.
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 08:55 PM
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mines a 2000.. 28k when mine went.. so far ive driven 2k, every now and then i forget and go to put it down.. it goes half way then takes 3 hours to get back up.. the passenger sides going to take a **** my summer.. how much do these things cost?
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I searched the forum, but I can't find any procedures/pics for replacing the window motor... I'm going to follow the GM service manual, but a few pics would help; anyone point me in the right direction, please...?

Edit: I suppose this is "external engine"...
http://www.shbox.com/page/windowmotor.html
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Old Oct 21, 2006 | 01:30 AM
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Are you the original owner?

Yes, I am the original owner and don't ever remember replacing the window motor before. Of course I do walk in my sleep but I don't think I work in my sleep!! Only place I saw rivets was on the regulator but not on the motor itself.
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Old Oct 23, 2006 | 03:33 PM
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Thanks, appreciate it.
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Old Oct 23, 2006 | 03:44 PM
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Any chance they did it under warranty? Had to get in there for some other reason and had to remove the motor for service?
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Old Oct 23, 2006 | 04:24 PM
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Factory freak ? I just finished changing my passenger side motor and it had rivets.
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