OMFG window motor install
01-27-2008, 04:09 PM
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You think that was bad? I did it the hard way, aka according to the book. Took out the whole motor and lift assembly, let me tell you doing it that way was a royal pain. Took all afternoon, evening, and morning next day to get one side done. At least only the driver side needed done...
Of course I found the shoebox guide AFTER I did my motor the hard way....
Of course I found the shoebox guide AFTER I did my motor the hard way....
01-27-2008, 08:39 PM
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yeah the lock thing was a pain too, but not much. i was drilling the wrong direction for about 5 tries before i realized the hole that is in that one 'valley' looking thing was covered up by a wire route, so i never saw it. once i pulled the wires out of the way the diagrams made more sense, but this was about 2 hours into it......
01-28-2008, 09:20 PM
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01-29-2008, 07:56 PM
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swapping the motors wasnt bad, but it wasnt as easy as i thought it would be. After making a couple unnecesarry holes, i got hold of a tiny mirror to get a general idea of where the rivets were. To find each rivet, i could drill a pilot hole in that general area, take a peek inside, and see if i need to drill closer to the rivet. I then made a larger hole, to get full access to the rivet, then got a smaller bit to drill out the rivet. This was my first swap i did, i think i can do it much quicker the next time around.
02-04-2008, 07:50 AM
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You might need some extra wire - and you won't need the extra fuse but from a wiring aspect its the same.
I've had the door panels off more times than I can count - I can have it off or on in about 2 minutes - but that little door lock continues to screw me every time.
02-05-2008, 09:14 PM
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Man I literally went to shoeboxes website printed the pictures and was done with my passenger side window in about 30 minutes.....damn that wasnt bad at all.
02-05-2008, 09:58 PM
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Ok, I did this today...passenger side. The shbox site was a helluva help! Because I know that more than likely I will be doing this again, I wrote down the "coordinates" of the rivets.
Looking at the door (with the panel off, of course), you will see 4 large rivets. The place to drill to expose the motor rivets are:
1) From the top left one, move 1 3/8" to the left, and then 1" up.
2) From the bottom left rivet, move 2 1/4" to the left, and 1 1/2" up.
3) From the bottom left rivet, move left 1"...it's right at the top edge of that hole.
I actually got the tape out and measured this out. Hope it helps!
Looking at the door (with the panel off, of course), you will see 4 large rivets. The place to drill to expose the motor rivets are:
1) From the top left one, move 1 3/8" to the left, and then 1" up.
2) From the bottom left rivet, move 2 1/4" to the left, and 1 1/2" up.
3) From the bottom left rivet, move left 1"...it's right at the top edge of that hole.
I actually got the tape out and measured this out. Hope it helps!
02-07-2008, 12:18 AM
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It's a crap shoot no matter what. You could just as easily go through all that work and have one of the new ones pucker out in a couple months.