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Old Feb 22, 2005 | 11:35 PM
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Question window motor replacement

hey

i wanna change out my crappy stock window motor with something that hmm.. at least doesn't suck as much

i've heard about people buying window motors at autozone. they are better than stock, yes? are they all standard, or is there some part # i should be asking about?

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Old Feb 23, 2005 | 03:01 PM
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Don't do it, I changed out my power window motor in my last v-6 firebird and afterwards I wished that I had just took it to the dealer. I realize now that I was a little ignorant to the procedure, but I almost lost a finger, almost screwed the motor and ended up having to take it to a dealer any way. But by the time I took it the dealer, the place where the rivets hold the motor on was stripped and they couldn't mount it back stock so my window wouldn't go all the way down. Nitemare, good luck
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Old Feb 23, 2005 | 03:01 PM
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also, the power window I got from auto zone was way too fast and loud, really annoying.
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Old Feb 27, 2005 | 09:05 PM
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Its not hard. My little brother that doesn't know hardly anything about cars changed his in the autoshop at his highschool.
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Old Feb 27, 2005 | 09:09 PM
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The motor I got for auto zone is still working fine and quiet. Iv'e had it almost a year now. It's not hard.
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