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Nov 6, 2006 | 08:45 PM

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autozone window motor info

just quickly letting people know, i just installed a dorman window motor in my car and its damn good. it comes with hardware and is a ton more powerful then the siemens and the oem. only downside is it is loud as hell. if anyone does get it, dont bother with that little bracket it comes with, its useless. hope this helps someone

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Nov 7, 2006 | 02:44 PM

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thanks for the advice unfortunettly its about that time to replace my window motor as well.

Nov 7, 2006 | 09:01 PM

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Same here!

Nov 8, 2006 | 12:52 PM

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Same here. I put one in and love it. I would rather have the noise. Now, since I have 2 cars, I only need to install 3 more. lol

Nov 8, 2006 | 02:10 PM

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Same here. I put one in and love it. I would rather have the noise. Now, since I have 2 cars, I only need to install 3 more. lol

lol thats funny cause its damn true!

Nov 8, 2006 | 02:23 PM

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I have one in my car too and they are a beast. Have an oreillys in my other camaro and its a dog. I've had to pull it up since the day i put it in.

Doorman has Lifetime warrenty too

Nov 8, 2006 | 03:48 PM

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Thanks, I am about to do it too. Say, is there alot of riveting when you swap the motor or is it straight forward enough not to worry about doing it myself?

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Nov 8, 2006 | 09:34 PM

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Where can I get a Dorman motor?
Does it look any different than the OEM or Seimens?

EDIT:
I think I found their website.
Is this it?
https://www.dormanproducts.com/cgi-b...tegory_list=:0
Item Number: 742-101

Nov 8, 2006 | 09:36 PM

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Does this brand window motor go up and down faster than the rest.

Nov 8, 2006 | 10:16 PM

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yes thats the one... it looks the same as the others, but you see that bracket it comes with? dont use it.

and runinhot- yes the dorman is much faster then both OEM and seimens.

Nov 8, 2006 | 10:45 PM

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i need to replace my motor i think... my drivers side window doesnt go up all the way and i havent rolled it down in forever because it bumps all the way down i dont know if replacing the motor would help it at all but its also really slow..pass side is starting to do the same thing

Nov 8, 2006 | 10:52 PM

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the window regulator probably got unbolted as well. you need to take off your door panels and mess around in there. just look for anything that looks amiss and make a ghetto fix. my passenger side regulator unbolted itself as well, i bolted it back in and the window worked again. you'd be surprised how often those quick, little fixes solve what you expect to be a big problem.

edit: i would recommend replacing the window motor while you have the door panels off anyways. especially if they are old or on their way out.

Nov 9, 2006 | 04:04 PM

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just an update, today was the first day i took my car out since i did the window motor swap. now my friend, who is in my car i'd say once every month or two says, and i quote: "holy crap, your window is fast! what did you do to it?"

Nov 9, 2006 | 07:17 PM

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So if you dont use the supplied brackets .. What do you do ? reuse the factory brackets ??

Nov 10, 2006 | 11:19 AM

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Thanks. I was just about to post what the hell is this bracket.

Nov 10, 2006 | 11:46 AM

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So if you dont use the supplied brackets .. What do you do ? reuse the factory brackets ??

if you follow this: http://shbox.com/page/windowmotor.html you wont need the bracket. i assume the bracket is for people who remove the old motor differently. good luck o ye of little fbody experience

Nov 14, 2006 | 06:33 PM

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Has anyone ever used the window motors from Ebay that sell for about $11.99? Whats the estimate cost for a window motor

Nov 15, 2006 | 07:16 PM

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Hey guys,

If your motor is not dead and just slow you may want to check our kit out.

http://www.autotrix.net

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