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Has anyone figured out a way to fix these damn windows? I replaced the motors and switches a couple years ago and they are pretty much done already. They have been slow and stalled off and on for a while now. I need my weatherstripping replaced and I refuse to spend the money on that until I can get these windows fixed and reliable. Can anyone help me out?
BTW, another option I am almost 100% considering is just swapping to crank windows, so if anyone has a write-up for that please let me know, i've been searching with no luck so far.
About 11 years ago when I worked at the body shop, my boss had a grand national that had the same issue. However the kit he got was from a company that refurbished and rebuilt the stronger window motors from the old school caddys and big body GMs.
Yes I know my info does not help you much, however there is probably the same fix for us F-body guys, now.... just gotta find that company.
ive only done it once but my new motor came from napa for like $40 with a lifetime warranty,,what brand parts did you use?
I did actually find a kit that's supposed to fix the GM's poor wiring (which is apparently the main cause) but I really don't want to go to all that trouble to fix it. That's why I'm leaning towards just converting to crank windows since I'm not very good with wiring.Quote:
Originally Posted by popo8
I forget the brand, but it wasn't NAPA. Hell, even if I had a lifetime warranty, I would still be looking to fix it just for the simple fact that it's kind of a pain to keep replacing the motors.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tarheel'Z'
I bought some cheap $25 window motors off ebay. They were built in the USA though, and did come with a lifetime warranty. One of them (I replaced both windows in 1 F-body, then 1 on my Z, and two more on a 3rd F-body I later got) in my 3rd F-body (the Formula in my sig) eventually went bad. I ended up just getting another $25 cheepo off ebay and didn't even bother trying to find the paperwork for the warrenty. So far all the others have worked well, and I DD the Formula.
Heres a link to a similar one on ebay> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1985-...Q5fAccessories
FWIW though, if you want a quality one that will last longer and you don't have to worry about going out as often I would reccomend getting a more top notch window motor. The factory GM ones are junk, but there are others that are better.
Something else you might be interested in is this> http://www.autotrix.net/Product-Driv...own-Kit_8.aspx
Never tried it personally, but I have seen videos of people who have and it looks pretty sweet!
The link seems like what I am looking for, only problem is, the whole kit for my car, both windows, is $235... at that price, it better be the last time I have to take my door panels off lol. Thanks for the link, I'll look into it moreQuote:
Originally Posted by CALL911
Going to crank windows isn't a bad idea but if you're worried about race weight at all, the manual stuff actually weighs a bit more.
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Originally Posted by 95z28man
guess ive been lucky, ive only changed one in 14 yrs,,but for 40 bucks and a 1 to 1.5 hr job it seems like a easy decision to me but sounds like your situation has been a little different
I'm not too concerned about that, but I may give the power windows one more chance if I can justify buying this kit.Quote:
Originally Posted by YZF
A couple years ago I installed brand new motors and switches on both sides. The job was kind of a pain with just dumb things like fasteners not holding pieces of my door panel on anymore, small things like that were just pissing me off lol. I just don't want to go to through it again, until I'm sure I have a reliable setup in there. The first thing I have to do is replace ALL my weatherstripping though, which is expensive as hell I found out (I tried to fix it using all the cheap methods I found online, but it's just completely shot). Then and only then, will I fork out the cash to fix the windows, and then have them tinted. I just can't put all that money and time into fixing and tinting windows, until I know that no water will leak in and screw things up. And believe me, it's bad... I can't even wash my car anymore until the weatherstripping is replaced.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tarheel'Z'