Did the window motor thermal bypass...OMG do they work better.
08-05-2006, 11:29 PM
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Re: Did the window motor thermal bypass...OMG do they work better.
i was actually going to replace both motors with siemens from autozone which is what ive been reading as very reliable motors...
but i'd like to know more about this thermal crap...is it just in GM motors or would i benefit from doing this to the new motors as well to prolong their life...
but i'd like to know more about this thermal crap...is it just in GM motors or would i benefit from doing this to the new motors as well to prolong their life...
08-06-2006, 08:23 PM
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Re: Did the window motor thermal bypass...OMG do they work better.
wow now that ive dug into it, my passenger motor is like originally described, but my driver motor is the one with the yellow tab thing...
08-06-2006, 09:47 PM
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Re: Did the window motor thermal bypass...OMG do they work better.
nevermind...i answered my own question. the little yellow thing was the thermal resistor.
damn thanks for this thread whoever posted it. i did it to both motors and i love it. saved me 150 bucks!
damn thanks for this thread whoever posted it. i did it to both motors and i love it. saved me 150 bucks!
10-13-2006, 07:56 AM
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Re: Did the window motor thermal bypass...OMG do they work better.
Originally Posted by NoRiceInside
nevermind...i answered my own question. the little yellow thing was the thermal resistor.
damn thanks for this thread whoever posted it. i did it to both motors and i love it. saved me 150 bucks!
damn thanks for this thread whoever posted it. i did it to both motors and i love it. saved me 150 bucks!
11-18-2006, 03:43 PM
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yeah, i did this to my drivers side a couple of years ago after it was frozen, and haven't had any problems since. Hauls *** up and down. Now my passengers side is getting slow too so I'm going to go ahead and rip it out tommorow.
04-24-2007, 09:30 AM
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04-24-2007, 11:46 AM
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well there's other parts to fail in a motor other than the thermal thing. from what I've read it give the motor its power back, I notice my windows are slowing down, Im sure if I do this, they'll be back to when they were new..
is the thermal switch a 3rd fail safe? the express down cuts the power when the motor is at the bottom, the breaker trips if it keeps trying to go down...and the 3rd is the thermal switch if it keeps trying to go down?
is the thermal switch a 3rd fail safe? the express down cuts the power when the motor is at the bottom, the breaker trips if it keeps trying to go down...and the 3rd is the thermal switch if it keeps trying to go down?
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04-24-2007, 11:54 AM
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naw- mine had stopped working- did the thermal bypass- and got another year out of them, and they were faster-
was worth it- now i have all the rivets drilled out allready, so should be a quick/easy swap to new motors-
was worth it- now i have all the rivets drilled out allready, so should be a quick/easy swap to new motors-
09-03-2009, 08:22 PM
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Gods honest truth...THIS MOD WORKS!!!!
I did the THERMAL BYPASS on my 1993 Trans Am.
My drivers side window motor would move an inch or two then stop. It would takes HOURS before the window would move again and it would only go another inch or so. I removed the window motor and soldered in a piece of speaker wire, just like many have already illustrated, and now my window works BETTER than it did when I bought the car 10 years ago and my auto-down function STILL WORKS fine. I never replaced my window motors but this motor was a NAPA replacement part that the previous owner must have replaced.
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this mod BEFORE you replace your window motors. I have a new motor ready to be installed but now I can return it and use that money for some OTHER go-fast parts.
I have my passenger window to do yet which is EXTREMELY slow but at least it moves. I also bought the AUTOTRIX.net passenger window kit to help speed up the window even more.
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE SPEED!!!!!
hahaha
I did the THERMAL BYPASS on my 1993 Trans Am.
My drivers side window motor would move an inch or two then stop. It would takes HOURS before the window would move again and it would only go another inch or so. I removed the window motor and soldered in a piece of speaker wire, just like many have already illustrated, and now my window works BETTER than it did when I bought the car 10 years ago and my auto-down function STILL WORKS fine. I never replaced my window motors but this motor was a NAPA replacement part that the previous owner must have replaced.
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this mod BEFORE you replace your window motors. I have a new motor ready to be installed but now I can return it and use that money for some OTHER go-fast parts.
I have my passenger window to do yet which is EXTREMELY slow but at least it moves. I also bought the AUTOTRIX.net passenger window kit to help speed up the window even more.
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE SPEED!!!!!
hahaha