Power window motor brand preference??
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Power window motor brand preference??
Hello, My driver side window only goes down just a little, then it takes several tries, a few minutes apart to go all the way up. Was told it probaly was my window motor going out. Saw in one catalog that the motor was around $130.00. Saw in a J C Whitney and "if i saw it right", at AutoZone it was around $54.00. I E-mailed J C Whitney and was told the motor would fit,but would not automatically go all the way down with one push of the button--would have to hold button down, I can deal with that part--Question is -Do you guys have a preference of window motors as i heard it was a little bit tricky to replace or know of a vendor who sells these cheap and maybe o.e.m.-Kinda want to do right the first time-Thanks Dwayne
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Re: Power window motor brand preference??
i wouldnt want a GM one personally, i would go with a autozone just bc they have a lifetime warranty. by the way, a couple yrs ago, i bought 2 bradn new gm window motors off of here for $60 combined. so $130 is alot to spend on one.
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Re: Power window motor brand preference??
The links won't work via copy - paste, so see this thread. I'm username "lectrocrew" on that board. 
Originally Posted by lectrocrew
FYI:
If anybody buys their window motor at Autozone, don't get the one manufacterd by Dorman. It uses a bracket that is included, which you don't need, but because of this it does not have all the holes like the GM motor does and the holes needed for installing it like Shoeboxes web page shows are not there.
My AZ had a motor manufactured by Siemens which had the correct holes and fit fine. It has the same AZ part #742-101 as the Dorman motor so you need to specify which one you want.
The Siemens part # is WL42014 but AZ does not use that part #.
If anybody buys their window motor at Autozone, don't get the one manufacterd by Dorman. It uses a bracket that is included, which you don't need, but because of this it does not have all the holes like the GM motor does and the holes needed for installing it like Shoeboxes web page shows are not there.
My AZ had a motor manufactured by Siemens which had the correct holes and fit fine. It has the same AZ part #742-101 as the Dorman motor so you need to specify which one you want.
The Siemens part # is WL42014 but AZ does not use that part #.
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Re: Power window motor brand preference??
I have a window motor from Advance on the drivers side and it's strong and works well... Best thing, if it goes bad it has a lifetime warranty and I drive 2 miles and get another.
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Re: Power window motor brand preference??
get the autozones. I replaced mine with an autozone one and it lasted probably 3.5 years. I saved the box and the receipt because i knew it was gonna happen again, so i just exchanged it for a new one and i'm back going for a few more years.
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I'd go with the Autozone, but that's because I work there 
But our price for that particular motor is about the best around for a lifetime warranty motor, if it goes bad they don't hassle you, just give you a new one, and since the rivets are replaced by nuts and bolts (included with the new motor) it is much quicker to replace than before, I changed a replacement that had gone bad in 35-45 minutes from door panel off to door panel back on.
James
But our price for that particular motor is about the best around for a lifetime warranty motor, if it goes bad they don't hassle you, just give you a new one, and since the rivets are replaced by nuts and bolts (included with the new motor) it is much quicker to replace than before, I changed a replacement that had gone bad in 35-45 minutes from door panel off to door panel back on.James
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Re: Power window motor brand preference??
Originally Posted by Dwaynez28
...I E-mailed J C Whitney and was told the motor would fit,but would not automatically go all the way down with one push of the button--would have to hold button down, I can deal with that part--Question is -Do you guys have a preference of window motors as i heard it was a little bit tricky to replace or know of a vendor who sells these cheap and maybe o.e.m.-Kinda want to do right the first time-Thanks Dwayne
It really bothered me having such a powerful car with such wimpy windows.
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