Window motor/regulator
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Burning Brakes
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From: Kensington MD
Window motor/regulator
My passenger side window has stopped rolling up and down again (2004 targa coupe). It happened once before and self-resolved—no idea how, just by sitting.
Anyway, it's happened again. When I press the up and down buttons (drivers side and passenger side) I hear a little click coming from the area of the speaker, a bit like a relay, but no movement. Fortunately for me, it's stuck in the up position!
Is this indicative of a regulator and/or motor ***'y that needs to be replaced, or an electrical issue? Should I replace just the motor, or the motor and regulator as an assembly?
Anyway, it's happened again. When I press the up and down buttons (drivers side and passenger side) I hear a little click coming from the area of the speaker, a bit like a relay, but no movement. Fortunately for me, it's stuck in the up position!
Is this indicative of a regulator and/or motor ***'y that needs to be replaced, or an electrical issue? Should I replace just the motor, or the motor and regulator as an assembly?
Last edited by huesmann; Apr 26, 2017 at 11:01 AM.
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From: Fords, NJ
My passenger side window has stopped rolling up and down again (2004 targa coupe). It happened once before and self-resolved—no idea how, just by sitting.
Anyway, it's happened again. When I press the up and down buttons (drivers side and passenger side) I hear a little click coming from the area of the speaker, a bit like a relay, but no movement. Fortunately for me, it's stuck in the up position!
Is this indicative of a regulator and/or motor ***'y that needs to be replaced, or an electrical issue? Should I replace just the motor, or the motor and regulator as an assembly?
Anyway, it's happened again. When I press the up and down buttons (drivers side and passenger side) I hear a little click coming from the area of the speaker, a bit like a relay, but no movement. Fortunately for me, it's stuck in the up position!
Is this indicative of a regulator and/or motor ***'y that needs to be replaced, or an electrical issue? Should I replace just the motor, or the motor and regulator as an assembly?
here is my post :
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...placement.html
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From: Fords, NJ
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You'd have to remove the pulley assembly when you pull the motor. If you unravel the cable and trust me you will, there is only one way that it can go back together. More trouble then it's worth, These regulators do not come with bolt on replaceable motors, much easier to replace the entire unit.
Last edited by SG Lou; Apr 26, 2017 at 11:58 AM.
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Check out this thread and you tell me which of the 2 options is the easiest with the least amount of hassle, Rebuild or Replace ?
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...uild-pics.html
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...uild-pics.html
Last edited by SG Lou; Apr 26, 2017 at 12:01 PM.
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I have an 01 and just replaced my assembly. I picked up a brand new one for 50.00 and had it installed in about an hour taking my time. it sucks that it wont roll down because getting it aligned is going to be a pain, when you start the job see if you can push it down a little so you can see the alignment tabs and get it as close as you can. Its not that hard to do, just when you put it back in compared to when it is out will have yo scratching your head.
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I choose the latter.
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Melting Slicks
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Like Einstein theory of insanity, keep doing the same and expect different results. So far, no further problems with mine going on 3 months using the wack method. 
Melting Slicks
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The regulator/motor assembly is a generic part (used on several GM and Saturn) vehicles. They are pretty cheap at Rockauto and as the others have said, not too bad of a job to replace. The fine adjustments for my vert were a bit tedious.
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Burning Brakes
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Check out this thread and you tell me which of the 2 options is the easiest with the least amount of hassle, Rebuild or Replace ?
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...uild-pics.html
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...uild-pics.html
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From: Charlotte NC
My 03 did the same thing. It slowly stopped working, I would then hear the clicking sound. The dealer wanted $700 to fix it. I paid $100 for them to determine the regulator was bad. I got a new one from Ecklers for $160 and another $100 to install it. So for half their price I'm up and running.
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From: Fort Myers Florida
THEN I found that the idiot who owned the car before me replaced it before......one of the areas where the bolt goes through was destroyed because they forced it off and ripped out the fiberglass. What a nightmare that was to find a way to secure the regulator so it wasn't loose and causing the window to rattle.