Window wont work
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Burning Brakes
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From: New Hampshire
Window wont work
Took my 03 vert out of cold storage first time in 3 years, ran pretty good the first day and last night the passenger window wont go up, no motion at all. Driver works fine. Any ideas ?
Thanks in advance, Deano
Thanks in advance, Deano
Burning Brakes
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From: Wichita Falls Texas
My 03 vert passenger window did the same thing. Just quit.
I have seen on this forum where some people suggest hitting the motor with something but I just went ahead and changed out the regulator myself.
It comes as one unit, you can't just put a motor in. It's not that hard. There's a bunch of youtube videos about it.
I paid about a hundred bucks for a aftermarket one and it's been working fine for 8 or 9 months now.
Good luck!
I have seen on this forum where some people suggest hitting the motor with something but I just went ahead and changed out the regulator myself.
It comes as one unit, you can't just put a motor in. It's not that hard. There's a bunch of youtube videos about it.
I paid about a hundred bucks for a aftermarket one and it's been working fine for 8 or 9 months now.
Good luck!
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Pound on the bottom of the door(reasonably) while pushing the button. Or try shutting door while pushing button. Sometimes the window will get stuck on the bottom after sitting for awhile. I always raise mine about an inch or so and don't leave it on the bottom. Has worked for me for a few years now.
Drifting
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Yeah, a good rap or two to the door panel may jump start it. I had same problem and ended up just replacing the regulator. I found one for about $80 if memory serves correctly.
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You can remove the plastic bolt cover and smack the bolts with a punch and hammer. Works overtime. On my car, overtime I start it up in the morning, I run both windows up and down about three times. Keeps everything working.