Stereo & Electronics - autozone window motor info

just quickly letting people know, i just installed a dorman window motor in my car and its damn good. it comes with hardware and is a ton more powerful then the siemens and the oem. only downside is it is loud as hell. if anyone does get it, dont bother with that little bracket it comes with, its useless. hope this helps someone

jacob

thanks for the advice unfortunettly its about that time to replace my window motor as well.

Same here!

Same here. I put one in and love it. I would rather have the noise. Now, since I have 2 cars, I only need to install 3 more. lol

Same here. I put one in and love it. I would rather have the noise. Now, since I have 2 cars, I only need to install 3 more. lol
lol thats funny cause its damn true! :)

I have one in my car too and they are a beast. Have an oreillys in my other camaro and its a dog. I've had to pull it up since the day i put it in.


Doorman has Lifetime warrenty too :D

Thanks, I am about to do it too. Say, is there alot of riveting when you swap the motor or is it straight forward enough not to worry about doing it myself?

No riveting required, they give you nuts and bolts to use instead of rivets. I put loc-tite on them so that they'd never come loose.

Where can I get a Dorman motor?
Does it look any different than the OEM or Seimens?

EDIT:
I think I found their website.
Is this it?
https://www.dormanproducts.com/cgi-bin/vm91corp30r/item-dtl.w?sid=0x007b3c15&item=742-101&icrid=0x0044b3a9&clt=hwrap1&vsrch_str=&vsrch_brand=&vsrch_cat=&st_amount=&end_amount=&start=&vfrom=&prev=&vnext=&category_list=:0
Item Number: 742-101

Does this brand window motor go up and down faster than the rest.

Where can I get a Dorman motor?
Does it look any different than the OEM or Seimens?

EDIT:
I think I found their website.
Is this it?
https://www.dormanproducts.com/cgi-bin/vm91corp30r/item-dtl.w?sid=0x007b3c15&item=742-101&icrid=0x0044b3a9&clt=hwrap1&vsrch_str=&vsrch_brand=&vsrch_cat=&st_amount=&end_amount=&start=&vfrom=&prev=&vnext=&category_list=:0
Item Number: 742-101
yes thats the one... it looks the same as the others, but you see that bracket it comes with? dont use it.

and runinhot- yes the dorman is much faster then both OEM and seimens.

i need to replace my motor i think... my drivers side window doesnt go up all the way and i havent rolled it down in forever because it bumps all the way down i dont know if replacing the motor would help it at all but its also really slow..pass side is starting to do the same thing

i need to replace my motor i think... my drivers side window doesnt go up all the way and i havent rolled it down in forever because it bumps all the way down i dont know if replacing the motor would help it at all but its also really slow..pass side is starting to do the same thing
the window regulator probably got unbolted as well. you need to take off your door panels and mess around in there. just look for anything that looks amiss and make a ghetto fix. my passenger side regulator unbolted itself as well, i bolted it back in and the window worked again. you'd be surprised how often those quick, little fixes solve what you expect to be a big problem.

edit: i would recommend replacing the window motor while you have the door panels off anyways. especially if they are old or on their way out.

just an update, today was the first day i took my car out since i did the window motor swap. now my friend, who is in my car i'd say once every month or two says, and i quote: "holy crap, your window is fast! what did you do to it?"

So if you dont use the supplied brackets .. What do you do ? reuse the factory brackets ??

Thanks. I was just about to post what the hell is this bracket.

So if you dont use the supplied brackets .. What do you do ? reuse the factory brackets ??
if you follow this: http://shbox.com/page/windowmotor.html you wont need the bracket. i assume the bracket is for people who remove the old motor differently. good luck o ye of little fbody experience :jest:

Has anyone ever used the window motors from Ebay that sell for about $11.99? Whats the estimate cost for a window motor

Hey guys,

If your motor is not dead and just slow you may want to check our kit out.

http://www.autotrix.net

We just started advertising here on Ls1tech and should have our banner up any day now.

What does this do?

By default power comes from your battery, thru your Body control Module on the passenger side then over to the driver side switch. Then back to the passenger window to operate it. This long path of power reduces the amperage and voltage the motor gets by quite a bit.

So your motor is underpowered which

1. reduces motor life
2. reduces motor strength
3. makes the breaker blow and the window stop.

This kit will get power to the window directly from the battery. It will improve power to the driver side when both windows are being rolled up and down at the same time due to the switch on the driver side no longer needing to power the passenger side.

From the factory The driver side is powered fine when it is the only one operating but everytime you roll them up or down together they are both getting hit with low volatage.

All the videos on the site are with the car in accessory mode and the car not started. Getting this kit before you have problems will only help make sure you don't have these issues early.

Window motors WILL fail like any electric motor, but they should not fail so soon. Our window motors should be able to last over 10 years during normal use when they are properly powered.

Hope this answers your question.

both of my windows are slow, will this help the driver's side at all?
but yes the passenger side is especially slow.
and the videos were not working, and its not my connection (I have Fiber)

By default power comes from your battery, thru your Body control Module on the passenger side then over to the driver side switch. Then back to the passenger window to operate it. This long path of power reduces the amperage and voltage the motor gets by quite a bit.

So your motor is underpowered which

1. reduces motor life
2. reduces motor strength
3. makes the breaker blow and the window stop.

This kit will get power to the window directly from the battery. It will improve power to the driver side when both windows are being rolled up and down at the same time due to the switch on the driver side no longer needing to power the passenger side.

From the factory The driver side is powered fine when it is the only one operating but everytime you roll them up or down together they are both getting hit with low volatage.

All the videos on the site are with the car in accessory mode and the car not started. Getting this kit before you have problems will only help make sure you don't have these issues early.

Window motors WILL fail like any electric motor, but they should not fail so soon. Our window motors should be able to last over 10 years during normal use when they are properly powered.

Hope this answers your question.
i'll believe that. that would explain why the passenger side goes before the drivers side even though the drivers side gets more use. that would also explain why upgrading the electrical system in your car speeds the windows up as well. i'll probably do your mod next time i have my door panels off. good thinking :cheers:

It will only help the drivers side out when your are rolling both windows up or down. If the drivers side is slow or not working right on its own then the motor in that door then

1. the motor is failing.
2. the express down module is having a problem (if it only has trouble going down)
3. You can have a bad switch that will cause issues.

there are some good writeups on here about trouble shooting those issues with the drivers side door.

As for the videos not working....


Unfortunetly the only thing they display in is Windows media 9 and up. If you have not upgraded your media player version or are not running windows the videos will not work.

We are trying to get that fixed, but 90%+ of everyone has a windows system or has access to one, so we figured we would cover most people with this setup.

eh, the video works well for me

I have windows media player 11 installed. I even put the link from your site, mms://media.autotrix.net/autotrix.net directly into media player, using open url.

It was not loading, could it be a problem with media player 11?


1. the motor is failing.
2. the express down module is having a problem (if it only has trouble going down)
3. You can have a bad switch that will cause issues.

there are some good writeups on here about trouble shooting those issues with the drivers side door.

links please, and I have done searches before.

I have windows media player 11 installed. I even put the link from your site, mms://media.autotrix.net/autotrix.net directly into media player, using open url.

It was not loading, could it be a problem with media player 11?

links please, and I have done searches before.


If you type in mms://media.autotrix.net/autotrix.net it should have worked. I would have to guess that it is a problem with media player 11. I will download it and see if I have the same issues.

I just tried it in internet explorer as well, and I had weird issues there as well. Video kept stopping while playing, and then it froze while buffering.

I edited my last post as well, as I forgot to quote what I wanted a link for.

Thanks

what about the ebay A1Auto power window motors? you get two for like $93 shipped..lifetime warranty? anybody messed with them? please i need to know..it rains al the damn time in GA and i NEED POWER WINDOWS THAT WORK!!!!

what about the ebay A1Auto power window motors? you get two for like $93 shipped..lifetime warranty? anybody messed with them? please i need to know..it rains al the damn time in GA and i NEED POWER WINDOWS THAT WORK!!!!
stop being annoying and get the dorman from autozone. its 65 dollars