installed window regulator yesterday! (1 Viewer)

[jb welda]

took all of about an hour, including clean up time and carefully removing and replacing the plastic seal on the inner door panel.

window works like new and a lot of my alignment problems seem a bit solved.

man i just went out there and rolled the window down, and then rolled the window back up. oh what a feeling!



one love
jah bill

 

[gaylon]

Dude - where did you get the regulator and how much was it?

Thanks,
G

 

[brownbear]

what was wrong with the old one?

Yah they are not too hard to install. I find the glass harder to get in and out, especially the rear door glass. With the small triangle window is really tight.

 

[jb welda]

>Dude - where did you get the regulator and how much was it?

got it from cruiserparts.net but i believe cruiser dan can also get them for the same price, approx 90$. hell of a deal if you ask me.

now i need to get one for the passenger side.

brownbear: the old one was, well, old. the winder mechanism was loose within itself and after taking it out and comparing to the new one, i also noticed that the exposed gear was worn down and sloppy, causing it to bind and not turn freely.

like i said: oh what a feeling. i think i will go out and roll it down and then roll it back up again!



one love
jah bill

 

[brownbear]

curious....I wonder if hot climate areas if these windows regulators are a whole lot more worn....

My cold climate cruiser wasn't too bad. Just not a lot of up and downs. But the grease sure was stiff, and it rolled pretty slow.

 

[dmede808]

Mines in the mail right now, can't wait. But unlike you I'm not fixing the other side... I never sit over there!

 

[dmede808]

Just did this install... best $87 I ever spent! I love my new window regulator!!

 

[JLH911]

Just did this install... best $87 I ever spent! I love my new window regulator!!

I just got mine to...any tips you could give us or was it really that easy?

 

[brownbear]

I just got mine to...any tips you could give us or was it really that easy?

Pull off the door panel and plastic.

Mark the sliding bolt for rig. put the window about halfway up.

the regulator has 3 bolts. The opposite side arm(scissor) has two.

And undue the glass 2 bolts on the channel. Lift or move the glass to the desired spot for these two bolts prior to removing any bolts.

Keep some tape handy to tape the window glass up and out of your way.

get some silicone spray for the side window channels and for the Teflon wheel in the scissor channel to ride.

Also spray some rust inhibiting oil inside the bottom of the door when apart.

 

[brownbear]

It's also a great time to install some sound deadener on the inside of the exterior door skin.

 

[gaylon]

Brownbear,

What did you use for sound deadener?

 

[Ducks]

I just installed mine yesterday. It is now wonderful to roll down the window. Before I was pretty close to breaking the plastic handle off by trying to roll the window down.

 

[dmede808]

I just installed mine yesterday. It is now wonderful to roll down the window. Before I was pretty close to breaking the plastic handle off by trying to roll the window down.

I took a look at the gears on mine and you could see that they had been worn to tiny littel sharp spikes causing lotts of slip when rolling up & down.

PS to anybody doing this swap, double check that your regulator arms aren't reversed before assuming you got the worng side shipped to you!

 

[Ducks]

For some reason, it took me a while to figure out the snap ring on the door handle. So I took a few pictures when I was doing it just in case it might help someone else out. Here they be:

 

[Ducks]

The directions that originally mystified me. Maybe I just had bad luck the first few times I tried.

 

[Ducks]

Looking over the directions again I now see that the snap ring had been put in upside down by someone else. I put it back in that way so you would need the handle pointing up instead of down when you do the towel trick.

 

[Ducks]

...carefully removing and replacing the plastic seal on the inner door panel....

So what happens if you didn't do that step? Is there now going to be wind and rain coming through the door panel? I thought the door was sealed up so I didn't think to put it back on. Any suggestions on what to use to replace the plastic seal?

 

[brownbear]

Brownbear,

What did you use for sound deadener?

Napa brand autopro sounddeadener

It was basically rubber sheets with adhesive on one side. I covered the whole inside surface of the exterior skin.

The doors sound very solid now.

I think there is a rubber roofing material available that has adhesive on one side. I might try that next time.

 

[jb welda]

i had previously sound deadened my doors with damplifier from second skin audio and it totally kills any vibration and makes a piece of metal sound solid. so i agree: if you havent done this, do it while the regulator is out. especially put a piece directly in back of your speakers if they are mounted in the door panel.

those window winder clips are kind of tricky but i really have found that using the towel trick works well. you just need a very thin towel. and in my experience, the clip gets caught on the towel so doesnt shoot across the room or anything.

that inner seal, i think, has more effect in some climates than in others. i am in sunny california so it might not make much difference if i didnt replace it, but if i were somewhere with a lot of cold, rain or snow, it might be a problem. yeah you might get some drafts through the door panel that you might not otherwise. the inside of the door could be more prone to rusting out. basically i just think its a good idea to replace it as it came from the factory, especially because, at least on mine, the adhesive was still tacky and it could be pressed right back into place.

i think if i ruined or lost mine i would probably try to order one from the dealership, esp if it were pre-cut properly.

one love
jah bill

 

[brownbear]

the plastic sheet keeps your door panel from getting water damage. It's tucked in at the bottom to direct the water out the bottom of the door drains. It's alway important to re-tuck it in.