Day 3 was a short day for work on the car. Our intern was heading back to school and we went out to dinner after work. I need to work on the brakes, but that will involve removing the wheels and tying up the whole garage, so tonight wasn’t the night to start that type of project.
Instead, I’d try figuring out the driver’s window problem. I started out with the easy fix by checking the switch and fuses. The switch works fine and the fuse and relay are good so now its on to opening up the door panel, bummer. I was hoping it would be easy, but not the case.
I pull the door apart and find a welcomed surprise. The window regulators are the newer scissor style, not the ribbon style. The ribbon style is prone to failure and it is a slower mechanism as well. Problem is, the motor doesn’t work. I try taking the contacts apart and clean them, but still no luck. Next, I pull the motor housing off and try to clean that as well, maybe I’ll get lucky…
No dice. The only thing left to do will be to replace the motor, but that will have to wait. It’s late, I’m hot, and my beer is empty. Time to pack it in for the night.
Well, they can’t all be easy fixes, right? I can’t complain too much, the replacement part is only $35 bucks, but the effort to swap it out is fairly involved. Sounds like a job for Tomorrow-Man…
Parts replaced today:
None
Parts cost so far: $145
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