How hard is it to replace a window regulator?

[Devact]

Originally Posted by SoK

I found a good walkthrough for it on pelicanparts, but it's been a few years since I've done any kind of major repair on a car (never done anything like this before).

Anyone here completed this? How hard was it? did you use the pelican parts wakthrough? Is it pretty spot on? Any tips?

Thanks all

Hi, SoK. I am not particularly well-versed in automotive repair of any kind, but I did mine 2 months ago with absolutely no issues whatsoever. I bought the part from Pelican, read through their walkthrough and then found one that I thought was a little more detailed at Boxster Projects | Power Window Motor Repair. I had no issues and completed the job 1/2 hour less than how long they said the project should take and everything now works perfectly! Good luck!

[SoK]

That's awesome, thank you for posting! What type of symptoms did you have before you decided to replace the regulator versus the motor?

Thanks again!

[Devact]

Originally Posted by SoK

That's awesome, thank you for posting! What type of symptoms did you have before you decided to replace the regulator versus the motor?

Thanks again!

On mine, I suspected that I would have to replace the regulator when I bought it 1 year ago, as it made a grinding sound when the window was moving, but it worked so I lived with it. 2 months ago, the window would only go down a couple of inches and then stop, sounding like it was not getting power to the motor, but it would raise back up, either by engaging the convertable top latch or the swith, so I knew that the motor was fine. Once I got it out, the braided cable on the regulator had broken several of the braids and gotten wound around the pulley.

From what I've been reading on your issue (sorry, I didn't have any time to respond until today), I think that it is your regulator that is bad and replacing it should fix your issue. It is NOT a hard job, just take you time and be sure of what you are going to do before you do it.