The second episode of Saturday Mechanic. Its larcenous inspiration? A guy with a rock and a hankering for the laptop stowed in Pop Mech associate auto editor…
The second episode of Saturday Mechanic. Its larcenous inspiration? A guy with a rock and a hankering for the laptop stowed in Pop Mech associate auto editor…
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HI CAN I MAKE A REQUEST FOR A VIDEO??
have a 2000 Explorer it does not have bolts to unscrew on window. Do you
drill out the rivets??
Have to say I was quoted $245 to fix the window and after watching this and
doing it myself I got the job done for $30. Not bad for a sheila!!
It looks like you fit the window in skinny part first and then just shifted
it around. So the key is loosening the track. Is this the same for the rear
passenger side window? Please post ASAP. Doing this today!
He should show the bloopers if there are any I would’ve giggled if he
tested the window and it ended up being too loose and slid all the way down
when he cranked it lol I know he tested it before he finished it
Did you ever find the *bleep* who did that to your window? I would have
definitely gotten his license plate… at least.
I had to replace the regulator and motor (but not the glass but it works
the same way) in my ’00 Grand Prix,which meant I had to get the window out.
Other than there being a ton of plastic clips that break easy it was pretty
much the same.make sure the bolts on the window align to the holes that
allow you to take them off, slide it in and align the glass on the track
screw it in. make sure it all works, then put all the paneling back,
together only difference was a button not a crank
Pretty easy on these USA build quality cars…try this on a german car..
For my “00 Grand Prix GTP they quote $395 before tax, so about $450. Almost
$500. And I didn’t even tell them my window motor and regulator were shot
to hell. I didn’t need the glass but I found some good price were it ever
to break at around $30-50 bucks. Motor and regulator came in a set for just
under $80. took me about an hour including the how to videos I watched on
my phone. I have to say, my phone has been a good addition to my toolbox
Especially if you have an app that is an autoscanner
mmhmm
Almost everything IS that easy, it’s just a matter of figuring out how it
goes together right. It also helps to remember that a person on a
production line usually has 30-45 seconds to install any parts so it can’t
be that complicated. A good service manual also helps. -Ben Wojdyla
Thanks, and I agree. This one was a lot more fun to make too, mostly
because I was still mad at the chump who broke my window. – Ben Wojdyla
Thanks 🙂
oh wow! never seen a magnetic cup before!
I didn’t, someone took a wild-assed guess and hit the jackpot. Detroit
actually shut down parking where this happened because the problem was so
bad. -Ben Wojdyla
Is it just me, or are Torx heads a complete nuisance?
I did this on a 2004 BMW and it really was a piece of cake. Used panel
tools and it took less than an hour.
It didn’t take you very long to clean out all that glass…just a few
seconds.
That is the quality of americans cars
It’s that easy.
That was exactly my point, the german build quality (of the interior) is
way better. So it’s harder to get the panels off and fix the glass.
“More complicated” or “more expensive materials” does not mean “better.” I
wouldn’t want the door panels from an M5 in my pickup, they’d be destroyed
in a month. One of the tricks of a good product is matching the design to
the application. One big, simple, indestructible piece of plastic is as
right for this truck as the same piece made from leather and wood and
lacquer in a BMW. -Ben Wojdyla
With a power window the “replacing the piece of glass” part is the same,
but the “taking off the inner door panel and moving the regulator” elements
are a little more complicated. You’ll need to disconnect the plug leading
to the back of the window switch to get the door panel all the way off and
to operate the regulator the switch needs to be plugged in with the
ignition to the “On” position. -Ben Wojdyla
He makes it look so easy. But whenever I try to fix stuff it usually end up
with the thing even more broken and me cursing
next up: tint
I just love it…someone arguing with Car and Driver…lol.
Much better then the first episode. Personality is good!
The glass alone priced out at $160 new, labor usually runs $80 an hour,
plus any incidentals, it probably would’ve been been somewhere around $350.
– Ben Wojdyla
Great little vid. Appreciated!!