hammc
LVC Member
just bought my LS about 3 months ago and its starting off not so great :shifty: damn regulator already broke on me.... hopefully that will be all after a while.
especially after the hassle of getting the part since i needed it pretty much TODAY. got the first one and it was broken so took it back and had to drive about 45 min away to get to another dealership that had them in stock
the temp. fix haha
START
1)
open the dang door
2)
Locate and unscrew all the main screws holding the panel on
3 on the bottom
one on the side
two in the handle (after you flip the cover open
3)
pop off the door lever/lock cover from the side facing the door hinges
to expose the screw that nobody informs anybody about
4)
start popping off the panel. gotta put some gusto into them to get them to come out, but dont break the door panel. (all the plastic poppers i believe i have circled)
5)
then pull off the skin (easier to start from the right side), as well as unbolting the speaker (using a T20 torx)
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/4392/img3931ht6.jpg
6)
then start unbolting the skeleton from the door using an 11mm socket.
7)
use an 8mm wrench to unbolt the tracks from the skeleton. There should be 10mm nuts on the backside also, which you will need to keep.
there should be 5 bolts. one at the top and bottom of each track and one holding the motor. the motor does not have a nut on the back, so when you put the new regulator in, you will need to find a 10mm nut to use on it
8)
shimmy the tracks around until you can pull the skeleton away from the door and pull out the regulator alltogether
*leave the skeleton sittin on the door so you do not need to undo all the wiring and the door latch cable
9)
Set the new one in there behind the skeleton and line up the bolt studs into the holes the other one came out of.
MAKE SURE you get the regulator all the way inside before bolting up, i forgot about that and had the top of the left track stuck outside the door and had to unbolt it completely from the skeleton and start over after lots of frustration of getting the window clamp lodged inbetween some stuff inside the door from carelessness
10)
get all 5 regulator nuts (10mm) back on and secured, then start bolting the skeleton back up (11mm) to the door itself.
11)
hook the power window switch back up and roll the clamps up far enough so that they are positioned behind an area where they are both visible and accessible
12)
set the window down inside the clamps so it sits at the bottom of each and then tighten the bolt to secure the window. don't reeeeeem on it to the point of shattering ur window tho
13)
roll the window up and test the fitment.
14)
bolt the speaker back in, throw the skin back on there, re-secure the door panel and call it a day
especially after the hassle of getting the part since i needed it pretty much TODAY. got the first one and it was broken so took it back and had to drive about 45 min away to get to another dealership that had them in stock
the temp. fix haha
START
1)
open the dang door
2)
Locate and unscrew all the main screws holding the panel on
3 on the bottom
one on the side
two in the handle (after you flip the cover open
3)
pop off the door lever/lock cover from the side facing the door hinges
to expose the screw that nobody informs anybody about
4)
start popping off the panel. gotta put some gusto into them to get them to come out, but dont break the door panel. (all the plastic poppers i believe i have circled)
5)
then pull off the skin (easier to start from the right side), as well as unbolting the speaker (using a T20 torx)
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/4392/img3931ht6.jpg
6)
then start unbolting the skeleton from the door using an 11mm socket.
7)
use an 8mm wrench to unbolt the tracks from the skeleton. There should be 10mm nuts on the backside also, which you will need to keep.
there should be 5 bolts. one at the top and bottom of each track and one holding the motor. the motor does not have a nut on the back, so when you put the new regulator in, you will need to find a 10mm nut to use on it
8)
shimmy the tracks around until you can pull the skeleton away from the door and pull out the regulator alltogether
*leave the skeleton sittin on the door so you do not need to undo all the wiring and the door latch cable
9)
Set the new one in there behind the skeleton and line up the bolt studs into the holes the other one came out of.
MAKE SURE you get the regulator all the way inside before bolting up, i forgot about that and had the top of the left track stuck outside the door and had to unbolt it completely from the skeleton and start over after lots of frustration of getting the window clamp lodged inbetween some stuff inside the door from carelessness
10)
get all 5 regulator nuts (10mm) back on and secured, then start bolting the skeleton back up (11mm) to the door itself.
11)
hook the power window switch back up and roll the clamps up far enough so that they are positioned behind an area where they are both visible and accessible
12)
set the window down inside the clamps so it sits at the bottom of each and then tighten the bolt to secure the window. don't reeeeeem on it to the point of shattering ur window tho
13)
roll the window up and test the fitment.
14)
bolt the speaker back in, throw the skin back on there, re-secure the door panel and call it a day
