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IF YOUR REGULATORS DO NOT OPPERATE PROPERLY WITH THE CRANK DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS MOD
OK, now that that's out of the way lets get started. For this mod you're going to need a few tools and supplies.
Tools I used:
Supplies Needed (what I used)
I figure if your wanting to do this mod, you should know how to take off the door panel, so I won't be covering that in this write-up.
The very first thing you need to do is mount the motor to make sure it clears the window. First, start by cutting out the triangle piece of sheet metal to help clear the motor and make it easier to position and run the wires. Then, place the window motor about where is is in the picture and hold it (between the window and door sheet metal) there by hand while you slowly roll the window up and down to find the sweet spot. This motor is big and there is not a lot of usable room in these doors. Once you find the sweet spot, mark the location and drill the holes for the motor and mount it and test if the window still clears. You may have to chop the excess off the two top bolts that holds the plastic cable regulator block to make more room.
EDIT: After I fully assembled my doors, I realized that the bolts i used to affix the motor to the door protruded a bit and made a small but noticeable bump in the door panel. I would suggest either trimming the head down or getting a more low profile type of bolt.
After you have the motor mounted and the window can roll up and down without contacting the motor, you can move onto the next step. Now it's time to remove the window regulator and motor to start modding. Once you have the window regulator removed, you can start breaking it down. It's very simple to disassemble, on the bottom of the regulator there is the plastic cable guide, just depress the pin in the photo and slide it to the side, and for the top plastic guide just depress the pin and slide it up.
....................................BOTTOM........ .................................................. ..........................TOP
Now that those are off, remove the sled off the rail and pull the stock cables off of it. They can be tricky because of the goo that is put in at the factory. I just scooped it out with a screwdriver.
Just push the cable to the center and from the opposite side. Use a pick or something to poke with and push the stock cables out. After you get it fully disassembled, it is time to clean everything. I just used a rag and some window cleaner to remove the smoo, mine came clean easily, your millage may vary.
Ok now that everything is clean and nice to work with, we can get into the fun. Go ahead and slide the bottom plastic guide back into place. Now get your cable sleeving and cut two sections of equal length (I cut my 5ft section in half). Mine ended up 29 1/4'' long. Now, take the steel braided cable and run it through one of the sleeves and crimp on one of the cable stops. After its crimped, you are going to have to grind or sand it down to size. Try to get it to roughly the same size and shape as the stock cable ends. Now insert the newly made cable back into the sled on the side facing the bottom.
Before you insert the sled back into the track with the newly made cable. run it through the bottom guide and back up because the cable has to go below the sled before it gets to the top guide (as seen in picture). Once you get the sled installed, reinstall the top guide, then run the cable through the top plastic guide and push the cable sleeve into the bottom hole on the guide (as seen in picture). After that bring the sled all the way up. Now take your motor apart to get the cable regulator off of it. Run the end of the cable through one of the blue cable holders that came on the windows motor and seat the cable sleeve into it. Now place the cable into the cable regulator and draw the slack out of the cable (making sure the sled remains at the top of the track) and mark where it lines up with the hole on the wheel inside the cable regulator. Now, crimp another cable stop on where you marked and grind it down like the you did to the other end of the cable.
OK, now that that's out of the way lets get started. For this mod you're going to need a few tools and supplies.
Tools I used:
- angle grinder(optional)
- drill and drill bits
- ratcheting crimpers
- side cuts and needle nose pliers
- 10mm socket and retchet + 10mm wrench
- pick( just something to poke things with)
- something to sand/grind with. I used a flap disk with my drill, but sandpaper or a file would work fine
Supplies Needed (what I used)
- GM window motor from a early 2000s GM car (can't remember exactly which car but a lot of them use the same motor. I will update if I can remember, just look for one similar to the picture)
- 3/16 steel braided cable from Tractor Supply
- sleaving for said cable. I got this at a surplus store but it should be the same size as a pedal bike brake cable. 5ft per side, 10ft total
- crimp on cable stops for the 3/16 cable
- high quality grease
- 12 or 14 awg wire (I chose 14)
- electrical tape
- 14awg crimp on spade terminals (male and female)
I figure if your wanting to do this mod, you should know how to take off the door panel, so I won't be covering that in this write-up.
The very first thing you need to do is mount the motor to make sure it clears the window. First, start by cutting out the triangle piece of sheet metal to help clear the motor and make it easier to position and run the wires. Then, place the window motor about where is is in the picture and hold it (between the window and door sheet metal) there by hand while you slowly roll the window up and down to find the sweet spot. This motor is big and there is not a lot of usable room in these doors. Once you find the sweet spot, mark the location and drill the holes for the motor and mount it and test if the window still clears. You may have to chop the excess off the two top bolts that holds the plastic cable regulator block to make more room.
EDIT: After I fully assembled my doors, I realized that the bolts i used to affix the motor to the door protruded a bit and made a small but noticeable bump in the door panel. I would suggest either trimming the head down or getting a more low profile type of bolt.
After you have the motor mounted and the window can roll up and down without contacting the motor, you can move onto the next step. Now it's time to remove the window regulator and motor to start modding. Once you have the window regulator removed, you can start breaking it down. It's very simple to disassemble, on the bottom of the regulator there is the plastic cable guide, just depress the pin in the photo and slide it to the side, and for the top plastic guide just depress the pin and slide it up.
....................................BOTTOM........ .................................................. ..........................TOP
Now that those are off, remove the sled off the rail and pull the stock cables off of it. They can be tricky because of the goo that is put in at the factory. I just scooped it out with a screwdriver.
Just push the cable to the center and from the opposite side. Use a pick or something to poke with and push the stock cables out. After you get it fully disassembled, it is time to clean everything. I just used a rag and some window cleaner to remove the smoo, mine came clean easily, your millage may vary.
Ok now that everything is clean and nice to work with, we can get into the fun. Go ahead and slide the bottom plastic guide back into place. Now get your cable sleeving and cut two sections of equal length (I cut my 5ft section in half). Mine ended up 29 1/4'' long. Now, take the steel braided cable and run it through one of the sleeves and crimp on one of the cable stops. After its crimped, you are going to have to grind or sand it down to size. Try to get it to roughly the same size and shape as the stock cable ends. Now insert the newly made cable back into the sled on the side facing the bottom.
Before you insert the sled back into the track with the newly made cable. run it through the bottom guide and back up because the cable has to go below the sled before it gets to the top guide (as seen in picture). Once you get the sled installed, reinstall the top guide, then run the cable through the top plastic guide and push the cable sleeve into the bottom hole on the guide (as seen in picture). After that bring the sled all the way up. Now take your motor apart to get the cable regulator off of it. Run the end of the cable through one of the blue cable holders that came on the windows motor and seat the cable sleeve into it. Now place the cable into the cable regulator and draw the slack out of the cable (making sure the sled remains at the top of the track) and mark where it lines up with the hole on the wheel inside the cable regulator. Now, crimp another cable stop on where you marked and grind it down like the you did to the other end of the cable.
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