"99" power window question (motor)

Got the sound of gears stripping (clutch sound in a cordless drill) in my drivers side power window. I presume I need to replace the motor assembly. What years will work if I start looking in the bone yards?? Thanks

There is a company that sells kits to fix this... Replaces the plastic with metal and only cost ~ $40 for 2 repair kits!! I will send you the info later. Just shoot me a pm reminder.

Thanks,

George T.

If you're going the boneyard route though, 97-01 fits it directly.

If you are going to the the junkyard, 2000 and 2001 are supposed to have redesigned parts that eliminate the original breakage prone power window regulator.

Repair kit here - [B]http://www.steigerperformance.com/[/B]

I have a 2000 XJ and have gone through both a passenger side front and a drivers side front over the last 6 years of owning the vehicle.

The repair kit I am going to try next is linked below.. Seems cheaper and easier than finding used or even new parts that will break eventually.

If they have done a 'redesign' on the newly available parts from the dealership then I have nothing to worry about for my front 2. If they haven't then I know where I am going. =-)

http://www.steigerperformance.com/


George T.

Thanks for the information all.
I am going to give the repair kit a chance 1st.
Just ordered one.

Not so sure on the "redesigned" part of the new regulator/motor units. I replaced my passenger front back in April of 2006 after it let go (right as I pulled into the house 200+ miles away from home at the beach, with no tools.....learned a good lesson that night). Drivers front let go back in September of 2006. I'm already hearing some popping from the passenger front, and the drivers front snapped IMMEDIATELY after I installed it (and yes I had I installed it properly).

From what i've been seeing on here, they're now retailing $200ish from the dealer, where they used to be $100.

When (note I say WHEN not IF) they break again, i'm going the repair route listed above.

The above listed repair route is the way to go. I did my drivers window a couple of weeks ago - took less then 2 hours and saved around $150.00

wish i would have known this a few months ago...i had to put new regulators in both my front doors within a few weeks of each other. both went with a sudden snap of the cable.

My passanger window went last November and the drivers window went in May