Window Regulator or Motor?

[cirsurvive711]

Or both?

I've been having trouble with my driver's side window for a while now. It goes down fine, maybe a little slower than normal but it struggles like hell to go back up, especially 3-4 inches from reaching the top (then it REALLY slows down). It struggles even worse with just the car's battery on. Yesterday for the first time it stopped 2 inches from closing but all I did was wait an hour then it was able to be closed all the way.

Regardless of what the issue is I plan on buying a regulator/motor combo off ebay soon and swapping them myself, but does anyone know specifically what's causing this?

 

[FunnyVictor86]

Yup sounds like the motor is tired and on it's way out. Go ahead and change the motor/regulator as a whole like you said, it's best to do the job once lol.

 

[cirsurvive711]

Yeah might as well replaced them both. Just gotta wait in the mail now for the regulator and motor to arrive wooo

 

[RichBinAZ]

Perhaps it's the glass guides.
However the operating mechanisms are weak and will easily fail on all 4 windows

 

[cirsurvive711]

glass guides? I did have minor body work done to the door about 3 years ago

 

[RichBinAZ]

Aha
For a front window, it mostly rides in the B pillar groove up the door could be getting tight there

 

[scrapnav6]

I wouls start with the motor, if the regulator was bad the window probably wouldnt work at all

 

[Elite1JDM]

Ya make shure you get the combo, the junk yard will have oem which will probly last longer then a new china one! Make shure you get a 60 day warranty tho at least.

 

[RichBinAZ]

Amazing... see just getting involved in this conversation and the passenger front window just failed. Just got home in the car - daughter gets out and semi-slams the passenger door and the glass drops like 4 inches. She touches it and it slowly slides down the rest of way. I think it is fully inside the door now.

I will just repeat what I said before
the operating mechanisms are weak and will easily fail on all 4 windows

It's not like you can keep a spare around either Left is different from right: Front is different from rear
>----<>-----<

Just finished pulling apart the door and found the "up" cable had pulled thru the nylon housing and was stuck in the top - not repairable

Ordering part:
I was going to order the new part from South Bay Honda 30% off quick delivery something like $114 before delivery
Decided to go with a Dorman part thru Rock Auto $47 before delivery and it includes the motor (nothing wrong with the old motor - just the cheesy nylon parts)

Repair will continue this week - In the meantime, I did some photo's during the tear apart so I'll make a how to.

 

[cirsurvive711]

Aha
For a front window, it mostly rides in the B pillar groove up the door could be getting tight there

Where exactly is the B pillar groove? Is that like above the interior door handle on the right-ish side of the driver window? Because I do think it may be tight there, I get a few visible vertical streaks on my tint in that area from the window going up and down. (It's also the area where the dealership popped a dent out and re-clear coated the door).

The motor just likes to slow down and fight with me when I put the window up. It's worse on a rainy or cold day.

Also I did purchase the regulator/motor combo off eBay with a warranty. I could have snagged one at the junkyard but I wanted something brand new and for $45 shipped I can't complain.