ok folks, as i was putting my drivers window down tonight, i heard a loud bang. after the bang, the window fell down inside of the door. now the window will not go back up. do these windows have a problem with coming off of their track? i am thinking that it's the motor that has gone bad. i have not pulled the door panel off yet, but was wondering if anyone had an exploded diagram of the setup? that way i can call in sick tomorrow and fix my window. anyone else had this problem?

 

holy shit. that's the first time i see that this happens. but then again i've only been around as long as you have. hope you get it fixed though.

 

yeah i know. who woulda thought...the window motor breaking before the transmission.

 

Sounds like the window regulator (about $70). This exploded view comes from www.acuraautomotiveparts.org
At least it doesn't sound like the window glass was broken.

 

no pic is showing up. maybe my intraweb skills are teh suck.

 

Yeah you're right. Let's see if this works. If not go to the sight and put in the car info.

 

thanks a ton man. that def helps.

 

well, i pulled the door panel and looked down. there was cable strung everywhere. tied in knots off the rollers wound around itself. i had to cut most of the cabe just to get the window to go back up. i went to acura and ordered a complete assembly for $75. guess i'm gonna call in tomorrow too so i can have a working window again. oh yeah...the locks autolock now, the passenger window won't go down when the drivers control panel is disconnected.

 

By cable, do you mean the wiring harness got caught in and wound around the mechanism? Did you ever have the door panel off before for anything (like replacing speakers)? After you cut the cable, do you think there's enough left to re-splice the connector and plug in to the regulator?

 

no, probably mean the cable that lowers and raises the window up and down. They are pretty easy to replace, though i havent done one on a 2nd gen, us 1st gen people have this problem often enough.



if you guys dont have a DIY for this problem, then i say this would be the perfect time to do one.

 

I see what you mean. It looks like the cable is part of the regulator assembly. I had my door panels off for speaker upgrades a while back, but didn't pay to close attention to the window mechanism. The only wires I remember messing with were the wiring harnesses for power windows, locks, etc.

 

yeah, the cable runs out of the motor and attaches to the window mount on the reg.

 

yeah the cable broke loose from the motor and got tangled up. i bought the whole assembly from the dealership. it was $85 for the part with overnight delivery. there is no need for a diy on this. it tok me 15 minutes to pull out the old assembly and replace it with the new one. it took longer to pull off the door panel and put it back on the door.
2 bolts that hold the window to the regulator.
4 bolts that hold the regulator to the door.
3 bolts that hold the motor to the door.
unclip the motor harness from the door harness.
pull it out the giant hole at the back of the door.
do the opposite when replacing with a new one.
done.

 

you say that there is no need now, but wait till a bunch of :noob: fools come along and start asking the same question over and over. 1st gen gets that way

 

i searched before i asked this question. apparently, i am the only member on here that can make a transmission last for 122k miles yet can't keep a window working for shit. it broke again today. the dealership gave me another one for free though. i'll see how long this one will last.

 

Mine was making a REALY bad noise when you put it down. It was replaced under warranty right before the warranty ran out. It's been fine ever since.

 

the window is working wonderfully now. except the door panel seems to move a little bit when the window goes all the way up.

 

My door panel has moved a little since I bought my CL new...

 

it didn't do that with my old motor and regulator.

 

Mine has always moved a little.

 

Mine don't move at all. The top of the door panel has a little lip that hangs on a ridge right below the window. Maybe that didn't get placed all the way in?

 

see, you searched, thats a not common in 1st gen, maybe it is here?


and, thats shitty, broke already