New window regulator... window reversed

DrFabulous · 05-25-2006, 12:08 PM

Installed new drivers side window regulator.... did it exactly as directed, it's put in the exact same way as the old one, etc.... but now the switch is reversed. To roll the window up, I push down, to roll down, I have to push up. The passanger side works normally.... and the part is for the right side. What is causing this? It's not a HUGE deal (at least I have a window)... but it'd be nice if it worked correctly.

SikMindz · 05-25-2006, 12:36 PM

User error.

brim · 05-25-2006, 01:52 PM

hehehe

coupe · 05-25-2006, 02:47 PM

Wasnt there a thread where this happened to someone? Cant remember how he fixed it though.

Y2KGA · 05-25-2006, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by DrFabulous

Installed new drivers side window regulator.... did it exactly as directed, it's put in the exact same way as the old one, etc.... but now the switch is reversed. To roll the window up, I push down, to roll down, I have to push up. The passanger side works normally.... and the part is for the right side. What is causing this? It's not a HUGE deal (at least I have a window)... but it'd be nice if it worked correctly.

This happened to me with my regulator. The terminals on the regulator are backwards. If the regulator has a pigtail connector you can reverse the terminals.

With my car, I ended up reversing the terminals on the cars connector to the regulator. The terminals pop out with a paper clip so you don't need to cut anything. Its very easy to do.

ViperGTSR · 05-25-2006, 06:31 PM

yea, super simple. switch leads = DC motor spins different direction. physics II

DrFabulous · 05-26-2006, 11:38 AM

That's what I figured.... I was just so damn happy to have a working window, I put the focker back together and went for a spin.

ViperGTSR · 05-26-2006, 01:28 PM

you went for a backwards spin

har

DrFabulous · 05-27-2006, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by ViperGTSR

you went for a backwards spin

har

nekked thru a cornfield. Errrrrrr....................

I don't think I'm going to bother changing it, either. It's hopefully going in soon for tint.

LukeD · 05-28-2006, 10:24 AM

Help! My windows are going in reverse direction! (Regulator install)

DrFabulous · 05-28-2006, 02:31 PM

Ha.... window already broke. Damn clips.

Rich · 05-29-2006, 02:16 AM

bahahahahaha im sorry dude, but thats so horribly hilarious.

DrFabulous · 05-30-2006, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Rich

bahahahahaha im sorry dude, but thats so horribly hilarious.

Thanks, Rich. I just ordered 4 new clips from GM.... hopefully I can mix and match stuff to get SOMETHING working.

Rich · 05-30-2006, 05:11 PM

heh, i hope so. i thought i remebered reading you couldnt get just the clips from GM or something? i thought you had to buy the whole regulator and everything. im going to have pick up some clips myself. im afraid to roll down my passenger side window because i know its barely hanging there.

DrFabulous · 05-31-2006, 12:06 AM

You can buy just the clips, and just the sashes. The company I bought the whole assembly from is shipping me a new assembly free of charge.... woot!

LukeD · 05-31-2006, 12:23 AM

Maybe they thought I was lying when I e-mailed them about it. They never got back to me about their defective reverse regulators. Maybe once other people started complaining they started to take it seriously.

DrFabulous · 05-31-2006, 01:02 AM

Who did you buy from? Like rucp-inc or something? They were VERY responsive when I e-mailed them.

LukeD · 06-07-2006, 05:00 PM

mine was from directauto

99GTCoupe · 09-08-2006, 04:01 PM

Yeah, I have this problem as well. I replaced it last week (THANK FARKING GOD!!!

) and didn't really care after I found out. I was just so damn happy to have a working drivers window

I'm gonna replace my other side, though, cause it's all sluggish compared to the new one hehe

But anyways, all you have to do is switch the leads? I'm not very electrical-friendly (ie, haven't done something like this before), but I am 95% sure I can do it if someone tells me what to do, so what would the process be? (yeah, i'm sure it's simple, but bear with me)

99GTCoupe · 09-09-2006, 08:09 PM

05-25-2006, 12:08 PM	#1
DrFabulous FIGJAM AKA: Matt Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: MN Posts: 9,675 Vehicle: Acura\|Chevy\|Porsche	New window regulator... window reversed Installed new drivers side window regulator.... did it exactly as directed, it's put in the exact same way as the old one, etc.... but now the switch is reversed. To roll the window up, I push down, to roll down, I have to push up. The passanger side works normally.... and the part is for the right side. What is causing this? It's not a HUGE deal (at least I have a window)... but it'd be nice if it worked correctly. __________________ '18 Acura MDX Kid hauler '15 Chevrolet Tahoe Toy Hauler '01 Porsche Boxster Project

05-25-2006, 01:52 PM	#3
brim GAGT - Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Warwick, RI Age: 39 Posts: 225 Vehicle: 1999 Alero GL Coupe	hehehe __________________ -brim

05-25-2006, 02:47 PM	#4
coupe lick it AKA: Rand Join Date: May 2003 Location: Grand Rapids, Mi Age: 40 Posts: 7,347 Vehicle: 99 GAGT/96 Z71/05 R6	Wasnt there a thread where this happened to someone? Cant remember how he fixed it though. __________________ CarDomain.com http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...endID=31690558 he has asserted his dominance over competing males with the loud masculine sound form his exaust system, Females searching for a potential mate will be driven away by weaker exaust systems and attracted to his SLP.

05-25-2006, 06:31 PM	#6
ViperGTSR i <3 my lanyard AKA: Alex Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: High Desert, SoCal Age: 35 Posts: 2,260 Vehicle: Turbo Biodiesel \| R1	yea, super simple. switch leads = DC motor spins different direction. physics II __________________ House mods are the new car mods

05-26-2006, 11:38 AM	#7
DrFabulous FIGJAM AKA: Matt Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: MN Posts: 9,675 Vehicle: Acura\|Chevy\|Porsche	That's what I figured.... I was just so damn happy to have a working window, I put the focker back together and went for a spin. __________________ '18 Acura MDX Kid hauler '15 Chevrolet Tahoe Toy Hauler '01 Porsche Boxster Project

05-26-2006, 01:28 PM	#8
ViperGTSR i <3 my lanyard AKA: Alex Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: High Desert, SoCal Age: 35 Posts: 2,260 Vehicle: Turbo Biodiesel \| R1	you went for a backwards spin har __________________ House mods are the new car mods

05-28-2006, 10:24 AM	#10
LukeD Hear it scream! AKA: Luke Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: California, Bay Area Age: 36 Posts: 924 Vehicle: 1999 Grand Am GT Sedan	Help! My windows are going in reverse direction! (Regulator install) __________________ 1999 Grand Am GT1 Sedan (Bright Red) -- CAI, SLP exhaust, MSD, DHP, TOG, P&P Upper and Lower, FFWD UD Pully, 42.5# injectors and RAM AIR, EATON style!

05-28-2006, 02:31 PM	#11
DrFabulous FIGJAM AKA: Matt Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: MN Posts: 9,675 Vehicle: Acura\|Chevy\|Porsche	Ha.... window already broke. Damn clips. __________________ '18 Acura MDX Kid hauler '15 Chevrolet Tahoe Toy Hauler '01 Porsche Boxster Project

05-29-2006, 02:16 AM	#12
Rich Moderator AKA: Rich Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toledo, OH Age: 36 Posts: 4,513 Vehicle: 2001 2.4 Grand Am	bahahahahaha im sorry dude, but thats so horribly hilarious. __________________ "The news isn't so depressing when you're surrounded by bubbles." fquick

05-30-2006, 05:11 PM	#14
Rich Moderator AKA: Rich Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toledo, OH Age: 36 Posts: 4,513 Vehicle: 2001 2.4 Grand Am	heh, i hope so. i thought i remebered reading you couldnt get just the clips from GM or something? i thought you had to buy the whole regulator and everything. im going to have pick up some clips myself. im afraid to roll down my passenger side window because i know its barely hanging there. __________________ "The news isn't so depressing when you're surrounded by bubbles." fquick

05-31-2006, 12:06 AM	#15
DrFabulous FIGJAM AKA: Matt Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: MN Posts: 9,675 Vehicle: Acura\|Chevy\|Porsche	You can buy just the clips, and just the sashes. The company I bought the whole assembly from is shipping me a new assembly free of charge.... woot! __________________ '18 Acura MDX Kid hauler '15 Chevrolet Tahoe Toy Hauler '01 Porsche Boxster Project

05-31-2006, 12:23 AM	#16
LukeD Hear it scream! AKA: Luke Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: California, Bay Area Age: 36 Posts: 924 Vehicle: 1999 Grand Am GT Sedan	Maybe they thought I was lying when I e-mailed them about it. They never got back to me about their defective reverse regulators. Maybe once other people started complaining they started to take it seriously. __________________ 1999 Grand Am GT1 Sedan (Bright Red) -- CAI, SLP exhaust, MSD, DHP, TOG, P&P Upper and Lower, FFWD UD Pully, 42.5# injectors and RAM AIR, EATON style!

05-31-2006, 01:02 AM	#17
DrFabulous FIGJAM AKA: Matt Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: MN Posts: 9,675 Vehicle: Acura\|Chevy\|Porsche	Who did you buy from? Like rucp-inc or something? They were VERY responsive when I e-mailed them. __________________ '18 Acura MDX Kid hauler '15 Chevrolet Tahoe Toy Hauler '01 Porsche Boxster Project

06-07-2006, 05:00 PM	#18
LukeD Hear it scream! AKA: Luke Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: California, Bay Area Age: 36 Posts: 924 Vehicle: 1999 Grand Am GT Sedan	mine was from directauto __________________ 1999 Grand Am GT1 Sedan (Bright Red) -- CAI, SLP exhaust, MSD, DHP, TOG, P&P Upper and Lower, FFWD UD Pully, 42.5# injectors and RAM AIR, EATON style!

09-08-2006, 04:01 PM	#19
99GTCoupe Teh Pwn AKA: Patrick Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: West Bloomfield, MI Age: 38 Posts: 750 Vehicle: 1999 Grand Am GT Coupe	Yeah, I have this problem as well. I replaced it last week (THANK FARKING GOD!!! ) and didn't really care after I found out. I was just so damn happy to have a working drivers window I'm gonna replace my other side, though, cause it's all sluggish compared to the new one hehe But anyways, all you have to do is switch the leads? I'm not very electrical-friendly (ie, haven't done something like this before), but I am 95% sure I can do it if someone tells me what to do, so what would the process be? (yeah, i'm sure it's simple, but bear with me) __________________ View Gabrielle here And here

09-09-2006, 08:09 PM	#20
99GTCoupe Teh Pwn AKA: Patrick Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: West Bloomfield, MI Age: 38 Posts: 750 Vehicle: 1999 Grand Am GT Coupe	? __________________ View Gabrielle here And here

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