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Car Forum / Honda Cars / July 200695 Accord Window Regulator - Where To Buy GOOD Aftermarket?
Has anyone had any luck with aftermarket electric window regulators? (drivers side on a 2 door) I bought one and replaced it last June, and the POS has already broken. Nevermind the fact that it only lasted 12 months, this car hardly gets driven, so the window was probably used only 50-75 times. I'm in Florida so the windows are up most of the time with the AC going. OEM is $150 the aftermarket was $75. I know, IF I had bought an OEM I wouldn't be spending another $75. But like I said, this car doesn't get driven that much, and the window gets used even less. I will go with OEM unless someone can steer me in the direction of a good aftermarket product. This is where I bought the last one http://www.1aauto.com/1A/WindowRegulators/Honda/Accord/PLP1331434/383357 FWIW, it appears you may have the OEM part for around $120 total at places like slhonda.com , hondaautomotiveparts.com (a.k.a. "Majestic"), and cheapesthondaparts.com . Cheapesthondaparts.com probably has the best deal, but call them two days after your internet order and get a tracking number. If the outcome is totally unsat, then let the higher ups know and ask for reasonable compensation. They'll come through but at least one of their folks needs a bit of watching. I'm sure they'll get better with time. slhonda and Majestic have been more reliable for me. No junkyards in your area? They might beat the aftermarket price and give you an OEM part as well. > Has anyone had any luck with aftermarket electric window > regulators? [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > This is where I bought the last one > http://www.1aauto.com/1A/WindowRegulators/Honda/Accord/PLP1331434/383357 > FWIW, it appears you may have the OEM part for around $120 > total at places like slhonda.com , hondaautomotiveparts.com [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > No junkyards in your area? They might beat the aftermarket > price and give you an OEM part as well. Thanks, I'll take a look at what those sites have. Honda's are NORTORIOUS for failing window regulators, so used is not an option. This will make the 4th time that I've had to replace a regulator. The factory one(s) lasted for 6 yrs, (both went out within a month of each other) so I replaced both of them with OEM regulators and the drivers side only lasted for 4 yrs. So I replaced it last June with an aftermarket and it's already failed. Good ole plastic parts. You would think that Honda would fix the problem, but I guess they like making money selling parts. Isn't that what American cars are made for? : ) > > Has anyone had any luck with aftermarket electric window > > regulators? [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > This is where I bought the last one > > http://www.1aauto.com/1A/WindowRegulators/Honda/Accord/PLP1331434/383357 > Thanks, I'll take a look at what those sites have. Honda's are > NORTORIOUS for failing in that vintage? sure. > window regulators, so used is not an option. This will make the 4th > time that I've had to replace a regulator. The factory one(s) lasted > for 6 yrs, (both went out within a month of each other) so I replaced how are they failing? stripped gears? is the motor burning out? maybe some spray silicone lubricant in the window channels would help the window go up and take some strain off the motors and gears? > both of them with OEM regulators and the drivers side only lasted for 4 > yrs. So I replaced it last June with an aftermarket and it's already > failed. Good ole plastic parts. You would think that Honda would fix > the problem, but I guess they like making money selling parts. Isn't > that what American cars are made for? : ) > > Thanks, I'll take a look at what those sites have. Honda's are > > NORTORIOUS for failing [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > some spray silicone lubricant in the window channels would help the > window go up and take some strain off the motors and gears? It's where the cable ends fit into a piece of plastic that pulls the window up and down. Hard to explain unless you have seen one. Just a bad design. That's OK, I'll take bad window regulators over engine or tranny problems anyday! > > both of them with OEM regulators and the drivers side only lasted for 4 > > yrs. So I replaced it last June with an aftermarket and it's already > > failed. Good ole plastic parts. You would think that Honda would fix > > the problem, but I guess they like making money selling parts. Isn't > > that what American cars are made for? : ) |
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