So the window regulator on my '01 CR-V seems to have shat the bed. Window goes down no problem, but going up I can hear the motor spinning freely but the window doesn't move at all. Never taken a regulator apart, but i'm guessing there's a stripped gear in there or sommat like that, since the motor doesn't sound like it's got any resistance behind it. Funny thing though is that giving the window a bit of a tug seems to help the process, even though it sounds like the motor is free spinning.

******* annoying too, considering that the previous owner had just replaced the regulator literally months before I purchased the car, making this one a little over a year old. I actually watched him throw it in too, so it's not a case of some joe blowing smoke up your *** with "oh yeah this this this and **** is brand new just changed it a week ago bla bla bla".

Anyway, I'm on the verge of purchasing a Dorman brand replacement, as was wondering if they're any decent. I'm normally a big fan of going OE for this kind of thing, but after having the OE regulator **** the bed on my old first gen CRV, and now having an OE one go on this car, i'm tempted to try something else.

If you've got any other ideas i'm all ears.

 

well they are moving parts that will eventually fail regardless of the quality.

I've replaced a few on other cars and it's not too hard dorman doesn't make straight junk so I wouldn't be too worried about that. Hell i've bought the junky regulators off 1aauto.com before and they have been working in a friends Tahoe for over a year now. $65 regulator for a year + now, not too bad.

If honda's regulators are anything like other cars. When you go to replace the regulator get some masking tape and tape your window to the top of the door frame. There will come a point where you unhook the window from the regulator and it'll fall freely and maybe get damaged. so tape it closed when you do your work.

Also a good thing for maintenance is to buy some silicone spray like this
put the nozzle on it and spray it all up and down the rubber tracks that the window slides in. You wouldn't believe how much stress is on the regulator because of old dried up rubber tracks. silicone spray every 6 months or so will keep your tracks butter smooth for the regulator to easily do its work.

 

I know this is a but off track but I put a 12$ eBay fuel pump in my buddy's ranger 4 years ago and it's still working fine. Not all cheap parts are bad, but most are.

 

Thanks for the tip. Will also try some tri-flo on the tracks when the new one goes in!

 

Dorman is probably the better of aftermarket actuators and regulators... Dorman tends to seek OEM faults and make a better product. Which I can say is definetly true from my Escalade Door Actuator just replaced...