How do you replace a power window motor on a 1995 cutlass ciera?

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Lightly pry up the trim around the edges of the door first (it will still be held in place by the screws and armrest/handle). There are plastic rivets that potentially can be saved depending on how well this is done; otherwise, you can replace them later, if necessary, with "HELP!" equivalents found at the Pep Boys, etc.Unscrew armrest (there is one screw/bolt underneath the small circle). Unscrew the lock and handle plastic. Lift the entire fabric up to take it off.To take the motor out yourself, you'll have to get a good drill and a 1/2" hole saw bit to cut through the rivets holding the motor in place to the sheet metal. You can fold the metal track/brace that the motor uses without worry, to help get it out. You will probably have to discontent the locking mechanism linkage. IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER to put everything back just as you found it (even if that seems stupid in some instances--e.g. the metal track/brace IS ACTUALLY supposed to be in between the parts of the locking mechanism linkage).To attach the new motor to the door, I used long store bought bolts (toggle bolts without the toggle) and large diameter fender washers and matching nuts. There should be 3 or four total you'll have to do. When putting the bolt through the motor bolt holes, make sure that the end of it is facing you and not the inside of the door (you don't want to scratch the glass of course). This also makes it easier to tighten the bolt (obviously from the outside).Do it in this order: bolt (open end facing you, through the sheet metal holes you've made), fender washer, nut. You can then shorten the bolts as necessary with either a hacksaw or bolt cutter (which I preferred).Reattach the locking mechanism linkage with the brace/motor track in between (as it was before).To put the trim back nicely, replace the several plastic rivets first.Insert the lock linkage end through the hole in the trim (probably the belt simultaneously from the bottom).Approach from the top first. Seat the plastic rivets as closely as possible and work your way down, pushing in. Hope this helps--FrancisAnswers.AnswerBest to have a dealer do this. It is an extremely difficult job.

If you are mechanically inclined you can do it though.

Remove the door panel. Find the motor and drill out the rivets or get the old motor out by any means necessary. Unplug the motor

Bolt in your new window motor and plug it back it.

Before you replace the door panel, turn your car back on and make sure that the window motor is working.

If it works replace the door panel. If not check the fit of the motor and the wiring.

takes about 3 hours your first time if you have all the tools you need and know how to get the door panel off.