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Dream240 · 12-14-2010, 11:24 AM

Hey guys, a wierd one for you.

I had my driver's window motor take a crap, so I bought a used one off ebay. Auction said it was a driver's side motor.
So I got it yesterday, pulled the door apart, removed the glass, motor, and power window framing. Removed the bad motor and bolted the new one up (it did bolt to the framing no problems). Then I proceed to test it and the damn thing is backwards!

The down button makes it go up and the up button makes the window go down. So either my car is slowly transitioning into backwards land or I've got a messed up motor.

Also, I took the door harness wires and reversed them to the motor, and no luck. What gives? Is this a passenger side motor, would it even bolt up to the driver's door? Never had this problem before.

The guy I bought it from is telling me to switch the wires coming from the motor, but I don't think that would matter since I already tried switching the wires coming from the door harness with the same backwards result.

Any help?

Mister.E · 12-14-2010, 11:35 AM

When i bought a re-manufactured motor from O'Reillys it came with instructions that said if you experienced this very same problem after installation, you should reverse the wires and it will work perfectly fine. It's bizarre that swapping the wires isnt changing the direction that the motor spins.

Dream240 · 12-14-2010, 12:10 PM

I'll try taking both connectors off and mess with the wire connections to see if I can get it to go the right direction.

Thanks.

driftn_silvia · 12-14-2010, 02:45 PM

was it a nissan window motor?

Dream240 · 12-15-2010, 09:33 AM

Yeah, it's a used factory motor from an S14.

I didnt get a chance to mess with it last night, tonight i'll do the wire thing.

shiftdrift · 12-15-2010, 09:46 AM

it's most likely backwards wires.

Dream240 · 12-17-2010, 11:31 AM

Yep, that was it. I just had the wires wrong. It was late and I was impatient.

Problem solved.

12-14-2010, 11:24 AM	#1
Dream240 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Inland Empire, California Age: 46 Posts: 2,188 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	Driver's side window backwards Hey guys, a wierd one for you. I had my driver's window motor take a crap, so I bought a used one off ebay. Auction said it was a driver's side motor. So I got it yesterday, pulled the door apart, removed the glass, motor, and power window framing. Removed the bad motor and bolted the new one up (it did bolt to the framing no problems). Then I proceed to test it and the damn thing is backwards! The down button makes it go up and the up button makes the window go down. So either my car is slowly transitioning into backwards land or I've got a messed up motor. Also, I took the door harness wires and reversed them to the motor, and no luck. What gives? Is this a passenger side motor, would it even bolt up to the driver's door? Never had this problem before. The guy I bought it from is telling me to switch the wires coming from the motor, but I don't think that would matter since I already tried switching the wires coming from the door harness with the same backwards result. Any help?

12-14-2010, 12:10 PM	#3
Dream240 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Inland Empire, California Age: 46 Posts: 2,188 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	I'll try taking both connectors off and mess with the wire connections to see if I can get it to go the right direction. Thanks. __________________ Don't mess with my monkey...he's loaded.

12-15-2010, 09:33 AM	#5
Dream240 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Inland Empire, California Age: 46 Posts: 2,188 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	Yeah, it's a used factory motor from an S14. I didnt get a chance to mess with it last night, tonight i'll do the wire thing. __________________ Don't mess with my monkey...he's loaded.

12-15-2010, 09:46 AM	#6
shiftdrift Nissanaholic! Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: indiana Age: 34 Posts: 2,242 Trader Rating: (42) Feedback Score: 42 reviews	it's most likely backwards wires. __________________ SW Fab

12-17-2010, 11:31 AM	#7
Dream240 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Inland Empire, California Age: 46 Posts: 2,188 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	Yep, that was it. I just had the wires wrong. It was late and I was impatient. Problem solved. __________________ Don't mess with my monkey...he's loaded.

12-14-2010, 11:35 AM	#2
Mister.E Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Las Vegas Age: 40 Posts: 4,590 Trader Rating: (53) Feedback Score: 53 reviews	When i bought a re-manufactured motor from O'Reillys it came with instructions that said if you experienced this very same problem after installation, you should reverse the wires and it will work perfectly fine. It's bizarre that swapping the wires isnt changing the direction that the motor spins.

12-14-2010, 02:45 PM	#4
driftn_silvia Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: ventura Posts: 560 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	was it a nissan window motor?