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Re:They Used To Last 50 Years by mrbill on Monday March 20, 2017 @01:10AM (#13911874)
I've had to replace the motor/regulator for my driver's side power window twice now ('05 Mitsu Galant). Fortunately it's just a $75-100 part and less than an hour of work.
Re:They Used To Last 50 Years by ashark on Monday March 20, 2017 @02:02AM (#13912086)
Can confirm, window motor replacement's not terrible, and Youtube will probably tell you exactly how to do it for your make/model/year (did for our '01 Honda, which is the only car we've ever had power window problems with)
Re:They Used To Last 50 Years by kagamine on Monday March 20, 2017 @04:40AM (#13912608)
If you would like a challenge, get yourself a 1996 or newer Land Rover Discovery or Range Rover and try fixing the guaranteed to fail central locking or window regulators. A window regulator at a dealer is a 5 hour job. Owners who do things themselves avoid this job for as long as possible because it hurts to do it. Both of these systems can affect the alarm/immobilizer too, so enjoy being locked out of your car at a service station 100 miles from home.
Re:They Used To Last 50 Years by agumonkey on Monday March 20, 2017 @05:08AM (#13912708)
Hardest is to dis- and reassemble the whole thing. Inside it's pretty simple.

I have to do this on my mother's car. Surprisingly both doors internals started to fail around the same year.

Re:They Used To Last 50 Years by dclowd9901 on Monday March 20, 2017 @01:51AM (#13912045)
Mitsubishis have always been notorious for shoddy build quality.