How to Replace Window Regulator 2001-06 Hyundai Elantra
Created on: 2013-05-17
Learn how to remove the door panel and replace a damaged or bad window regulator motor with the help of the 1A mechanics in this video.
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step 1 :Removing the Door Panel
- Pry off the trim piece covering the Phillips screw on the door panel with a flat blade screwdriver
- Pry off the trim pieces under the door pull with a flat blade screwdriver
- Remove the Phillips head screw inside the door handle
- Remove the door handle bezel
- Remove the Phillips head screw at the front top corner of the door panel
- Remove the two Phillips screws at the bottom of the door pull
- Remove the Phillips head screw on the upper left corner of the door panel
- Pry out the door panel with a door panel clip tool or putty knife
- Lift the door panel up and off
- Disconnect the window switch wiring harness
- Remove the Phillips head screw from the door handle
- Pry off the pink and blue clip from the lock and door handle rods
- Pry out the rods with a flat blade screwdriver
- Remove the door handle assembly
- Carefully peel off the water shield
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step 2 :Removing the Window Regulator
- Disconnect the window motor lead
- Remove the three 10mm bolts from the regulator motor
- Remove the regulator motor
- Loosen the two 10mm bolts that hold the window to the regulator
- Raise the window by hand
- Hold the window in place with painter's tape
- Remove the four 10mm bolts and 10mm nut from the regulator
- Pop the retaining clip from the regulator
- Slide the regulator and remove it from the two clips
- Pop the wire clips off with needle nose pliers
- Pull the window regulator out of the door
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step 3 :Reinstalling the Regulator
- Slide the regulator into the two clips
- Pull the regulator back to clip them in
- Push the regulator into the retaining clip
- Tighten the four 10mm bolts and 10mm nut from the regulator
- Remove the painter's tape from the window
- Lower the window onto the regulator
- Insert the two 10mm bolts that hold the window to the regulator
- Tighten the three 10mm bolts to the regulator motor
- Connect the window motor lead
- Push in all the clips on the wires
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step 4 :Reinstalling the Door Panel
- Put the water shield into place
- Insert the handle assembly in place
- Tighten the Phillips screw to the door handle assembly
- Connect the door lock and handle rods and close their clips
- Lift the door panel into place
- Push in the door panel clips
- Insert the Phillips head screw to the upper left corner of the door panel
- Insert the Phillips head screw inside the door handle
- Insert the Phillips head screw at the front top corner of the door panel
- Insert the two Phillips screws at the bottom of the door pull
- Push on the door handle bezel
- Push on the trim pieces under the door pull
- Push on the trim piece covering the Phillips screw on the door panel
Tools needed
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Socket Extensions
Flat Blade Screwdriver
Phillips Head Screwdriver
Putty Knife
Painter's Tape
10mm Socket
Door Panel Removal Tool
Ratchet
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In this video, we're going to show you how to remove and reinstall a rear window regulator on this 2005 Hyundai Elantra. It's pretty much the same for any of this era's Elantra. We show you the driver's side door, but the passenger side door is the same procedure. You'll need a new regulator from 1AAuto.com, a small flat blade screwdriver, Phillips screwdriver, a 10mm socket with a ratchet and extension, and painter's tape.
Taking off the door panel, I'm going to pop out my trim pieces that cover the fasteners. This is one, and another down here. I'm just using a flat blade screwdriver. There's two, three. Locate the door handle screw, the side screw, under the grab handle, under the grab handle, and upper left. Now I'm taking off the Phillips screw that holds the bezel end of the door handle. I'll pull the handle out and it'll slip right past it. Just speed up here as we remove the rest of the Phillips screws. I'm going to use my knee to hold the door open while I give a little bit of a tug to the handle, enough to get some room with my hand. I'll feel around for the clips and just gently separate them from the door. Once those are free, you can lift up.
I'm removing the window switch harness. There's a tab on the top of the harness. Remove the one Phillips head screw. With a flat blade screwdriver, disconnect your blue clip and your pink clip. Push one cable out. The top cable comes out through the bottom. The bottom cable comes out through the top. Disconnect your clips from the handle. Slide your handle assembly forward and pull out. I'm using a razor blade to cut the adhesive that's holding the moisture barrier in place. I'm just going to fast-forward. Obviously, be very careful working with a razor blade, or you could use a utility knife. You don't want to stretch or rip the moisture barrier, it helps keep water out of your door panel. Just pull it off down to a point where you can access the inside of the door easily.
In order to take the harness off the motor, you're going to find a little clip right here, and you can use a little flat blade screwdriver. Push it up to hear it click. There are three 10mm nuts holding the motor in place that I'm taking out. You can see here, work the motor back and forth. If you need to you, can grab a flat blade screwdriver, and pry it from the back to break it free from the door. I'm going to push the window down gently to the point where I see one 10mm bolt, the other 10mm bolt. Fast-forward a little bit as we remove those two 10mm bolts. Those bolts hold the window to the window regulator. I'm going to pull up the window. If it comes out, you can always just take it out if it comes out easily. In this case I'm just going to use some painter's tape, hold it up top. You'll find four bolts: one, two, three, four, and one nut. Again, we'll fast-forward as we remove those.
Squeeze this retaining clip in here, and pop it out in the door. Pull the regulator through. There are two white clips: one here and one here. While you're pushing the regulator this way, you want to push them in and slide your regulator till the notches line up. It pulls right out. You use a pair of needle nose pliers to pop the clips off. There's three or four wire clips. Again, you just use the pliers. You'll see a couple ears on the back sides of the clips. Squeeze them, and then pull the wire clips through. I'm putting the regulator back in, making sure that my door handle and lock cables are up. I'm going to slide it back into those clips. I'm going to push them through, pull it towards me, set the stud in, and put the upper clip back in.
At this point, you may notice that we put the old regulator in there, not a new one. That's just because this car, there's nothing wrong with that one, but the new regulators from 1A Auto are going to go in, they're going to mount, and bolt in, and plug in just the same as the originals.
Put the glass back on the regulator. To get it in there I'm just going to put the bolt in the socket. Hold it with one of my fingers and thread it into place so it doesn't fall. Putting the motor back on. When I'm doing that, I'm going to play with the window regulator with my hand, so that the gears match up. Once they do, it'll slide right in. I'll get my motor back in. Put my clips back in, my regulator, and the all important door cable clip.
Put the shield back up. I'm putting the handle back in, and there's four aligning notches. I'm going to snap it into place and then push back to lock it in. Put the Phillips screw back in. I've got my two cables. Goes in, locks it in place. Bottom cable snap the cable in. Door panel's going back in. Connect my harness. I'll rest the window seal on the sill. Push down, make sure my holes are lined up for my fasteners, and then pop the clips back in. Starting from this side, put my handle bezel back on. Again we'll fast-forward as we just put those screws back in and tighten them up. Put my trim pieces back on.
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