Tesla Model S Window Repair - Regulator replacement with Dorman 740-603

When I bought this 2013 Tesla Model S, it had a problem with the window. Opening up the door panel, we could see the regulator was broken.
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[BenjaminNelsonX]

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[Tim_Kent]

Thanks for sharing your DIY Tesla repairs. It is encouraging that it is not necessary to have to rely on businesses with high hourly rates for repairs that require a lot of time. ☮️

[tommerisia]

Really enjoying this series, i hope the battery charger fixes the supercharging.

[lancenutter]

Good work! Glad to see user repairs manuals are accessible and so are things like Dorman Parts.

[carnold.knowledge]

One little trick to hold bolts the end of the socket: put a small piece of paper or shop rag into the socket hole, and then jam the bolt head in. It will stay until you get it started. Also works great for stainless fasteners that don't hold on magnetic sockets.

[stanpiers]

Your videos are very impressive. It is nice to see someone fix a car and be successful. Awesome them !!!

[MikesTropicalTech]

I'm glad that worked out so well.

[gramirez]

Thanks. I actually ordered this same part a week ago. Saw your video and installed it today. Everything is working fine.

[Tim_Kent]

I hope that the replacement charger enables you to benefit from the free supercharging for life.
After replacing the charger, will you have a go at fixing the old charger in case you can sell it to recover some cost?
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[moestrei]

The 2 bottom threaded rods sof the track sit in elongated holes to adjust the angle of the window. It is important to adjust that properly otherwise you may cause damage when closing the door. Same for the installation of the glass, you need to adjust the position carefully before tightening the rear clamp.

[InternetDude]

My 2015 S driver window sounds crunchy at the halfway point. It hasn't broken yet but I think I'm getting a warning sign. Did your sound crunchy before it completely failed? As an alternate, you could pull the window basically all the way up and put a suction cup or two on it to hold it up instead of making a temporary window.

[professionalaesthetics]

I have been watching all your videos! the search for creating a solar powered camper van drew me here. Do you think its plausible in that Smith Box truck you found at the junkyard? that is such an amazing story! I'm trying to find one now but all I have seen is the smith step van's for fed ex from 2012. Not sure if they would work or if software will be a barrier to re-starting them.

[plee]

I'm planning to buy the Dorman 740-603 and follow your wonderful video. I understand the 740-603 does NOT come with a motor. So, before I buy it I want to make sure that my old motor is in working condition. I've already removed the door panel and unplugged all the connectors between the door panel and the door. Ideally, I would like to test the motor standalone using a 12V source. I noticed the wire harness connector that plugs into the window switch has 4 wires, instead of the standard 2 wires. So, I'm confused about how to test the motor. Can you perhaps tell me how to test the motor using the 4 wires?

[HartsigTube]

Will the window mechanism you installed work on a 2015 model s?

[Killahkron]

How to make window close from the app for gen 1 tesla model s

[jaroslav-jaroslavsson]

It does not need any aligment? When I fixed long time ago my Subaru Impreza and it returned from body shop where was replaced whole side after collision with some stupid driver i had to align windows. It was quite number of iteration until I was satisfied with result. But Subaru does not need to open the windows when opening doors. Japanese guys somehow did it so well that it seal even it does not go under the trims like on Tesla. Each point of rails has to be set to right spot and there are some rollers that direct windows to the destination as it goes up first little bit do "wrong" directon as it is non linearly curved. I had to do that bodyshop not used to unframed windows could not handle. Tesla seems to be piece of cake.