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Hi! The auto shop says $375 to get this thing back up on the track, it has slipped down. Does that sound right? Too high? And, how hard to open up the door, and put it back on track? Special tools? Thanks!!
Thats way to high but shops are ripoffs so im not surprised. If your husband can remove the door panel the rest is easy. Ask around if anyone knows how to do other then a shop. Im quite sure you could get someone to do it for $100.00 or less. Auto body & mechanic shops are too damn expensive. I avoid them (as much as i can) like the plague.
Thanks lvd. Is it a do it yourself type thing at all?
It depends on how mechanically inclined your husband is. I personally would not attempt it. However, I did look it up, and for a new regulator and motor, you are look at around $120 in parts. Hopefully someone else can chime in here with a little more knowledge on how hard the labor would be to do it yourself.
Thats way to high but shops are ripoffs so im not surprised. If your husband can remove the door panel the rest is easy. Ask around if anyone knows how to do other then a shop. Im quite sure you could get someone to do it for $100.00 or less. Auto body & mechanic shops are too damn expensive. I avoid them (as much as i can) like the plague.
Well, you know how it goes. They will get the parts at a wholesale place for under $100, then mark them up to $250. Then they charge over $100 an hour for labor, so this estimate does not surprise me. I personally find backyard mechanics to fix my car when it needs work.
First search the internet for a 1994 Camry service/ repair manual... plenty of them around. The assembly drawings will show you the complexity of the repair, needed tools and parts. Then remove the door panel and have a look at the mess. (You don't need a door panel removal tool by the way - a roast fork will do the same job)
Now you can answer your own question - Do you feel comfortable to get the repair done yourself? If not... no problem, nothing damaged so far. Go and bring the car to the shop. At least you have learned something about your car and the limits of your DIY-capability then.
First search the internet for a 1994 Camry service/ repair manual... plenty of them around.
You don't need to buy no stinkin' service manual. Pull the door panel and you'll see immediately what needs to be done. It's not rocket science.
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You don't need a door panel removal tool by the way - a roast fork will do the same job.
So will or or even a roast fork.
BTW, the Swiss Army beer bottle opener (right) works better than the Swiss Army can opener (left), especially after a few beers.
I've never tried using a roast fork — its use probably requires more than a few beers, especially after you have scratched the paint on the door and put a few holes in the door panel.
Seriously, forget the repair manual and buy an inexpenxive door panel removal tool. They coat as little as $5 at auto shops and they make the job go faster and easier.
Following are some user comments from the Crutchfield site. The Crutchfield tool is $10 and probably overpriced, bit I'd still buy it in place of a roast fork.
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