How to Replace Window Regulator 2002-06 GMC Envoy XL
Created on: 2014-09-05
Replacing the window regulator is a doable job for many DIYers. This video will show all the steps needed to do it yourself
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step 1 :Removing the Door Panel
- Pry up the window switch panel with a flat blade screwdriver
- Disconnect the door lock wiring harness
- Disconnect the window switch wiring harnesses
- Disconnect the mirror switch wiring harness
- Disconnect the trunk switch wiring harness
- Remove the two 10mm bolts inside the door pull
- Pry out the door panel with a door panel clip tool or putty knife
- Lift the door panel up and off
- Remove the three 7mm bolts from the speaker
- Disconnect the speaker wiring lead
- Pull off the speaker from its clips with a flat blade screwdriver
- Carefully peel off the water shield
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step 2 :Removing the Window Regulator
- Disconnect the window motor lead
- 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
- Disconnect the window motor lead
- Remove the three 10mm bolts from the regulator
- Remove the two 10mm bolts from the window track
- Pull the window regulator out through the door
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step 3 :Installing the New Window Regulator
- Swap the two 10mm bolts to the new window regulator
- Push the regulator into the door
- Insert and tighten the four 10mm bolts into the regulator
- Tighten the two 10mm bolts into the window track
- Reset the window motor as described in Step 4
- 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
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step 4 :Resetting the Motor
- Connect the window switch wiring harness
- Connect the window motor to the lead
- Turn the vehicle on
- Run the motor up for 4 seconds
- Disconnect the window switch wiring harness
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step 5 :Reinstalling the Door Panel
- Put the water shield into place
- Put the speaker into place
- Insert the three 7mm bolts into the speaker
- Connect the speaker wiring lead
- Lift the door panel into place
- Push in the door panel clips
- Insert the two 10mm bolts inside the door pull
- Connect the door lock wiring harness
- Connect the mirror switch wiring harness
- Connect the window switch wiring harnesses
- Connect the trunk switch wiring harness
- Push in the window switch panel
Tools needed
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Flat Blade Screwdriver
Putty Knife
7mm Socket
Painter's Tape
10mm Socket
Ratchet
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Hi, I'm Mike from 1A Auto. I hope this how-to video helps you out, and next time you need parts for your vehicle, think of 1AAuto.com. Thanks.
In this video, we're going to show you how to replace the window regulator on this 2003 GMC Envoy XL. It's the same part and similar process on the regular GMC Envoy from 2002 to 2009. We show you on the driver's side, but the passenger's side is a similar procedure. The items you'll need for this include a new window regulator from 1AAuto.com, a flat blade screwdriver, a 7mm and 10mm socket and ratchet, and a putty knife.
Pry up the back of your switch panel with a flat blade screwdriver and then pry up the front. Then pull the switch panel up and out, push the tab on these two harnesses on this end, and disconnect them. Then use a flat blade screwdriver, and pry up the tab on the remaining harnesses.
Next, remove this 10mm bolt in here and this 10mm bolt right there. We'll fast-forward as Mike does this. Using a putty knife, just push this back in behind the door panel and slide it down until you find a clip. Then just pry out. Then you can reach your fingers back there and just pry out around the edge. Then just pry out on this small part of the panel up here and lift your door panel up and out of the window sill. Then it's free.
Now, you'll have to remove the speaker, so just remove these three 7mm bolts, and just push the tab on this harness and disconnect it. There's two clips on the back of the speaker. Pry out right here and then down here. Now remove your water shield. A razor blade helps because you can just cut the adhesive around here.
These are cable style regulators. This cable wraps through and all through these conduits. Usually what happens is that breaks, and then you can actually just grab onto your window and move it up or down, and you want to move to a position where you can get off this 10mm nut and then this one here in the front. You do just need to loosen them up. You don't need to remove them. Open up those clamps and then slide the window out of them and all the way up. Push the tab on this harness and disconnect it. Loosen these two 10mm bolts and then remove one, two, and three.
Now lift your regulator up so that it unhooks. Then just angle it down and out through here. On the left is the old window regulator; on the right is the new one from 1A Auto. You can see they're identical, and they'll fit exactly the same.
Swap those two 10mm bolts you used to hand the regulator over to your new window regulator. We'll just fast-forward as Mike does this. Take your new window regulator, feed it back into the door, and clip those two bolts into place. Once you have everything lined up, just replace the other bolts and tighten them up. Reconnect your harness.
Then take your switch panel and reconnect the harnesses for the window switches. Put your car into accessory, and just move the regulator down to where it was when you removed the other one. Now that you have access to both clamps, disconnect your switch panel and make sure you turn off your car. Loosen up the clamps on the regulator, then slide your window down into place. Make sure it's lined up and all the way down into those clamps, and then tighten the clamps back up.
We'll continue to fast-forward as Mike pushes those harnesses through the water shield and puts the water shield back into place. Line up your speaker and push it back into place. Then replace those three 7mm screws and tighten them up. Reconnect your speaker harness.
To replace your door panel, push the harnesses back through this hole. Then lift the door panel up and into the window sill. Once you have it lined up, push it down into place. Then make sure the clips are lined up, and then just hit them back in around the sides of the door panel. For these bolts, what you want to do is be able to hold them into the socket so a little bit of glue or any kind of piece of cloth. I just have a little electrical tape, put it on the bolt head, and stick into the socket. That way your screw will stay in there. Then you can just put it right in and start it. We'll just fast-forward as Mike replaces and tightens up those two bolts. Reconnect the harnesses to your switch pack. Then line up your switch panel and push it back down into place.
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