Replacement window motors ("CIM")
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If like me you've spent a good deal of time trying to find replacement window motors for your S you may like to take a look at these I stumbled across on the bay:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...
Apparently Renault 5 GT turbo motors but share an uncanny resemblence to the motors you may have in your S marked "CIM". I say "may have" as my drivers side is a CIM motor whilst the passenger side appears to be the Bosch motor listed in the alternative parts list. Therefore, I'm not sure which is original and whether its the same across all models.
Anyway, I purchased said motor and found they are almost the same (My current motor at the top):
The bracket for holding the worm/tube bit to the motor doesn't match the old so once clicked on the bracket screws do not align with the holes in the door so you will need to drill some new ones.
Obviously its a similar or same age as the motor it replaced and I guess has the potential to end up just as ropey if it isn't already (seller points out he can't guarantee speed) but I'm very happy with the one I got. The drivers window now moves up without me having to pull it and all for around a tenth of what I was quoted for a new S3 motor...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...
Apparently Renault 5 GT turbo motors but share an uncanny resemblence to the motors you may have in your S marked "CIM". I say "may have" as my drivers side is a CIM motor whilst the passenger side appears to be the Bosch motor listed in the alternative parts list. Therefore, I'm not sure which is original and whether its the same across all models.
Anyway, I purchased said motor and found they are almost the same (My current motor at the top):
The bracket for holding the worm/tube bit to the motor doesn't match the old so once clicked on the bracket screws do not align with the holes in the door so you will need to drill some new ones.
Obviously its a similar or same age as the motor it replaced and I guess has the potential to end up just as ropey if it isn't already (seller points out he can't guarantee speed) but I'm very happy with the one I got. The drivers window now moves up without me having to pull it and all for around a tenth of what I was quoted for a new S3 motor...
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