Replace a window controller in a subaru outback

My drivers side window would not go up, thats no good. So I had to replace the window controller.

Step 1 Parts

Parts
So you'll need a PP-TD20 window controller unit.

Tools:
Phillips head screw driver
Panel Remover
Multimeter

Comments

[jillygrrrl]

I found the part last summer but didn't have the guts and thought I'd break the clips. I used wire strippers like RKS suggested and they worked fantastic. Thanks again Joe, I wouldn't have tried it on my own without this instructable. Yea now I can open my drivers windows without pliers!

[PETEJ]

Joe, just in time, I found your very clear instructions. I was "on the verge" of dis-assembling the entier door (looking for the wrong problem). Instead, I switched the polarity as you suggested and the window ran right back up. It's a really nice day here, and now I will get to enjoy some of it. Thanks, Pete... Doylestown Pa.

[jillygrrrl]

How awesome, now I just need to find the replacement part!

[joe]

Thats awesome I am glad it helped. -Joe

[RKS]

My window would go up and down but not all the way and the movement was sloppy. This instructable showed my how to get at the window workings. I found a couple bolts had come off. Replaced them and tightened a few others. Works perfectly now! Took 15 minutes and probably saved me $100. I used a pair of wire strippers as a panel removing tool. They are like very thin pliers, slide easily between the panel and the door frame and provide lots of surface area for prying without causing damage.

[westfw]

I like this sort of instructable. Too many products these days seem to be specially designed to defy being modified, fixed, or even opened by "amateurs"; it's good just to see how to get into them. A "panel remover" is the magic tool, eh?