SOS Teflon window regulator guides.

[Jinks]

I just got these new replacements courtesy of our great pals at SOS. At first glance it looks like a bag of crack. Being the price of them, it's not a far stretch either. I hope to install these tomorrow as I have long had windows that pop and bind. I will post before and after videos so stay tuned. I'd love to have these fix the issue. If not, new regulators I buy. Stay tuned.

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[ftuhy]

I tried what looks like these same blocks and was disappointed. With the assembly out of the car and the old black rubber blocks, you had to push on the assembly to move it up & down the bar. With the new blocks, the assembly slipped up & down the bar just by gravity. It moved so easily that I had a hard time holding it still so that I could re-attach the cable! At that point I was extremely optimistic.

Yet, the decrease in up/down time for the window was only about half a second. I'm still happy I installed the blocks because any decrease in operating force will extend the life of the overall assembly.
Unfortunately, I think replacing the upper 180 degree turn white nylon block with the "hugga-bugga" pulley assembly is a key element in fixing the original poor design.

If you decide to install new regulators & they come with the black OEM slider blocks, I would immediately install these new yellow slider blocks on the new assembly. Otherwise, its just a new install of the same old bad design.

 

[michaelbrat]

Looking forward to this. I've been wanting to fix my window poppy and bindy window for a while. Thanks for posting this!

Mike B

 

[Jinks]

Alright,
So I spent about 3.5 hours on this today. Prior to taking out the regulator I found the window tracks well out of alignment. The drivers window would move back and forth or wiggle. Easy fix, adjust then relighted bolts.
Removed the regulator and disassembled as seen in Hugo's vids. My track guide was all bent and the sliders were all
damaged. I replaced the sliders and carefully reformed the track guide back into spec. It was binding even with the new sliders. A quick bend here a quick bend there, then it slid like butter on a hot pan. Reinstalling the cables was a total test in your faith and life itself. Took me a few hours to figure out how to correctly rewind the cables and set the tension.
During this process, I kinked one of the cable slightly. I reinstalled the regulator and tested dozens of times. It now went up in 5 seconds and down in 4 seconds. Awesome! I reinstall the door panels, clean the window to get ready to take video of the improvement and I hear a clunk at about a 1/4 of the way up where it remained and would not go any higher.
The moral of the story, if I had to do this again I would now know how to do it correctly however, if I'm pulling that damn
regulator one more time, it's to throw it in my recycling bin because I just bought a new regulator. At least now I can
repair the passenger side correctly. But a word of caution, this takes patience and time. Both of which I do not have. Time is money, money is time. Spend a few hundred bucks for an Oem replacement or spend a coupler hundred bucks and be frustrated and waste half of your day. I enjoy fixing the car. But this one modification I will gladly pay for new Oem regulators and never think twice.

 

[michaelbrat]

Bummer. Saw your video as well. I'm all for replacing parts to save time but those things are not cheap!

I'm curious, why did you need to take apart the regulator? What was it to repair? It sounds like the tracks are what were creating the window misalignment.

Mike B

 

[ntenseone]

I recently bought these and plan to install them soon. I'm hoping I don't have this much trouble as my windows operate pretty well already aside from just being a little slow.

 

[nikey22]

For those of you wondering, the regulator assembly is:
72210-SL0-A02 REGULATOR ASSY., R. DOOR POWER $719.07
72250-SL0-A02 REGULATOR ASSY., L. DOOR POWER $719.07

 

[Jinks]

Guys,
Forgive my late posting as I have taken a break from prime. I've had some personal issues come up. Here is my take on the window regulator upgrade. This is solely for advice and not everyone will experience the issues I have.
I received my Oem regulator. Installed it in minutes. Got it from Ironworks Acura shipped for 510$ Brand new, Oem acura dealer with a warranty.....
After installing, the window rolls up in the exact time it takes to roll it down. This is without hype, pulleys, gears, Yada, yada, yada. The price was totally worth it. No headaches. No problems, a warrantied part. Case closed.
There are many here with excellent diy capabilities. I myself do not have the time for such diligence of installation.

From what I gather, and this is only my opinion, after inspecting my regulators, I found that the slider assembly is bent beyond repair. I think it is due to having no support on the window when rolled up such as a frame. Therefore, after 20 years or so of slamming the door shut, it tweaks. I was able to bend mine back into shape, but the whole cable tension thing pushed me to my limit. If you end up ugrading your regulators, I highly recommend having Hugo do it or someone who has taken the task on. After you do one, you "get it" or if you wanna save yourself the trouble. Go Oem, super easy with 100% fixes.

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Bummer. Saw your video as well. I'm all for replacing parts to save time but those things are not cheap!

I'm curious, why did you need to take apart the regulator? What was it to repair? It sounds like the tracks are what were creating the window misalignment.

Mike B

To replace the sliders, you must remove the cables. Therefore, if you fashion a specific tool as seen in the window fix it thingies thread, you will never need to remove the cable wheel assembly. But I tried taking the other route. All good though. Lesson learned. New Oem regulator works without 1 single flaw. Rolls down in 4 seconds, rolls up in 4 seconds.