On Fri, 1 Aug 2003 15:26:25 +0100, "Al Reynolds" <al@bat400.com> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>My right front power window on my Accord Wagon (UK)
>has failed, and my friendly local Honda Dealer have quoted
>me £250 for the part, and £320 all in to fit it! I have found
>the identical part at Majestic Honda in the states for the
>much more reasonable sum of $107.95 - about a quarter of
>the cost!!! Even with shipping and tax it won't come to more
>than £100.
>
>Anyway, what I wanted to know is, how easy will it be to
>fit this myself? Am I likely to need any special tools? Has
>anyone else in the UK ordered parts from Majestic Honda?

Have you had a look here <http://www.honda.co.uk/owner/AccordManual/> to
see if the on-line shop manual covers your year? Even if it doesn't
specifically, it might give you an idea of the scope of the job. Do you
have tools? You'll need a good socket set and extensions.

There are usually holes in the door to get at the nuts/studs and I'd think
the difficulty here would be manouvering the regulator assembly out without
whacking the outer metal and marking it. Hmm, if you need to get the glass
up out of the way, you might need a helper to hold the glass up while you
do that. I've never done the job but just "figuring" based on the one time
I had to go there on an Integra, when the glass came off the regulator bar.
I'd also advise using semi-setting (blue) Loctite to hold the nuts/bolts
against loosening.

Rgds, George Macdonald

"Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who, me??