stiers

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Subject says it all. I have a '92 Camaro and the pulldown motor doesnt work. Needless to say, the pulldown motors are so hard to find, and the ones that I can find are expensive. So, what would it take to get one from a different year in? The plastic piece and something in the motor is broken on mine, so fixing it isnt really an option.

camaro6spd

i think it was Third Gen Resource has rebuilt or new hatch motors for like $40....

stiers

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Nope, I checked their website and they are $100, and they don't have the '92 style, which is diffrent than all the others.

okfoz

I think the original 82-86 (NON PULLDOWN) might acually work, I had a 1992, sold it, but the bolt pattern looked to be really close to my 83's latch...

I dunno for sure, but its a possiblity...

John

Dan88IrocZ

I have an 88 Iroc-z, andI got a pull down latch from an 86 Iroc-z.

The wiring is completely ****ing different, and some other like actuater thing, and it's doesn't work!!!

lonsal

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Only the blue wire is different. Cut the one off your unit and splice it onto the 86 and you are good to go. There are other differences in construction to distinguish the two, but from a functionality standpont this is the ONLY change you will need make. This of course presumes you bought a GOOD used hatch pull-down unit and not a "pig-in-a-poke". What sort of a warranty did you get with it? Other than the common; "It worked fine when I took it off". I also get a kick when they state that it will fit all 1982-92 F-Bodies. RIGHT.

If you find you need help, e-mail me. I stock all the parts needed to repair the 1986-91 (pre vin#173202) hatch pull-down units. I also have rebuilt units with a 6-month warranty and re-manufactured units with a full 12-month warranty. Both 1986-87 & 1988-91 (pre vin #173202) units are available.

Lon Salgren
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DMCPONT

if you want the parts for the hatch motor.. the plastic things and the gears & the housings etc... they are available here... http://www.usgmserviceparts.com.au/s...egory152_1.htm

or just for the track slides... Dave Auto Wrecking in Orange county or GM Sports Salvage in San Jose may have them still.

stiers

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Hey Lon, I saw on ebay a guy selling a pulldown motor for the '92 Camaros that he said he pulled off a '93 to '95 bird. Any idea if these really are the same assemblies and if the wiring is the same? From the picture he had they looked the same, no diffrences that I could tell, but his didnt have the wiring harness, just the bare wires.

lonsal

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I have no clue. I do know that they eliminated the pull-down, going strictly with a slam latch. If you find out let me know.

DMC, Thanks for the link to the AUS site selling the hatch repair items. I finally get to see pictures of the hatch guides made by my long rumored AUS competition. I see that after conversion from AUD to USD their prices are: 75% higher for their guides compared to mine, 41% higher for their new GM un-reinforced motor housing compared to my reinforced version, 82% higher for the GM gear nut, and 128% higher for the GM reversing switch. Nice to see how I stack up with the competition.

Lon

DMCPONT

damn thats heaps... do you have a web site that shows your products and the costs etc...

I know much of the extra cost you mentioned is due to Australian Government import tax's & DUties on everyting.. its a nice country just they tax the crap out of you.... are your costs compared then including delivery into Australia or overseas & + the tax;s etc. or just over the counter at your joint ect.

what else do you have and whats your business's name.?? how do we contact you. do you have a secured server etc to order from.???

lonsal

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I have a web site that I THOUGHT was ready to go. I contacted the company I want to host it and discovered I can't transfer it to their site. I'd have to build it from scratch using their templates. The attractive part of their hosting it is the certificate, 10-pg. web site, credit card processing service, web page building templates, Dunn & Bradstreet listing, and registering it with the top search directories was all included in the monthly fee. Now I have to decide if I want to change horses (again) in the middle of the stream or find another host, pay separatly for the SSL certificate, credit card handling ect. I'm really bummed, because I JUST went through this. I had my web page ready to go and discovered the shopping cart had bugs. The software had no support (no response to the e-mails) and hadn't been revised for a while. I thought that switching to the new software we found was a good thing, since it has a lot more capability, good tech support, programmers that are working actively to improve it and fix any bugs. Now I hit a brick wall again.

So, long story short. No web site up yet. You can contact me by e-mail: topdownsolutions@yahoo.com. I have a Price List that I've been e-mailing out to customers. That is getting to be a problem since my product line has grown to 6 full pages, 35 items currently from just 9 items back in May. The PL is now just over 1Mb. I'll have to break it up based on a customers area of interest. 14 items covering 3 pages JUST for the hatch pull-down repair items.

Lon Salgren
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DMCPONT

I can relate to the web problems... they can be a pain.. like YOU and most all of us are car guys not limp wristed computor programmers etc... and the scamms that go on to entice you into a "Cheapest Web Sites in Town" are usually full of small print... .. often makes it hard just to be a bit more of a go getter etc.. helpfull etc.. Truth is the web can be a Major PITA...

... Could you email me some of the parts you have for the hatch motors please.
thanks.
DMC

stiers

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Ok, I won the auction for the 92 to 96 pulldown assembly, should be here sometime next week I hope. The picture he gave was exactly the same as what mine looked like. I have yet to verify what car it came off though. Lon shoot me an email(stiec@loras.edu) if you want the old pulldown assembly and we can work something out. The plastic is cracked on mine, and i have no idea why it doesnt work, I plugged it in and it did nothing.

FLYNLOW92rs

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Let us know how the motor worked from the auction.....