Revised Rodney Dickman Fast Window Motor Upgrades (Page 3/3) Trinten OCT 02, 12:10 PM Hi all, Just a quick update. In Rodney's original instructions, I didn't see a note that the wiring on the pigtails needs to be flipped, because the motors are flipped R/L from the donor vehicle. I don't know why that didn't occur to me when CowsPatoot was installing these for me a few years back. We discovered it when we connected the window control switches, and Up/Down were reversed. I'll be editing the instructions I send out, for those that already have the kit but have not installed it, Blue does not go to Blue. If you do that, it'll work, but up/down will be reversed. Trinten NOV 07, 10:51 PM Hi all, I am down to 7 sets of motors using Rodney's original brackets (plus the mod to one so the Chinese motor fits on that side). I do not have an ETA yet on when my revision of these will be done. If I don't have a sustainable solution by the time I sell these remaining units, I will talk with Mike about doing the welding of the spacers and stand-offs like Rodney was doing. Trinten JAN 08, 04:51 PM A bump and an update! I'm still trying out some prototypes to eliminate some or all of the welding that Rodney was doing. A catch that has increased the development costs is that the brackets are *not* mirrors of each other as I first thought. I thought the technical drawings that Rodney included were revisions by the filename extensions (A and B), turns out it was for the different sides. Learned this the hard way when trying to install a prototype and it didn't clear things properly. So I put a set of Rodney's brackets (without the motors on it) nose-to-nose (or... standoff to standoff?) annnnd they don't line up. Busted out the micrometer, remembered the technical drawings, reviewed and facepalmed. But hey, this is why you do prototypes, right? Trinten MAR 21, 12:26 PM Another kit sold and shipped out today. That leaves me with 6 sets using Rodney's original brackets. I will be producing more brackets, still working out a way to do it that does not involve the spot welding that Rodney was doing for the stand-offs and spacers. So once these last 6 sets are gone, it might be a while before I have more. Trinten SEP 08, 05:12 PM Another kit was purchased on Friday. That leaves me with 5 sets ready to go that are still using Rodney's original adapter plates. I'm still working on a way to produce these effectively ( that is: without needing to bug people to do the welding) and not need to raise the price. I need to take a crash course in CAD or something, one of the ideas I had is to have the 'base plate' made of thicker material, and machining out grooves where needed to mount the motor. This was the solution on the first test set that were machined, and it works pretty well. The next issue was the taller threaded stand offs for mounting the assembly to the door. I was talking to some companies about making a standoff similar to ones used to mount motherboards in computers, but none would move forward without a technical drawing, and the few that were willing to do the drawing for me wanted a surprising amount of money (included one free revision!). And I don't fault them for that. CAD is a skill, and people should be paid for their skills. If I can figure out how to do it myself though, I'm going to do that. If I can get this hurdle done, I'll be in good shape. The plates will be made, with an appropriate drill-out for where the stand off will need to be threaded in, and I'll use my tapping tools to make that thread, and Red Threadlock the standoffs onto the backing plate.