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Slow replacement motor ... maybe not.
TLDR; Be careful if you rotate the motor to reposition the connector.

I recently replaced my driver side window motor with a Dansk replacement. As delivered, the connector is opposite side on the Porsche motor. Like others, I got the idea... just partially pull off the motor and rotate it to match the original motor configuration.
But, before install, I thought I'd test. Well....

Evidently, the motor housing is not perfectly symmetric. The housing itself, or mounting bolt positions, or something.
With the motor in the as-delivered orientation, it spins quickly, just like the Porsche motor.
With the motor rotated 180 deg, to relocate the connector, it is slow. More importantly, the bushing well gets hot. This tells me it does not align correctly and has too much friction.

So, if you modify it, test it. Any slowness might be caused by the modification. As-is, there is plenty of wire to connect to the inside location. There might be more risk of mechanical interference, so be careful routing, but it's OK.

Old 07-28-2024, 02:53 PM
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