OT - Window Motor Problems, Where to get brushes for motor ? Options

[dralf]

My darling fiancée told me her electric window no longer works. I then spent four hours on Sunday taking the passenger door cover off and fixing it. I was proud of myself for I only broke one of the clamps/buttons that hold all the plastic in place. The brushes and communtator were dirty and worn. I used lots of contact cleaner and it worked over and over again as I tested it. In fact I had tested it so many time that the van would not start for I had run the battery down so low.

I was a hero Sunday evening with may hugs and kisses since those types of repairs and motor replacements run well over $300. There was even talk of “Thank You “sex for the super mechanic that she though I am.

Well that was Sunday night. Monday I come home from work and I get a smug look and a comment that the window is not working again and there is talk of rain. I take the door apart in 15 minutes this time and see that the brushes are totally shot. I call Radio Shack, they have zip for brushes. I call ACE and they have some. I go and buy some that look to be the correct size but when I start to install them I get worried. The original brushes have a BIG wire coming out of them. The ACE ones have a thin wire that no way could hold the current that this motor draws. I use my electric drill to run the window up just as the rain starts.

I spent the evening on the Internet looking for brushes for this DENSO motor, but no luck.

So my OT question to the group is: Where can I find brushes for a window motor?

This is a Dodge Grand Caravan 2002 and it is the passenger side. I do not want to replace the motor for that may require months of cutting and welding to get the cable mechanism and the tracks etc out of the door. Perhaps I should just buy a new complete door if all else fails.