2011 Legacy Sedan Drivers door window

[lmdew]

I've pulled many 90-2000 window regulators and motors.  Anyone have experience with a 2011?

A friend is bringing her's over soon.

Thanks,

Larry

[lmdew]

Gone are the motor gear and track.  It's now a motor and cable 1/16" or so.

One strand of the cable broke and jammed things up.

Much easier to remove but not as reliable. 

Later

[idosubaru]

haven’t seen newer motors/tracks yet, just bad switches. 

Not on any 2010+ Subaru windows, but on a couple models with limited space, or wrecked ones, I’ve swapped color matched doors.

Around here roughly around 10-15 years old seems a sweet spot of finding a low price, no rust, and non-faded paint so a door swap sometimes is a good fit. 

[lmdew]

2010 - 2014 is the interchange range.

If you can't roll the window down, it's hard to get to the FWD window to regulator bolt.

The car I pulled it from the door was trash anyway so I cut the interior metal to get at the bolt.  Easy R&R.

[lmdew]

I pulled the old on apart to see how it was put together.  Motor and cable spool are all one unit.  Since it was junk, I pulled it apart.  Yes, while it's possible you'd never change just one part of the regulator.  Just buy the complete assembly.  It's over $800 from Subaru but under $50 a you pull yards.  2010 - 2014 is the interchange range.  Outback, Legacy, for sure.