Glossary / Body

window regulator

9 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

A window regulator is the part inside a car that lets you open or close the side windows. It moves the window up and down when you press the button or turn the knob.

Technical Definition

A window regulator is the mechanical or electric mechanism that raises and lowers a car's side windows. It typically consists of gears, cables, or motors that translate the driver's input into window movement.

Hear It Discussed

"...I have a car which we'll talk about later that has a broken window regulator and I wouldn't have minded if it's manual cuz right now I got to use two hands yes and..."
Cheap Cars are Going Extinct. Doug Calls Out the Purists! CyberTruck Success? THIS CAR POD! with Doug DeMuro & Friends! 12:05

"...I could net that driver side window I replaced the regulator every other month..."
Why Rotary Engines Are Worth It: RX-7 Tales from Inside Mazda To All The Cars I've Loved Before: Classic Car Restoration, JDM, and Automotive History 25:59

"the window regulator failed and I couldn't put my window up or down"
Upgrade Guide for a Driver Focused Porsche Eleven After Nine | A Porsche Culture Podcast 25:31