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May 29, 2008gferris wrote:
Dorman pictures for dorman 742-206
Note the differences between the picture of this part and the picture you originally posted. Black plastic case vs metal case, 2 motor attachment bolts on the outside vs. 4 corner bolts to attach motor houing, wires on the end vs. wires in the middle, vent hole on end vs. vent in middle (not shown), No copper colored gear cover with small set screw holding it on. And most important a thicker case. A picture of Dorman 742-206 is not what you posted as your mew motor. Dorman 742-205 yep, but not Dorman 742-206
gferris
I see your point as far as the photos go. But I am going off of what I ordered from Auto Zone I asked for a front drivers side window lift motor for a Taurus and I gave the years of 1986-1995. The part I got was a Dorman the part number was 742-206. The motor that I took pictures of was in that box with that number. Now how do we go from there? Have you ordered the motor? Have you compared the two? Maybe they went with a simpler design. Maybe they have depleted the stock for the original 206 motor and the 205 motor is what's left and they will fit both.....all I can tell you is that new motor in that photo came from a Dorman box with part number 742-206. Beyond that not much more I can say....Thanks for pointing that out I have put a note in the original post about the discrepancy in the numbers and motors. So anyone reading it can make a determination what works best for them. Thanks again
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