rookie mistake....help please??

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Mar 17, 2011 | 05:01 PM

garym52

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rookie mistake....help please??

Guys,

Is there a way to lower the windows manually? I disconnected all my power and now can't get the windows down to take the body off. Live and learn i guess. Anyway, I would appreciate any help.

Thanks,
Gary

Mar 17, 2011 | 05:49 PM

garym52

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worked great...thanks!!!!

Mar 17, 2011 | 06:00 PM

Peterbuilt

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Take and post a lot of pictures we love to follow along on a body off!

Mar 17, 2011 | 06:10 PM

gbvette62

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Originally Posted by Ed T

hook the window motor leads up to a battery charger

Just as an FYI, a couple of jumper wires attached to a rechargable power hand tool battery, works well too.

Mar 17, 2011 | 11:56 PM

garym52

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Quote:

Originally Posted by petes74ttop

Take and post a lot of pictures we love to follow along on a body off!

i took a bunch of pictures but cant figure out how to post them...i put them up soon as I get it straight.

Thanks guys for the help.

Gary

Mar 18, 2011 | 12:56 PM

Dodosmike

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Ed T

hook the window motor leads up to a battery charger

Is it possible to hook this up backwards? What would happen?

Hummmmmmm.....I have doors in storage with the glass "UP". Id better try this before I bust the glass and have a "jackpot" on my hands.

Tks for the idea.

dodosmike

Mar 18, 2011 | 01:10 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by garym52

i took a bunch of pictures but cant figure out how to post them...

here is how I do it
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-p...post1576853749
...its not too bad except for that darn "captcha"

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dodosmike

Is it possible to hook this up backwards? What would happen?

just a guess, but up would be down and down would be up?

Mar 18, 2011 | 04:05 PM

garym52

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Dodosmike

I clipped the + side of the charger to a screwdriver and the - to the door frame. Took the connection loose and touched one lead with the screwdriver. If it was up the window tried to go up, if so, I just touched the other lead and they went down....it was really easy (much more so than all the other options running around in my head).

Quote:

here is how I do it
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-p...post1576853749
...its not too bad except for that darn "captcha"

Thanks! I'll try it.