First I would like to say thank you to Robert Ibarra(VetteUSA). Five years ago he started a thread
with a DIY instructions on how ti replace our infamous window guides.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-t...te-up-pdf.html

Back in 2006 I was driving from Graceland to the NCM, and suddenly both windows made a weird noise.
I think it was the high winds in Kentucky that broke the window guides. The windows always worked, and
I got used to work around it. In 2007 Robert started his thread, posted a PDF file, and I was lucky enough
to save it.

Last year road trip made the windows worse, and finally I bought the guides. Finally today the new guides
are now installed.

I started with the drivers door. removed the panel and all the BS that comes with it.









You can see it is broken in half allowing the window to dance all over the space.





I removed the whole aluminum panel, it made it easier and faster to complete the task. This is the door handle
snap, and it was very friendly.





Special tool



The good and the bad.





Replaced all nylon fasteners. The old ones were like the rest of the C4 plastic; cracked and unserviceable.





Window no longer hits the pillar.



Passenger side.



This one was totally destroyed.



I had to use Robert's trick on the passenger side.









The PDF is no longer available on-line, but I will attach it to this thread for you guys to save it. Trust me, this is gold.

 

Damn fine writeup Pete. Really like your breaker bar weight.

 

Thorough as always!!

(I've seen that pet food can before..)

 

Nicely done Pete

 

Wait, where is that badass White C4 you had??

Nice write up and the pdf has been copied, thanks!

 

It's Silver, and still have it.

 

Thanks, just saved the file.

 

Great write up...Since you have alot of experience with the door panel/window, I have a question regarding my 93.

I have scratching happening on both of my windows near the front, on the outside of the glass. Basically behind the mirror on one side and a little further back on the other side. Also there is excessive play in the widow (in to out). If the window is halfway down and I run over some rough patches in the road, it sounds like it's going to shatter because there is so much play.

Is this caused by faulty window guides?

Thanks for the help.

 

Likely

 

Also check the felt pads at the top of the door structure. These wear or are misaligned and will cause the scratching.

 

Nice writeup

 

You're welcome, PLRX. I'm glad the write-up could at least help you and some other people out. I guess it always helps to know what you're up against ahead of time. I don't have the vette any more but it was a fun ride (at least until everything started breaking and going bad. )

Also, here's a permanent link to my original write-up with some minor changes to it. https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resi...F76C92CA4A!151

Good luck with the vettes.. happy cruisin'!

-Robert

 

Thanks for passing on the info.

 

Thanks for the info. This is something that I need to do for my driver's side window.

 

Great info, thank you..

 

Nice write-up!

I remember replacing one on a 95 that I had. Kind of a PIA, if I remember correctly.

 

The driver's window on my 84 could use these.

Thanks for the write-up, Pete.

 

Great write up.

One question, where can I buy the tool from snapon? is it online?

 

Thanks Pete..

PDF saved.

Hey were did you get the Spanner tool, and Guides?

 

Ebay and Corvette Central