1989 Corvette Drivers Door Problem
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1989 Corvette Drivers Door Problem
Hello all, the drivers window on my '89 goes down when I press the power button, but stops going down all the way. It leaves about 10 inches of glass still rolled up. I took the panel off and at the time the glass stops going down the teeth continue rotating down, but the glass itself stops. I am wondering if this is a regulator motor problem and if the motor can be replaced by itself and how difficult it is. I have an extra 1989 window assembly that has the regulator on it and was wondering if I could take that one and replace the bad one if that is the problem. What would make the teeth continue rotating down, but the glass itself stop. Stripped teeth ? Thank you.
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Thank you, Kevova. I had a look at a used door assembly I have and you are right you can see the teeth on the regulator. Actually, I don't know if all the teeth on regulator are visible as I didn't try to rotate the assembly to see them rotate, but after considering what needed to be done to install that used assembly, I think it can be done, but it will be tricky detaching all the pull bars and removing that silver guard plate (don't know the name). I have been able to loosen that silver plate and get enough room to install a bose speaker in the door, but taking that plate right out looks a little tricker. So I called a local bodyshop and asked what they charge and they told me by the book it was 1.3 hours, which translated to $144 Canadian ($107 US) and I booked an appointment with them to do it, I have a feeling it will take longer than 1.3 hours though.....I just hope the bill does not go much higher. Thank you for your help.
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Thank you for that suggestion, Roy. The window was rolling up and down for months after the Bose speaker was installed. I don't hear any sounds and don't think the window mechanism is hitting it. Wish it were the case as I could make the adjustments. That is a great thought though and I appreciate it greatly.
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Update: Had a local bodyshop install a used, factory original, 1989 window assembly. They charged $144 Canadian ($107 US). They did a good job. The window now rolls up and down again. Thank you to all who commented with your thoughts. :-)
