so i guess no easy fix for this one....
Window Going up to far?? Help
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Instructor
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From: St. peters Missouri
Window Going up to far?? Help
Well I originally thought my door was sagging but when messing with it today I noticed that when you rolled the window up the part of the glass closest to the Side Mirror would come up out of the frame almost an inch causing back corner to go back further which was hitting the Actual car when you shut the door.. has anyone dealt with this? Any suggestions?
Thanks!
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Instructor
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From: Atlanta GA
I have to tackle this one myself this weekend and I am not looking forward to it.
The glass hit the metal front corner of the targa and chipped the glass..so window replacement as well.
Between door panel, front window guide, door ajar switch, window wipes, window felts....I never want to see a door panel again.
The glass hit the metal front corner of the targa and chipped the glass..so window replacement as well.
Between door panel, front window guide, door ajar switch, window wipes, window felts....I never want to see a door panel again.
Safety Car
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From: Jacksonville FL
Along with the stop there are a lot of adjustment points, almost all are accessible only with the door panel and the aluminum plate out of the way. Make sure your door isnt sagging first.
It may also be your regulator is worn out or the rollers that are in the regulator track. Still gota take it apart. Once you look inside, the problem hopefully will be obvious.
Good luck with it , take a valium or something and shoo away sensitive ears, choice words will be spoken.
It may also be your regulator is worn out or the rollers that are in the regulator track. Still gota take it apart. Once you look inside, the problem hopefully will be obvious.
Good luck with it , take a valium or something and shoo away sensitive ears, choice words will be spoken.
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The window stop guide is broken would be my guess. Common problem since it's made of plastic and become brittle over time. At least on my 96, the repair isn't that hard. I did one side, took me about an hour taking my time and cleaning up the inside of the door as I went along. I'm going to do the other side soon and probably will get this done even quicker. I found no need to make any window adjustments when I replaced the stop guide.
This is a nice little tool for taken off the old window stop guide and putting on the new guide. Not necessary, but would make life a little easier for such short dollars:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=36554
A good article on the repair of the window stop guide can be found here:
http://www.corvettefever.com/techart...***/index.html
I found (at least at the time) the lowest price place to get the stop guides were from:
http://www.keenparts.com/pages/searc...26&Submit.y=14
And since I had the doors apart, I decided to replace the outside window seals which were easy to do as well. They were rusty and crappy looking. Good article here about that:
http://www.corvettemagazine.com/tech...dow-seals.html
I also bought that from Keen as well:
http://www.keenparts.com/pages/detai...9195750a3bbef9
http://www.keenparts.com/pages/detai...9195750a3bbef9
This is a nice little tool for taken off the old window stop guide and putting on the new guide. Not necessary, but would make life a little easier for such short dollars:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=36554
A good article on the repair of the window stop guide can be found here:
http://www.corvettefever.com/techart...***/index.html
I found (at least at the time) the lowest price place to get the stop guides were from:
http://www.keenparts.com/pages/searc...26&Submit.y=14
And since I had the doors apart, I decided to replace the outside window seals which were easy to do as well. They were rusty and crappy looking. Good article here about that:
http://www.corvettemagazine.com/tech...dow-seals.html
I also bought that from Keen as well:
http://www.keenparts.com/pages/detai...9195750a3bbef9
http://www.keenparts.com/pages/detai...9195750a3bbef9
Last edited by bac22; Mar 31, 2010 at 02:47 PM.
