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Old May 6, 2014 | 08:59 PM
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i can't believe i did it! i replaced my drivers side window regulator on my own, and it worked out great! the stealership wanted $700 for the job! my wife ordered me the part from GM Parts House end of last year, and it sat around till today. the car had just come out of storage 6 days ago, so i did a lot of searching on the Corvette Forum and read all i could and watched a few video's, everything went well, and now it's working again and saved myself over $500!! a huge thank you to everyone on the forum that posted the how to's and links to video's!! you guys rock!
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Yep, I just did mine a couple weeks ago. Very easy job actually. No idea why shops charge so much for it. How many of those push pins did you break removing the door panel? I broke one per door. Little superglue fixes that right up though.
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Yep, I just did mine a couple weeks ago. Very easy job actually. No idea why shops charge so much for it. How many of those push pins did you break removing the door panel? I broke one per door. Little superglue fixes that right up though.
i will admit it was easier than i thought, although as it was my first one, so it was a little time consuming. i was taking my time though, being thorough and careful. i was lucky, did not break any pins, but i was missing one pin. i think it must have happened at the dealer when they diagnosed the problem, not sure. i didn't have any parts left over or on the shop floor when done. i purchased a new one at the local GM dealer before i buttoned it up.
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