I was kinda thinking the same thing...
Changing from power to manual will require manual regulators, the cranks, and pokin holes in the door panels. And a lot of adjustment time, which is a pita, anyway.
It may be possible that the regulator spring on your regulators is broken. That makes it tough for motor to raise/lower the glass, especially with new w-stripping. You may need to do some adjusting to get the glass to go up/down smoothly. Someone, somewhere, may have adjusted the glass to fit worn out w-strip in the past, and now the glass just needs to be re-adjusted. It's a pain to do(for me, anyway), but that may help the electric motors work a little better...
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