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electric windows went weird after new door panels

Posted: 6/14/07 8:56pm Message 1 of 8
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Dunlap, IL - USA
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Vette(s): 1st vette, my dream car. 1978 coupe with T-tops silver with spoilers front and back
Well the entire interior is done or at least I thought it was.
I put the new door panels on last (boy are they a PITA) Anyway after the panels went on and I hooked the battery back up the driver sie window will not go up all the way ... what gives?  I know I did not move or touch anything inside the framework and the battery was disconnected so the motor could not have moved but now there is a problem.  I really do not want to take that door off but was wondering if I missed something or does anyone have any ideas on what might have happened??
Thanks for any input
By the way I'm really happy with the way the inside turned out. Looks brand new.



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electric windows went weird after new door panels

Posted: 6/15/07 4:36am Message 2 of 8
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Spotsylvania, VA - USA
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Vette(s): 1977 Silver Coupe
I know, I know, PITA!! But yo gotta take the panel off again. Sounds like that you may have knocked the top adjustments out of alignment. With  the panel off, run the window up and down, You should be able to spot the problem.
Let us know How things turn out.
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electric windows went weird after new door panels

Posted: 6/15/07 8:02am Message 3 of 8
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Suffern, NY - USA
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Vette(s): 1976 restored,new interior,custom paint(purple),body kit,rebuilt engine,trans,upgraded sound system
I had a similair problem with my drivers side power window, it would only
go up a few inches but would go down ok,i took off the panel and it worked fine. I tightened up the bolts holding the power motor and put the panel back on and the window continued to work ok. the motor was a little loose maybe it was jamming the mechanism
 



electric windows went weird after new door panels

Posted: 6/16/07 10:12am Message 4 of 8
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Dunlap, IL - USA
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Vette(s): 1st vette, my dream car. 1978 coupe with T-tops silver with spoilers front and back
I think I figured the problem out. I had cranked the door panels on too tight at the top screw and it was pinching the window when it tried to go up.
But when I had the panel off and was looking over the window mechanism motor I noticed it was moving quite a bit (forward and backward).  Is it supposed to move or should it always be up aginst the door frame, (where it looks like it is supposed to be)
Tried to see where some bolts were to tighten but all the ones I found and could get to were already as tight as they would go.
Thanks for any help/suggestsions
gofast





electric windows went weird after new door panels

Posted: 6/17/07 11:27pm Message 5 of 8
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Dunlap, IL - USA
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Vette(s): 1st vette, my dream car. 1978 coupe with T-tops silver with spoilers front and back
That wasn't it.  I looked up the electric window assembly in a manual I have and it looks like some rivets may be loose that are supposed to anchor it all in place.
Anyone know if this sounds right?  At any rate the window still does not go all the way up.
Thanks for any input



electric windows went weird after new door panels

Posted: 6/19/07 12:15pm Message 6 of 8
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Falls Church, VA - USA
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Vette(s): 1975, 4 speed, L48, NOW Silver mist, Oxblood inside 2003 50th Av Torch RED little brother to 75
gofast, You may as well get ready to take the door off and do some tinkering. Widow regulators and epecially power windows can be such a pain, I found out after changing a regulator. But I found that after two window motors and two more regulators its not that bad. ZIP's tech data had a tech article on how to replace the rollers on the side wundows of a C-3. Even though it was not talking about changing motors and regulaters. I really gave a good step by step set of instructions. About ajusting the window this drove me crazy. But I found a solution in the GM assembly manual where it discribes how windows are installed and ajusted on the assembly line. It was very useful it simply stated losen all ajustment bolts on the window, bring it all the way up with door closed ajust window and tighten bolts from inside the car. Hope this helps.
 
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electric windows went weird after new door panels

Posted: 6/19/07 1:24pm Message 7 of 8
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electric windows went weird after new door panels

Posted: 6/20/07 9:38pm Message 8 of 8
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Dunlap, IL - USA
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Vette(s): 1st vette, my dream car. 1978 coupe with T-tops silver with spoilers front and back
Thanks sqm2004 and 2cruzn -
great info from you guys.  Looks like its time to bite the bullet and get my hands dirty again.  It's not much of a problem as I try and not drive it when it's likely to rain ( too much fun with the tops off), but don't want to get caught after all the work on the interior either.  Thanks for all the help.
gofast



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