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Old 08-09-2010, 09:16 AM
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Default Driver side Window gets off track BAD

Last week I was out cruising and I started to roll the driver's side window down. It started coming down fine, then about 3/4 of the way down the windows started getting off track. By the time I stopped the window it had come off track so bad that the top left corner of the window had moved over the center of the door

It was like the left side started moving right and the side nearest the mirror kept going down. Like it just rotated clockwise. I was able to pull on the window to get it rolled up and aligned correctly, but now everytime I try to roll it down this happens. Anyone else had this happen, or know how to fix it?
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Take off the door panel. I can almost guarantee the roller is broke on the left side.
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+1 These windows don't come off the track. They break.
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Well that sucks, I'll tear into it this weekend and have a look at what's going on and keep an eye out for the broken roller. At least the A/C is working in this 95 degree heat.




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