Window track trouble; 1973 2-door

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  1. DJBerson

    DJBerson Member

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    The passenger side door glass ( I know it was replaced from junkyard by last owner) keeps slipping off the regulator wheel at rear end of guide-rail when I try to roll it down. It looks like it is about 1/2 an inch too short at the rear end of the track. I assumed it must have come from an earlier car with the original door latch/armrest configuration. So I bought a whole new glass from a 1975 two-door that had a setup that looks the same as mine. The runner from the '75 is WAAAAY off, worse than the one I already had in the car. Does anybody know if the windows for '73 were unique to that year? What is going on here??
     
  2. Mavaholic

    Mavaholic Growing older but not up!

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    From what I'v seen there are 2 styles. I dont know which came on which, but one definately has a shorter regulator channel. Therefore, the easiest way would be to get the window, channel, and regulator out of the same door.
     
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    ...you have the long hole glass in a short hole rail :oops: ...

    it would be best to get the right glass...jmo...frank...
     

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