Foxbody Convertible Rear Quarter Window removal, Alignment, and Upgrades  

I died laughing 🤣😂

That is some funny shit 😆🤣. I'm about to tackle the quarter windows and window motors on my 88lx vert. It's bothered me now after 3 years of driving car with top down and quarter glass up. I am really dredding the repair as I have already gotten the side panels out car just waiting on the kit from lmr.

@@RaymondUrias hey do you know anyone who does this? And what would be a good price thx!

​@@tonyo3856probably the price will be $500

Damn that's high marks!

@RaymondUrias you seriously go in depth to where it's easily understandable for the more complicated things which is greatly appreciated especially for these dang verts

@@ZagFurn they are definitely a love hate relationship. Hopefully one day they will be worth more.

Dang thanks for the awesome feedback

Thank you for the kind words!

I just acquired a 91 gt that needs this repair. ah what a nightmare. Man this video is going to help so much. Hopefully. How did your repair go?

Wow 😳 didn't know they pulled their old video. It's a bitch of a project for sure...just give yourself plenty of time to do it

Based off my experience and what you're describing, it sounds like the motor had not been replaced in a long time, which means that the original motor finally bit the bullet. But typically when the motor goes, the bushings that keep the guide rod in place begins to break up. Unfortunately this is going to require the removal that whole thing to replace those bushings. I really do wish that somebody would make those bushings out of a better material than that black flimsy stuff. Maybe some polyurethane material would be nice then you never have to do this again. Weather stripping plays big factor in the window alignment as well. If your weather is stripping is shot and you have none then there's no pressure being applied to the window to keep it tight. That's why if you read the forums or if you've ever done this before when you replace your weather stripping you have to realign that rear window all over again because it's going to put pressure on the window as it's coming up which is going to screw up the alignment. This is why I recommend to do everything all at once while you're working on that area of the car because more than likely you will never want to revisit that part of your car ever again lol

Thanks for the rapid reply! Good news is I bought the entire rebuild kit from LMR for both sides. “Soon the time will come to do what is right, versus what is easy”. -Wizards and DIY car guys. Owned the car since new (‘92 LX), btw.

Yes 3 day weekend would be perfect!! Make sure you organize your screws or it will turn into a 6 day project lol. You will be fine. Any questions feel free to ask me

That's the truth!

LMFAO 🤣

You are a smart man walk away and come back later.

Have fun!! Don't hammer them out 😂

@@RaymondUrias haha thanks! I am looking to replace the interior trim but it seems like no one makes a replacement.

@@divinfLLC LMR has alot, check offer up and ebay I'm getting lucky finding stuff.

I love that body style. That is 90's

@@RaymondUrias yes, well we are in Australia, and not a lot of Foxes here, so videos such as yours are invaluable. Thank you.

@@garythorpe9925 so you're telling me not only do you have the most badass version of the fox body you're also where they filmed mad Max! That's awesome

@@RaymondUrias lol , i have necer watched any of the MM movies Raymond. But yes, they do have a cult following. Funnily enough, there was a sequel made, so they tell me, and my neighbour owns the one rwmaining ute used in that movie. He brings it to Cars n Coffee and creates a storm. Lol

Definitely 3 out of 5 wrenches. Most verts don't fix it and never roll their rear windows down. Don't know what they were smoking when they thought this design up

Omg so pisses me off how do I get ahold of you

@@craigwebster349 email is the best. What's up

Welcome have fun and take your time

Awesome 👍 To get the rod out you have to push the window all the way up and towards the engine bay as high as you possibly can and then you're going to push up on the rod and then you're going to pull it out kind of diagonally towards the engine bay area once the rod is out the window just comes right out through the same big opening. It's tricky but not that bad once you got the trick figured out.

OMG. I’m losing my mind trying to get the glass out. Gonna have to leave it in because I’m sure I’m going to shatter it. Most frustrating part of the whole process!!

I regret selling it

@@RaymondUrias I think a lot of people that own w204's regret you selling it cause you made hands down the best videos for that car. I changed my c350's steering wheel and gear shifter thanks to your video and plan on using your vids to do a bunch of other mods, like the morimoto lights, sub install, back up camera install, etc. i can't wait. and your w204 was beautiful man, clean ( no stupid carbon fiber ), and you put some serious work into it. So i can believe the regret. I hope whoever got it is taking care of it.

Thanks man means a lot. Take your time and stay organized

They are stuck up because the bushings are destroyed and it pushing the gearing away from the motor. If you push the window inward and down while you push the button, it will go down. No need to fear just take your time

@@RaymondUrias Thank you for that! I already have the motors on hand and I’m now going to order the bushings as well. I figured if I’m actually going to do this job, might as well swap the motors while I’m there because I’d like to not do it again. I guess I’ll do it all and hopefully not have to worry for some years.

@@_Livid_ hahahah your damn right fix everything in there and walk away!

My way isn't perfect, but it's good to see people like you posting other ways. Hopefully people read the comments

Awesome man!!! Can't say thank you enough for the feed back

@@RaymondUrias do you have any suggestions on the windows? Mine moves a lot but when I put the window up with the button it makes the sound but the window does not want to go up any tips?

@@chinov.1274 If it sounds like a machine gun then it's probably just the motor. If the window feels loose then it's the carrier

If you live in Florida I'd help you! Dunno about shipping lol

I love Florida! I wouldn’t mind a road trip.

Sounds like a plan!

Part of me wants to get the whole car repainted and add metallic flake what are your thoughts on that?

Hahaha I use to, it was fun but not anymore this is easy compared to tail lights that control your f150's air conditioning

It will be worth it when you are done. You are correct you can move the entire rod towards and away the body.

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@21:00 It comes out the top

Giggity

There are no adjustments to the regulator that I am aware of. When you installed your motor you took the regulator out correct. You didn't install it while it had a load on it.

Mine has the AOD but it's the 5.0 I just installed 3.7 gears and it really woke it up. But you can't do that on the 2.3

@@RaymondUrias muchas gracias! Saludos

I do not. Strongly recommend not doing that yourself. I have worked on cars for a large part of my life and that is a project that I would much rather just pay somebody that knows what they're doing. Just getting the parts alone can get expensive

@@RaymondUrias thank you for your response. I followed your video and was able to do the rear quarter window. So thanks again.

Do not touch the front window, common mistake. Only work on the rear window. Adjust the bolts and don't give up it takes alot of time to get it perfect

@@RaymondUrias Ok so just the bolts for the guide rod? Not the ones attached to the rear window

@@korbynwalshdrums8766 4 bolts on carrier assembly and the 2 bolts on floor of the rod are the only ones you need to touch

@@RaymondUrias Thank you sir!

@@RaymondUrias I had the window aligned but just slightly off so I adjusted it and now I can't get it back 😭

Maybe lol

The pin comes out it's just a cotter pin but that will disconnect the rod. The rivets have to be drilled out please for the love of God don't do the LMR smashing method

So tight lol

LMFAO 🤣 Definitely not a fart.

@@RaymondUrias - I don’t know man. I listened several times and put it in front of a panel of experts, and they all agreed. Plus, it was right after you said the word “butt”. That was some clever foreshadowing of what was to come. Great storytelling here.

@@Foxedup LMFAO I'm dying here. I'm confident I bumped into a Plastic container on the ground. But if the jury says I farted then I'm headed to the big house 😅

@@RaymondUrias LOL seriously it was a great video with lots of good tips. I’m going to do this to mine soon and will make a video, as well. I’ll give you some plugs!

@@Foxedup If you have any problems just shoot me a picture and I'll gladly help you out some people have been doing that and it seems that there's a lot more fixed convertibles out there in the world now. And if you're in Florida, South Florida can definitely meet up if you get stuck

Huh? How did I get what out

I'll finally be able to afford some American tools!!!!

The top two bolts control the outward towards the street and the inward toward the inside of the car. The bottom two bolts control the forward towards the engine and the backward towards the trunk. There are a total of four of those bolts two on the top and two on the bottom.

@20:00 You don't have any of those bolts? All Foxbodies as of my knowledge are identical window carrier

@@RaymondUrias are the two bolts on the bottom have the heads of the bolts on the bottom of the carrier?

@@matthewshephard1172 yes they are upside down

@@RaymondUrias do you loosen it position the glass going forward towards the engine and then tighten it?

Swapping out the hydraulic motor is not difficult it's a very dirty job you're going to get hydraulic fluid everywhere. If you have to replace the Pistons they're a little bit trickier when I recommend is pinching the line hopefully your line isn't old and doesn't brutally break. Then just swapping up the piston it's just a tough spot to work in

g.co/kgs/XxWg9wG He can help you out

There is a local shop by me that charges 1200 per side plus taxes. To me that's ALOT of money and it's something you can definitely do just have to be patient. Their book has it for 5 shop hours per side.

@@RaymondUrias thx I had a guy sell me a car told me they worked come to find out the motor bushings are shot and the alignments off so I’m stuck with his headache:(

It is definitely a headache! Takes a solid weekend per side. Take your time and you can do it

Did you try fixing the motor first

I haven't done anything to the car yet

@@RaymondUrias the motor runs but the window seems to be off track or something it would not roll up

@@marklathem3735 then you have bad bushings. When they are bad like that they will push the window motor off the track and it will sound like a machine gun trying to go up

@@RaymondUrias I have disassembled the whole area I took the motor off of the metal panel and the gear is turning but when I put it back on it would not turn the large gear

I don't do this full time lol this is just a hobby that I have experience with. I could help you out if you are in South Florida