Window height at both switch positions

[B-R-Z]

Can someone snap a picture of how high the side windows are both when the door-open switch is depressed and when not? Mine looks like it may have been set improperly by the body shop and I'm trying to fix it.

Looks like it is set too high

[Stang70Fastback]

I'm not at my car right now but that's definitely too high.

[Joon525]

It is definitely too high. Mine are just about dead even with the top edge of the fixed window when the switch is triggered to make it think the door is shut.

There are 2 stoppers (1 in front and 1 in the rear) that set the height of the window.
It's adjustable by loosening a 10mm bolt and raising/lowering the stopper.
Look at this thread and they're bolts #1 and #2.
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=113988

Funny, I just adjusted mine last week.

This is an easy fix but I'd kind of want to take it back to them and let them know they fucked up (but I can see why you wouldn't want to bring it back too).

[B-R-Z]

Originally Posted by Joon525

It is definitely too high. Mine are just about dead even with the top edge of the fixed window when the switch is triggered to make it think the door is shut.

There are 2 stoppers (1 in front and 1 in the rear) that set the height of the window.
It's adjustable by loosening a 10mm bolt and raising/lowering the stopper.
Look at this thread and they're bolts #1 and #2.
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=113988

Funny, I just adjusted mine last week.

This is an easy fix but I'd kind of want to take it back to them and let them know they fucked up (but I can see why you wouldn't want to bring it back too).

Edit: Disregard, I was looking at the wrong PDF. So with two stoppers in place, do you have to loosen both, slide the window up/down then re-tighten both? Can you give me a one-line cliffs notes for how the adjustment happens?

Those PDF instructions look awful. Was this hard to do?

My car is going back to this bodyshop for a second time already to fix their body work. I almost prefer to just fix this myself then let them touch it and possibly mess something else up. Thanks for the info!

[Joon525]

Originally Posted by B-R-Z

Edit: Disregard, I was looking at the wrong PDF. So with two stoppers in place, do you have to loosen both, slide the window up/down then re-tighten both? Can you give me a one-line cliffs notes for how the adjustment happens?

Those PDF instructions look awful. Was this hard to do?

My car is going back to this bodyshop for a second time already to fix their body work. I almost prefer to just fix this myself then let them touch it and possibly mess something else up. Thanks for the info!

I'll send a PM later.
Ironically I'm in the garage adjusting mine again right now.
I'm actually wondering if your body shop totally forgot to put them in place to begin with because that window is WAY high.
You can pop the door card off in less than 10 minutes to visually check to be sure they're in there first. (I can literally do it in less than 5 because I've been in there no less than 15 times in the last 3 months.)

[B-R-Z]

Originally Posted by Joon525

I'll send a PM later.
Ironically I'm in the garage adjusting mine again right now.
I'm actually wondering if your body shop totally forgot to put them in place to begin with because that window is WAY high.
You can pop the door card off in less than 10 minutes to visually check to be sure they're in there first. (I can literally do it in less than 5 because I've been in there no less than 15 times in the last 3 months.)

I hate this body shop. They are recommended by my insurance company and have great online reviews but I think they are training some young kid and I have a feeling they gave him my car to work/learn on. I have been emailing them all types of issues since the day I got it back and it goes in Tuesday for them to re-align panels and fix other stuff. I emailed them this issue as well but I think I am going to fix it myself.

I'll pop the door card off now and take a look and snap pics. Thanks a ton for helping me out!

By the way, where in NJ are you?

[B-R-Z]

Looks like a mess, as I expected.

1st picture, finger is not even finger tight.
2nd picture, clip broken and not staying in place
3rd picture, no explanation needed.

[Joon525]

Looks like a mess.
Sorry dude.
Look for the stoppers. I think it's self explanatory when you see them, IF they're there.

[B-R-Z]

And here's the parts that matter

[Joon525]

My dude. Your front one is totally wrong/upside down.
2 NJ owners doing the same thing on the same day. LOL.
I'll try to get a pic of mine since in I'm there right now.

[Joon525]

Those hash marks are used to mark where that metal tab goes.
You can see where the head of the bolt USED to be before these guys got their hands in your car.

[B-R-Z]

Same thing on drivers side

[B-R-Z]

If you can please snap pics and I will set mine based on that, as a starting point at least.

[Joon525]

Every car is different. Hence the fact that it's adjustable in the first place.
The forum isn't letting me upload right now because of dimension limitation s.
But I can tell you the rear is at the second from the top. The front is at the second from the bottom.
Again, every car is slightly different so really trial and error is the name of the game here.