Vent windows, door pins & door weatherstripping

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Okay! I have just completed the driver's side door. I replaced the door pins & bushings, the 2 piece vent window rubber, and all of the door/window related weatherstripping. All I can say is, IT IS A PITA!!!!

I still have to do this mess on the passenger side and have only figured out a few shortcuts...such as removing the entire door and cutting the old door pins in half to get them out, rather than beating on it with a hammer for half an hour each. You can take the vent window/ window channel out of the door without removing the glass, but it is a mother to get it in with the new rubber. The actual vent window has to be taken apart to a very large degree to install the new rubber, and it is a PITA to put back together.

I have some pics that just kinda show the work in progress.

Picture #1: The door panel is removed and I fished the wiring for the pw, pdl, and pw motor out of the door.

Picture #2: You can kinda see where I had to drill out pop rivets out to get the rubber "hose" out of the door...you can see part of the lower rivet still in the door.

Picture #3: Door is off and the pins are removed. I ended up using a right angle grinder and a cut off wheel to cut the pins in half and then drive them out...MUCH easier than pounding out the old ones...MUCH!!!

Picture #4: My "special" bushing installation tool to prevent damaging the new bushings. Worked like Butta.

Picture #5: New bushings are in!!!