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Old 07-22-2016, 03:01 PM   #1
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Power doors to manual conversion how hard

I'm picking up a complete 90 suburban with a bad trans I only want the doors for my crew cab. How hard is it to convert them from electric to manual as I'd really like to run my factory door panels.
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Old 07-23-2016, 12:50 AM   #2
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Re: Power doors to manual conversion how hard

Just bolt in your manual regulators in place of the power ones
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Old 07-28-2016, 05:55 PM   #3
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Re: Power doors to manual conversion how hard

Anyone know if you have to pull the whole door apart to swap the window regulators or can I just pull them out and switch them with the glass and all in. If I have to pull them all down I may just convert to electric
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Re: Power doors to manual conversion how hard

I converted from power to manuel it was pretty easy no need to dissemble the complete door or anything just pull the panel and swap them.
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Re: Power doors to manual conversion how hard

How did you get the door glass separated from the assembly to pull it out without taking the glass out. I did one back door it was entirely to bad just time consuming I'm stuck on the driver front because the windows stuck up so I can't get the glass out
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Old 07-29-2016, 11:33 PM   #6
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Re: Power doors to manual conversion how hard

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How did you get the door glass separated from the assembly to pull it out without taking the glass out. I did one back door it was entirely to bad just time consuming I'm stuck on the driver front because the windows stuck up so I can't get the glass out
Unbolt the regulator from the door then use the window power up/down switch to line up the notch in the center of the window track. might take a minute or 2 to find the sweet spot.
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Old 07-30-2016, 12:09 PM   #7
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Re: Power doors to manual conversion how hard

YouTube has lots of great how to videos. Whenever I'm getting ready to work on the truck, I find and watch a few videos to get the basics. I then keep the one video that I found to be very helpful, ready on my iPad, to refer to as I'm working. This helps with those detious issues.
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