High up in the mountains in Norway, close to freezing temperatures, the driver side window regulator broke down. Perfect timing. Fortunately, I managed to pull the window up by assisting the motor.
A broken piece of plastic was all it took
I had to twist my brain to get the parts back in the correct orientation. Notice that as pictured, it will not work. The wire coming from left (door B pillar) needs to pass below the right wire, otherwise it will conflict with the window. Mounted incorrectly here:
I also noticed that the regulator power cable and the door latch switch cables interfered with the mechanism as it moved up and down. so I used some high strength duct tape to move them out of the way.
I followed Chris Askew's guide to replace the regulator:
https://www.chrisaskew.net/blog/2020/12/8/how-to-replace-window-regulator-2003-c5-corvette
https://www.chrisaskew.net/blog/2020/12/8/how-to-replace-window-regulator-2003-c5-corvette
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