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  1. ABS Upgrade, Door Window Refresh, etc 16

    by , 19-06-2015 at 03:31 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)







    Delicate alignment procedure. This is the right side door and it's way too close yet the adjusters were all maxed out. I know the reason as many parts were damaged by the people who worked in the past but won't be able to get
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    Updated 19-06-2015 at 03:33 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1 (extra info)

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  2. ABS Upgrade, Door Window Refresh, etc 15

    by , 19-06-2015 at 03:15 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)












    New slider assy.

    You need to imagine the 3D image of the window glass angle and decide where and how many adjuster washers to be used behind these sliders.

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  3. ABS Upgrade, Door Window Refresh, etc 14

    by , 19-06-2015 at 02:06 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)

    At the right side, someone already cracked the notches at the B-pillar panel. Left side was still fine.



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  4. ABS Upgrade, Door Window Refresh, etc 13

    by , 19-06-2015 at 01:49 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)








    If you can solve your issue by installing aftermarket parts to reduce the friction at the window regulator assy, you are very lucky.

    However, normally the regulator itself is rated at 150 – 200% capacity for the weight of the glass and the direction of the force so even with the tired regulator or increased friction
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  5. ABS Upgrade, Door Window Refresh, etc 12

    by , 19-06-2015 at 01:31 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)







    Have been tackling the door window alignment for many days recently with one nearly dead finger as a result.






    It looks like someone already mistreated some of the parts that I planned reusing and at the end, I had to make custom adjustments that were not on the workshop manual.
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