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Marinejag - I'll tell you exactly what I did and it took less than 25 minutes including removing and reinstalling the door panel. The cables are not under tension so don't worry about that. I advise using blue painters tape to hold the window up while removing the mechanisms.

There are 6 bolts that hold the window mechanism and two that hold the window in the cradles. Lower the window and loosen, don't remove, the bolts that hold the glass then put the glass in the full closed position.

Now remove the bolts that hold the window mechanism in place. Once the bolts are out you can fold the rails in toward each other and slide them out through the opening in the door. Do the reverse to install the new mechanism.

You will be surprised at how easy it is to replace these things. Good Luck

MC