Villager Side Window Adjustment

[samdiego]

The opening mid side windows on my '93 Villager van have sagged a bit and need to be adjusted to align with the adjacent windows and to close tighter. Can someone help me make the adjustments since I can't find any bolts/screws. Thanks for your help.

[QuestOverload]

If it's tilted and almost touching the door at the back, that doesn't mean it's out of adjustment, that means it's about to fall out. When we bought our first 93, it fell out on the test drive, but it must have been a good day because I caught it.

To fix this, pop the door panel, then the vertical trim pieces and remove the 2 (10mm?) bolts at the front and unbolt the latch from the body. Wrap the glass in a blanket and take it to the nearest glass shop. For less than $40 they rip the glass out of the metal, clean the channel and reglue it (with 3M Windo-Weld urethane it looks like). I've had this done to all of ours. Every time I go to a junkyard to get something, I see both middle windows missing out of almost every Villager/Quest there.
HTH

[samdiego]

Thank you QuestOverload for taking the time to help me out with the Villager side windows. I will follow your instructions to fix the problem. Samdiego

[samdiego]

I went to my local glass shop and explained the problem with the side window sagging. They gave me a partially used tube of DOW Betaseal U-418 Quick Cure Urethane Primerless Glass Adhesive. I marked the position of the glass in the frame, masked off the channel and glass around the frame, then removed the window from the Villager, separated the glass from the metal channel, cleaned both applied the adhesive then slipped the channel back on the glass, allowed it to cure for 24 hours, removed the masking tape & excess adhesive then re-installed it. Now the window aligns perfectly with the adjacent windows. Cost..no $ & about an hour of time. The partially used tube of adhesive was returned to the glass shop with much gratitude. For photos click on http://abra.homestead.com/villager3.html