On the driver’s side, my biggest battle was getting the glass on the regulator. That was about 90% of the battle. So: I thought about this installation for a bit over the last few days and decided that there is no way that a factory would have made it this difficult for a reg install to happen in the factory. Even the most strict German plant manager in the 70s would not have been that masochistic. SO;
I decided to lube the latch pull-cable (sorry; no pics there, but, you get the idea...)
I installed the door-skin-to-glass felt (the snaps are pretty firm, but pretty straight forward.)
I cleaned the glass with my straight razor (to get all the overspray off of it)
I cleaned the glass guides
... and dropped the glass into the shell, before the reg, and the front rail.
Then, I grabbed the regulator mech, and set the upper stop to be the lowest it could be
And then I shoved the regulator in the oblong hole in the door.
Then, with the motor and regulator able to move with a bit of ease - I was able to get the lower guides on the glass with less negotiation, and not have to ask for another pair of hands.
It’s tough to see here, but this is where I stopped for the evening because my hands were getting a little beat up.
Next, I will install the “vent” window assembly. ... perhaps tomorrow.