AMC Diplomat
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Well, I went ahead and did a silly thing but maybe someone can find this useful.
The power windows in my Diplomat were all toast. One was held up with a bolt tapped through the track/guide. Another with a block of wood. Seeing as I'd have to remove the regulators to change the motors anyways, the price of window motors, and that not all of the switches worked I decided to convert the car to manual windows.
I got the regulators for $20 apiece from a junkyard and soaked them in evaporust![20230125_182654.jpg 20230125_182654.jpg](https://www.forfmjbodiesonly.com/classicmopar/data/attachments/47/47931-d63bb594e597c0116165fdf070075289.jpg)
![20230126_184039.jpg 20230126_184039.jpg](https://www.forfmjbodiesonly.com/classicmopar/data/attachments/47/47932-23dbd001a871b56dfac260eac3830e84.jpg)
The interior of this car is rough. The front seats are broken, A pillar trim is a disaster and some genius installed a new dash and when he did, he broke the duct work for the vents. I picked up a green set of seats that came with door cards. The color mismatch doesn't bother me
I removed the door card. These cards were held in with self taping screws instead of clips. Strange but it works I guess![20230214_142314.jpg 20230214_142314.jpg](https://www.forfmjbodiesonly.com/classicmopar/data/attachments/47/47926-497debadcb45c20eaddf8dbe50c77c2c.jpg)
Used an oscillating saw to cut the rivets on the power regulator. The window I held up with zip ties so it wouldn't drop when the rivets were cut. The service manual recommends lowering the window slightly. This makes it easier but I managed to do the passenger side with the window stuck.
![20230214_142758.jpg 20230214_142758.jpg](https://www.forfmjbodiesonly.com/classicmopar/data/attachments/47/47927-83924f6b0524af654f19d7c103b86c93.jpg)
I rerouted the mirror control and painted where I scratched it up. I was surprised to find the hole for the mirror adjuster in the correct spot.
![20230214_150058.jpg 20230214_150058.jpg](https://www.forfmjbodiesonly.com/classicmopar/data/attachments/47/47928-ebace249cd24a476c3769e9d5c20ae31.jpg)
Then I installed the manual regulator which is rotated counter clockwise from where the power regulator goes. All the holes were already there.![20230214_152818.jpg 20230214_152818.jpg](https://www.forfmjbodiesonly.com/classicmopar/data/attachments/47/47929-a750e6a5da9cc39b35d2cb7ad2f9d49c.jpg)
Then slapped on the new to me door card
![20230214_160412.jpg 20230214_160412.jpg](https://www.forfmjbodiesonly.com/classicmopar/data/attachments/47/47930-ada22de558d217491b8e24f508a1c1ac.jpg)
The power windows in my Diplomat were all toast. One was held up with a bolt tapped through the track/guide. Another with a block of wood. Seeing as I'd have to remove the regulators to change the motors anyways, the price of window motors, and that not all of the switches worked I decided to convert the car to manual windows.
I got the regulators for $20 apiece from a junkyard and soaked them in evaporust
![20230125_182654.jpg 20230125_182654.jpg](https://www.forfmjbodiesonly.com/classicmopar/data/attachments/47/47931-d63bb594e597c0116165fdf070075289.jpg)
![20230126_184039.jpg 20230126_184039.jpg](https://www.forfmjbodiesonly.com/classicmopar/data/attachments/47/47932-23dbd001a871b56dfac260eac3830e84.jpg)
The interior of this car is rough. The front seats are broken, A pillar trim is a disaster and some genius installed a new dash and when he did, he broke the duct work for the vents. I picked up a green set of seats that came with door cards. The color mismatch doesn't bother me
I removed the door card. These cards were held in with self taping screws instead of clips. Strange but it works I guess
![20230214_142314.jpg 20230214_142314.jpg](https://www.forfmjbodiesonly.com/classicmopar/data/attachments/47/47926-497debadcb45c20eaddf8dbe50c77c2c.jpg)
Used an oscillating saw to cut the rivets on the power regulator. The window I held up with zip ties so it wouldn't drop when the rivets were cut. The service manual recommends lowering the window slightly. This makes it easier but I managed to do the passenger side with the window stuck.
![20230214_142758.jpg 20230214_142758.jpg](https://www.forfmjbodiesonly.com/classicmopar/data/attachments/47/47927-83924f6b0524af654f19d7c103b86c93.jpg)
I rerouted the mirror control and painted where I scratched it up. I was surprised to find the hole for the mirror adjuster in the correct spot.
![20230214_150058.jpg 20230214_150058.jpg](https://www.forfmjbodiesonly.com/classicmopar/data/attachments/47/47928-ebace249cd24a476c3769e9d5c20ae31.jpg)
Then I installed the manual regulator which is rotated counter clockwise from where the power regulator goes. All the holes were already there.
![20230214_152818.jpg 20230214_152818.jpg](https://www.forfmjbodiesonly.com/classicmopar/data/attachments/47/47929-a750e6a5da9cc39b35d2cb7ad2f9d49c.jpg)
Then slapped on the new to me door card
![20230214_160412.jpg 20230214_160412.jpg](https://www.forfmjbodiesonly.com/classicmopar/data/attachments/47/47930-ada22de558d217491b8e24f508a1c1ac.jpg)