Jeep / Dodge window regulator fix / repair

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Here is a part fix for the known problematic window regulators on Jeep, Dodge, and anything that uses similar plastic window regulators that hold the cables. I will be putting a video on youtube showing how to install it after I finish editing it. It's fairly straight forward though. The only thing you will need to do aside from printing this is have a cotter pin to hold it in place and use a dremel or something to remove the metal tabs when you remove the plastic piece that the cables attach to. The cotter pin needs go through the block, out far enough to splay the ends, and them still contact the metal. You will need a good material to do this or it will just break again. DON'T use: ABS, PLA, PETG, PET+, or anything with similar material properties. Ones I would recommend are: PCMAX, Taulman 910, maybe Taulman 645 at the low end. Some of the other strong Taulman nylons may work or anything with similar material properties. At least for a while. The one I printed in PCMAX has yet to fail and it's been about 6 months. I will also be selling another version on shapeways because the process and material is stronger than you can achieve on a 3d printer. It's also still fairly inexpensive. The ones I printed from shapeways have not failed except one which was my first design. The other 2 that I am using have been good for the last 7 years and were from my second design which is what this one is based off (first one had a different mounting configuration and wasn't nearly as strong). It still took about 5 years for it to break and with the new design I'm expecting it to outlast the motors.