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Originally Posted by steamship
am I right in thinking that the subframe contains the window and window frame, the door stays attached to the car and that the alignment is to the window frame after refitting?
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Correct.
Sean I had a rear door subframe off a while back to replace the winder mechanism which had a shattered pulley, it's not that difficult.
(Bought a replacement frame from our sponsors and swapped glass, motor etc. over)
Beware losing the tricky little "thingy" on the door pull cable though! 
Alignment on the other hand I'm not sure about, I didn't have any instructions to follow.
It seemed easy (there's only 4 bolts) but after it was all done and all the window seals looked good I noticed the bottom of the door was misaligned at the rear. 
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions, ski hatch retrofit; extended leather. Aftermarket DVB-T, reversing camera and full XCarlink (Bluetooth etc.).
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! 
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. AgateGrey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course.  (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon, Auto-dim mirror, Leather, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
Last edited by HPsauce; 5th December 2020 at 03:01 PM.
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