# 1988 buick Park Avenue Window Regulator

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1988-buick-park-avenue-window-regulator/56325>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** parkingbrakes, buick\
**Created:** [October 13, 2010, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1988-buick-park-avenue-window-regulator/56325 "2010-10-13T15:43:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![redhairedboy52](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/87869e/32.png) [@redhairedboy52](https://community.cartalk.com/u/redhairedboy52)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1988-buick-park-avenue-window-regulator/56325/1 "2010-10-13T15:43:59Z")

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The front power windows keep breaking “guide kits”. (Vehicle never been in wreck)How come?  
  
 Thanks, Brad

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**Author:** ![redhairedboy52](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/87869e/32.png) [@redhairedboy52](https://community.cartalk.com/u/redhairedboy52)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1988-buick-park-avenue-window-regulator/56325/2 "2010-10-14T13:38:08Z")

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In bad form, a one time bump hoping for suggestions on a fix. Thanks

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**Author:** ![bobby\_b](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d26b3c/32.png) [@bobby\_b](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bobby_b)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2010, 5:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1988-buick-park-avenue-window-regulator/56325/3 "2010-12-22T05:50:42Z")

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Maybe too late, but I’ll try anyway:

Geometry.

The Park Avenues from 1994-99 (you said “1988”, so this might not apply to yours) had a poorly-designed rail set that did not correctly match the window curvature. If you take your door panel off and watch the window travel up and down, you can see the entire track assembly straining in and out as it raises and lowers the glass.