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Had my rear glass release on my blazer quit working a couple years ago but never bothered to do anything with it other than get an estimate from a dealer to fix it. They quoted over $450. One of the filaments on a tail light burnt out and barely passed inspection last year(2 bulbs each side parking/stop) so I figured I'd better try to fix it before its due again. The geniuses at Chevy really pulled a boner on it. The actuator has a piece of plastic on it connecting the actuator itself to an arm that pulls over to release the glass and once that breaks you're screwed. The tailgate has to be down to take the cover off and the glass has to be up in order to get the tailgate down and the cover screws are on the side of the rear panel. And the tailgate has to be down to get the tail light off to change a bulb. Technically(even in the owners manual) your suppose to be able to use a screw driver and put through a slot behind the carpet in the tailgate cover to push the lock release but it doesn't work. Ended up taking a sawzall and cutting the tailgate cover on both sides of the hump that covers the lock mechanism and was able to push the lever with a finger to get it open ... I'll take a pic of that tomorrow ... but this is a pic of the actuator itself and the little $2.50 part that when it breaks your up the creek. What a pain in the arse.