[austinporsche]

The window drop behavior I described in my original post came back, this time on both the inner and outer door handles.

When either the inner or outer handle was pulled the window would drop, but then upon release, the window would go back up.

Assuming this points to the latch-lock actuator and before jumping back into the door itself, I stuck a straw into latch-catch and sprayed some silicon up there.

Both inner and outer door handles now work as they should:

A window drop upon pulling the handle;
When the handle is released, the window stays dropped; and
When the door is closed, the window goes up and closes the gap

let's see if a little lubrication stick, I provide an update on this thread from time-to-time.