Slider window assembly with cable guides

A slider window assembly for a vehicle, said slider window assembly comprising:

• a frame portion having an upper rail and a lower rail, wherein said lower rail comprises a channel portion;
• at least one fixed window panel that is fixed relative to said frame portion, said at least one fixed window panel defining an opening;
• a movable window panel that is movable along said upper rail and said lower rail, wherein said movable window panel is movable between a closed position, where said movable window panel is disposed at said opening, and an opened position, where said movable window panel is disposed at least partially along said at least one window panel;
• a carrier established at a lower portion of said movable window panel;
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• a guide element disposed at least partially along said channel portion and having a guide channel configured to receive said carrier therein;
• wherein said carrier is configured to move along said guide element in said channel portion of said lower rail;
• cable guides established at opposite ends of said lower rail and each cable guide configured to engage or receive a respective sheath of a cable assembly of a cable drive system, with a cable of said cable assembly being attached at a respective end of said carrier, whereby pulling at said cable imparts a movement of said carrier along said guide element and said lower rail;
• wherein each of said cable guides comprises a base portion and a guide element retaining portion extending from said base portion;
• wherein said cable guides are disposed in said channel portion and at respective ends of said guide element, and wherein said base portion is secured at said channel portion and wherein said guide element retaining portion is at least partially received in said guide channel of said guide element, and wherein said guide element retaining portions of said cable guides, when said base portions are secured relative to said channel portion, engage respective ends of said guide element to retain said guide element in said channel portion;
• and wherein said guide element comprises at least one tab element at an upper region of said guide channel to limit upward movement of said carrier when said carrier is received in said guide channel of said guide element.