» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | | 04-05-2005, 09:47 PM | #1 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Springfield, Va Posts: 164 | stupid window problem I know this is a common problem in e36's, but I have the same one. I did the recommended solution, replacing the white plastic connectors from the regulator to the window, and my window is still not closing right! It also jiggles alot when its all the way down, and it will fall off the track if I close it with the window down. I changed the plastic connectors, regreased the slider tracks with white lithium, and it didnt help at all - I can close the window if I move it up slight amounts at a time and pull the window back towards the back of my car - if I just push it straight up the plastic connector pops off the track and i have to take the door panel off again! I was thinking I had a bent regulator arm, since when I roll the window down at full speed, it pops (or catches on something) about 5/6 of the way down but then keeps going. If this is the case (I hope its not) then how much would it cost to replace one regulator arm? | | | 04-05-2005, 11:26 PM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 120 | you are right, you do have bent reg. arms. when you roll it down it catches on a little gold colored bolt that i think holds the window motor fastened, you can bend them, but their is no guarantee that it will work permenantly. __________________ 95' black 318i fogged airbox, understeer SSK, euro clear corners, blacked out kidney grill, custom (black) painted side skirts and bumpers, PBR brake pads, zimmerman rotors, | | | 04-06-2005, 06:27 AM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Colyumbia S.C. Posts: 101 | you have to buy the whole regulator and get new clips. Make sure the tracks on each end are not bent and soak the tracks with SILICON SPRAY. | | | 04-09-2005, 10:45 PM | #4 | Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 23 | I kinda have that problem...my window only goes down an inch everytime you hit the button. i though it was becaue it was being caught bu ti think it might be the motor. What do you guys think, should i just buy a new motor? or will teh plastic connectors do the trick. thanks for your help | | | 04-12-2005, 03:00 AM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Springfield, Va Posts: 164 | Oooh actually I found out when playing around with the motor and connections, that there are 2 power connectors to the motor. One provides all power, and the other seems to only let teh window go down an inch or so at a time, like you said. I'd say thats your problem, open up your door and see if the connector to the motor is slightly disconnected, or completely disconnected. The bottom bigger one provides power, the other one is the one-touch thing. Hopefully its not broken or damaged and you can get it plugged in again. | | | 04-12-2005, 06:44 AM | #6 | Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: ALHAMBRA Posts: 21 | about your window falling off when the window is down your window is not squared if you open your door card there is a slot in the bolt that is closest to the door jamb the arm can be pushed up or down or left in the middle make sure when you find the right spot that its tight __________________ 1995 HELLROT CLUB SPORT BMW!!!!!!!!!! | | | 11-21-2005, 08:23 AM | #7 | Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1 | i recently purchased the 318ti, i had a problem with my window i got it fixed but now my interior door handle is broken and i cant seen to find any website that has replacements. if any body has any info plz pass it on. | | | 11-28-2005, 03:46 PM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 108 | ^^Dealership.. wasn't too much, and was a quick 5 minute install... __________________ http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...ata/bmwsig.jpg '95 Hellrot Red 318ti • 18x8" E46 M3 Chromes • Eagle F1 GS-D3 (225/35/18) • Cosmo Racing CAI • Sony CDX-M800 Headunit • MTX Thunder 8000 Subwoofer • Audiobahn A8000T Amp • MTX Sledgehammer 12" Ported Box | | | 12-06-2005, 03:08 AM | #9 | Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 1 | Passenger Window Problem Again, like many of you, my window also stopped rolling down. I opened up the door panel and was in no suprise to see that my regulator arms were bent as *^^%. Now does any one have any recommendations on how i should get this fixed? Shall i buy a new regulator, or bend the arms back into place??????? Thanks bimmer lovers!!!!! Green 95 ti | | | 12-06-2005, 04:51 AM | #10 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 | If you bend it back, it will fail fairly quickly. Decent short-term solution though. It's best to replace the entire thing, and use nuts instead of rivets. __________________ I scream, you scream, we all scream for ZOMBIES. | | | 12-06-2005, 05:32 AM | #11 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: tailgating your slow ass Posts: 518 | How much does the dealer cost to replace it? | | | 12-06-2005, 05:33 AM | #12 | aka Stabby Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mead, CO Posts: 5,336 | Quote: Originally Posted by aceyx If you bend it back, it will fail fairly quickly. Decent short-term solution though. It's best to replace the entire thing, and use nuts instead of rivets. | i haven't looked at the regulators closely so i'll ask this out of ignorance and as a possible cheaper fix: can the arms of the regulator be strengthened in any way? __________________ 1996 318ti, California package, 267k miles current mods: bilstein sports, bavauto springs, e30 m3 LCABs, solid metal ball joints, bavauto RSMs w/reinforcements, e30 3.73 LSD & halfshafts, supersprint cat-back exhaust, turner rear sway bar reinforcements, IE poly subframe & RTABs + camber/toe kits, powdercoated e36 32x front calipers, sport mirrors, H&R 28mmF/19mmR sway bars, x-brace, auto solutions SSK w/poly bushing upgrade, BMW CD43 head unit, DICE HD Radio w/iPod integration and "stealth" HD antenna, staggered style 68s, orange electronic TPMS, leather arm rest, JT Designs metal undertray acquired and awaiting install: heated seat kit, cali top switch relo, lumbar support kit, park distance control kit, heated washer nozzle kit, m-coupe rear subframe, trailing arms, differential, and halfshafts, m-coupe front/rear brakes with master cylinder, under hood light kit, mud flaps, rear sun blind, auto-dimming rear view mirror, tilt steering wheel retrofit, apexcone 5000K HIDs with 55W ballasts 2002 X5 4.4 Sport Package, 53.5k miles Current Mods: e46 m3 steering wheel | | | 12-06-2005, 05:59 AM | #13 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 | I've thought about this: and I'm not sure if it's a good idea or not. If the regulators were reinforced (you could easily weld on some alumin(i)um to make a box-frame) you might have a problem with the window then creasing the door tracks, or burning out the motor. I did look into retrofitting it with the E46 cable-type window guides, but I decided that's not a project I want to take up. __________________ I scream, you scream, we all scream for ZOMBIES. | | | 12-06-2005, 06:25 AM | #14 | aka Stabby Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mead, CO Posts: 5,336 | hmmmm ... so what starts to go wrong that causes the regulator to end up getting bent? we need some good root-cause analysis to determine the weak point and then a possible course of action. __________________ 1996 318ti, California package, 267k miles current mods: bilstein sports, bavauto springs, e30 m3 LCABs, solid metal ball joints, bavauto RSMs w/reinforcements, e30 3.73 LSD & halfshafts, supersprint cat-back exhaust, turner rear sway bar reinforcements, IE poly subframe & RTABs + camber/toe kits, powdercoated e36 32x front calipers, sport mirrors, H&R 28mmF/19mmR sway bars, x-brace, auto solutions SSK w/poly bushing upgrade, BMW CD43 head unit, DICE HD Radio w/iPod integration and "stealth" HD antenna, staggered style 68s, orange electronic TPMS, leather arm rest, JT Designs metal undertray acquired and awaiting install: heated seat kit, cali top switch relo, lumbar support kit, park distance control kit, heated washer nozzle kit, m-coupe rear subframe, trailing arms, differential, and halfshafts, m-coupe front/rear brakes with master cylinder, under hood light kit, mud flaps, rear sun blind, auto-dimming rear view mirror, tilt steering wheel retrofit, apexcone 5000K HIDs with 55W ballasts 2002 X5 4.4 Sport Package, 53.5k miles Current Mods: e46 m3 steering wheel | | | 12-06-2005, 07:06 AM | #15 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 | Actually, it might not be a half-bad idea. The problem is that the window glass is too heavy for the regulator, since the ti uses sedan regulators, but the glass is near the size of coupe glass. The question is, how much reinforcement is necessary? The problem that I see is that the regulator is trying to lift from the wrong points, e.g. too near-center. This allows the glass to pivot either forward or back, getting it stuck, and then the regulator binds (and bends). If there were a way to extend the regulator arms (and strengthen them for the increased load from leverage) and somehow change the max and min articulation of the arms, you might have a solution. But I'm content to just deal with it for now. __________________ I scream, you scream, we all scream for ZOMBIES. | | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |