Originally Posted by SNOWti  I fixed my windows, one by myself after the first try of a BMW tech who found my plastic window guides, the little part that serves to hold the window and slide in the guides replaced them with fresh ones. But the window caved in again, so I looked at it closely myself, I learned the problem specific to my window and how to tackle it, but I tell ya, its work, be careful, there's a lot of gears and bars to get your hand or arm caught in as you're testing the window up and down. Take your time, have someone spot help you too if you can find it.
My problem quickly - my ti had accident damage to the driver side door, one of the bars that lifts the glass was slightly bent I think. You could hear a snappy, click sound when the window was raised and lowered. I realized after closely analyzing the problem that there's this rivet on the regulator, those flower-y rivets, I cant think of a better way to describe it, was catching(!) the arm, which I think was the left lifter arm as it went up!
So I had to use big tools and some muscle and bend the arms straight again so as the arms to not catch on that rivet. I could see marks on the arm and rivet, then I noticed on the regulator brace there was a crack that had appeared from the pressure and power of when those parts would catch. I had to have a body shop weld it strong again, but the dumbasssess didnt cover or lift the window and I got a few pits from the weld sparks. Idiots! That gets me angry, I didnt think anything like that would happen,, they should have known better. Watch non-speaking people do work, they do work with their feet.
Anyway, it was a battle of sorts. On my passenger side window, about a week later, it fell in. This time I knew what to do and opened it all up quickly. I had opened it up and realized that the window GREASE - lithium grease had become almost like cement and that from the pressure, the white plastic window guide part had broken, bought fresh ones from the dealer about 15 or so dollars. I then had to scrape the old caked stuff off, clean it all up and apply fresh grease and also work on the arm straightening a bit. I lost my door bolt, such a hard bolt to find again, I may have to dealer find it. I ask junk dismantlers, they dont know shh.
Sorry about my attitude but some of these problems are a painful reminder of the seller who sold me my first ti. On the other hand, I feel good about fixing it myself, its not perfect, both windows have a slight ping when they go up and the driver side doesnt have the inner felt guide which is something I need eventually.
Hope my experience helps diagnosing anyones problems, yours may be entirely different, but may serve as a sort of checklist reference if anything. |
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