» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | | 12-03-2008, 11:12 PM | #181 | Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CT. Posts: 29 | sounds like your in good shape, as long as you didnt bend the regulator at all. Just know that you might be doing it again, depending on how long you keep the car. Mine lasted about a year in the Ti, My windows in the 330ci are clicking and the sunroof wont close properly, and my 328 driver window doesnt work due to a bad motor.lol your not alone. | | | 12-04-2008, 12:02 AM | #182 | That's not Millpoint Blue Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: BNA Posts: 3,161 | Once I got both door panels off so I could compare the two mechanisms, all appears to be OK. I could tell that the drivers side had been replaced because it had 4 bolts where the passenger side had still had rivets. Another clue that it had been replaced was the drill bit fragment, and what looks like rivet fragments hiding in the bottom of the door. LOL The only "unusual" thing I spotted was that on the driver door (the one that dropped) the rear guide track lining had slid down about 4-5 inches. I don't know if that was the cause of the problem, or happened when the glass fell. So, I slid that back into place, cleaned out the aluminum channels a little, and added a bit of teflon bearing grease that I had lying around. I also ordered 4 of the plastic sliders from Tisher @ $2.32 each. The local dealer wanted $9 each! No wonder he had "a drawer full of them." LOL I'll replace the 2 sliders on the driver door and put the panel back on later. I got lucky with the door panels too, only one came off of the panel, one is loose, and none were broken. :-) __________________ Real men know how to SEARCH! THIS IS A MILLPOINT BLUE INTERIOR Mods 'n' stuff: Star Spoke 43 wheels - X-Brace - Mason Engineering front strut brace - CF gauge overlay - ZHP shifter knob - Racing Dynamics cat-back - Doubled brake lights - M-tech rear spoiler From Page 68 of the 1997 Owners Manual: "Vehicles equipped with ASC+T remain subject to the laws of physics." | | | 12-04-2008, 12:35 AM | #183 | Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CT. Posts: 29 | nice job. Im sure you did this anyway , but I would make sure those bolts holding on the regulator are nice and tight before you button it back up. Isnt that kind of a crappy design? I have to remove the stock rivets in order to replace my motor on the 328 !@#$%! | | | 12-04-2008, 05:13 AM | #184 | That's not Millpoint Blue Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: BNA Posts: 3,161 | Yep... I tightened the 4 bolts and they were all pretty snug. I haven't put the panel back on the drivers side yet... it'll probably be next week, after the sliders arrive. I just thought of something... I could try to get some photos while the door panel is off. Any requests? __________________ Real men know how to SEARCH! THIS IS A MILLPOINT BLUE INTERIOR Mods 'n' stuff: Star Spoke 43 wheels - X-Brace - Mason Engineering front strut brace - CF gauge overlay - ZHP shifter knob - Racing Dynamics cat-back - Doubled brake lights - M-tech rear spoiler From Page 68 of the 1997 Owners Manual: "Vehicles equipped with ASC+T remain subject to the laws of physics." | | | 11-06-2009, 01:11 AM | #185 | Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Redondo Beach.CA Posts: 24 | So it looks like this just happened to me the other day on the way home from work... Rolled the windows down when I was leaving and heard sort of a scraping noise as the window was going down. When I was almost home and tried rolling the windows up same thing and about halfway up there was a pop and the window was crooked. As far as I know the glass itself is still intact and the motor is ok.... Im trying to take a look at it myself following http://www.understeer.com/window.shtml but Im having trouble even taking off the door panel. The cheapest estimate just to take a look at it has been $80 which I really want to avoid. I wish I was as good with cars as I am with computers. Anyway I was hoping I could get a little advice on what to do next. I wish I knew what I was doing but frankly Im a bit scared that Im going to break something if I just dive into it. | | | 11-06-2009, 03:19 AM | #186 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 | __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | 04-26-2010, 03:57 AM | #187 | Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: cherry hill nj Posts: 2 | window same with my car i pop my door off and fix my window about twice a week.. freakin drive threws man.. i need a window! atleast now i see its not just my car that has the problem | | | 07-08-2010, 01:10 AM | #188 | Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: new york Posts: 5 | lmao same thing here and i still havent fixed it | | | 07-08-2010, 05:05 AM | #189 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 | Hmmm... Please allow me to repeat myself... http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthread.php?t=20666 The answer to your window problems... Again.. __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | 10-17-2010, 08:25 AM | #190 | Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Binghamton Newyork Posts: 5 | When i purchased my 318ti the guy at the used car dealership said it was the only thing he had to replace besides a routine tune up. It only took 8 months for the window to go off track again. I think im gonna avoid the easy route and save some cash perhaps and fix it myself. | | | 01-18-2011, 07:29 PM | #191 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Georgia Posts: 595 | I am getting fed up with the window coming off track like every month on my daugter's ti. The previous owner just left the window off the track for a long time before I got it. It looks like the window regulator is bent and not lined up properly. I may have to go back in there for the 3rd time when she comes home with the ti I already have a new set of sliders so I am hoping I can straighten the regulator arms and fix this problem for good. __________________ 1996 Ti 280k miles and still going.... 1993 964 - holding on to this one 2001 Burban, 240k miles 2018 Suburban Z71 | | | 01-18-2011, 08:28 PM | #192 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: TX Posts: 140 | The failure is probably best characterized as "regulator arm bending" rather than "regulator failure." I reset my windows 3-4 times before finally bending the arms straight, which fixed the problem for good -- never replaced the regulators themselves. Good luck. __________________ - '96 Alpinweiß active - 190k mi - CF hood (actually painted), HAI, Bilstein Sports, X-brace, Failed Window Regulator Tint Mod '79 VW Rabbit TD L - Project soon to be 1.9 TDI | | | 01-18-2011, 10:10 PM | #193 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Georgia Posts: 595 | Quote: Originally Posted by drrty byl The failure is probably best characterized as "regulator arm bending" rather than "regulator failure." I reset my windows 3-4 times before finally bending the arms straight, which fixed the problem for good -- never replaced the regulators themselves. Good luck. | Did you have to pull out the regulator or you just straightened them in place? Thanks. __________________ 1996 Ti 280k miles and still going.... 1993 964 - holding on to this one 2001 Burban, 240k miles 2018 Suburban Z71 | | | 01-19-2011, 01:31 AM | #194 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Georgia Posts: 595 | nevermind, cooljess has a good writeup. __________________ 1996 Ti 280k miles and still going.... 1993 964 - holding on to this one 2001 Burban, 240k miles 2018 Suburban Z71 | | | 01-19-2011, 04:02 AM | #195 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Auburn, Alabama Posts: 206 | Re-post ninja's, get at me if you will. This is a common problem with the E36. There are plastic pieces that slide in channels on the window that allows the regulator to push the window up. While the window moves up or down, the lubricant in the slides after so many years becomes pasty instead of slick. The plastic slides break, the regulator arm drops, possibly bending your regulator arms, your window channels, maybe even dropping your window in the door. The door panel isn't too difficult compared to some of the cars I see at work. If you do plan to fix it, order the new slides, find some di-electric or bearing grease and lube the channels before you put the new slides in. I've already fixed one side that had the plastic pieces break in a drive thru at the bank(which had to be the best time for it to break). I will be lubing up the other side here shortly. | | | | | 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 | | | |