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Originally Posted by Clockwork
its not an issue of which is newer, but of design as they are different.
the white tabs ending in 1680 are $7USD (works out to be about $11 CAD at todays exchange) as opposed to the $1 black clip (ending in 4781).
Calgary BMW is selling those white clips (part ending in 1680) at $18 CAD and the black clips (which are same as front windows, ending in part number 4781) for $4 CAD.
holy crap.
I wont be buying till I have the door pannels off I guess.
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For my 2001 E53, those part numbers and colors are both correct, and the prices are about right. The ...1680 are for the rear windows, with one needed per window. The ... 4781 are for the front windows, with two needed per window. I think the ...4781 will fit in the rear, but they are slightly different size, and the 1680 is correct back there.
Regarding whether to try replacing the regulator clips (or "sliders") with the regulators in situ, I will advise that the effort to R+R the regulator once you have the panel off and the window disconnected, is relatively minor. And at least for the rear regulators, it took me a fair bit of wrestling and swearing to get the new regulator clips installed. Would have been FAR more difficult to try doing it with the regulators still installed.