Knock on wood, but so far I've only had one window fall, on my wife's '08 Cobalt, that was being worked on (but had been sitting un-driven for almost three years). the window that fell was bathed by the western sun, so perhaps that made the clips more brittle? I dunno, but my '04 Chevy 2500HD sits in the same western sun placement (however the windows are manual, if that makes a difference), and have rarely if ever been opened.

My X5 sits with the driver's (LHD) window facing the western sun, so though I NEVER roll it up or down, maybe someday it might lower itself. In that case, I'd like to have a quick-fix to raise and hold the window in the up-position, if I'm away from home.

Maybe a 2x4 cut to the correct length, or some sort of mini-jack or spreader tool that would fit inside the door cavity? if anyone has ever done that, what did you use? i don't want to tear off my door card to measure (my driver's door card is barely holding on, and has Gorilla Tape helping it, so I'd like not to mess with it).

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01 BMW X5 E53,3.0i-5L40E, 7/13/01
topas-blau,Leder-grau,"resto-project car"

Here:
14 Lexus ES350,3.5L-U660E
09 HHR Panel,2.2L-4T45E
04 Chevy 2500HD,6.0L-4L80E
98 GMC Sierra 1500,5.7L-4L60E

Gone:
66 Chevelle Malibu 2dr ht.,327>441c.i.-TH350>PGlide/transbrake
08 Cobalt Coupe,2.2L-4T45E
69 & 75 C10s,350c.i.-TH350
86 S10,2.8L-700R4
73 Volvo 142,2.0L-MT4
72 & 73 VW SuperBeetles,1.6l-MT4
64 VW,1.2l-MT4
67 Dodge Monaco 500 2dr ht.,383c.i.-A727
56 Chevy 210 4dr,265c.i.-PGlide