Between work travel and cold weather I wasn't able to replace the rt rear window regulator which failed last month with a loud KRONCH after putting the window up at 80mph followed by the window falling into the door. I had a strong suction cup holding the window up for a few weeks after I took the door apart.

On disassembly the old one had mostly come apart and the so-called "repair kit" parts did not fit — I assume BMW used multiple OEMs for regulators? — so I ordered the whole thing for $40 off eBay. Never finished the job until today as it's a freakishly-warm Saturday for this time of year. Works great!

I dread pulling/replacing door cards. So many broken clips and mounts... and hot glue seems to work really well for sticking those back on, better than the black JB Weld I used on the driver's door card, which has to come off again along with the left rear to replace the vapor barriers (I found two good ones in the junkyard! but not for the right sides), check the regulator carriers for tight bolts, and replace the rear left DLA with the junkyard part I've had for over a year. It tested good.

Anyone ever figure out where that tiny orange LED goes in the door release area? I could not find an opening for it. Same with the other doors. So the insides are being uselessly illuminated...

After cleaning the IOC valve last month, no more "FUEL TRIM RICH" codes. That was becoming annoying af. One less annoyance.

Next: replace the brake light switch, which after reading about that looks like far more of a pain in the ass than it should be. Hope that gets rid of that brake switch implausibility code. Then the thermostat, although it does not run hot, because it too is throwing a code.

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