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Originally Posted by sunny5280
I'm not sure I agree with this. From the amount of reading I've done on the various BMW forums it doesn't appear BMW corrects problem areas in later years of the same model. Window regulators are a prime example. To my knowledge BMW didn't re-engineer the part in later versions of the vehicle. It seems most all of the issues that existed in the first version exist in the last version of any given model. Or am I wrong?
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Just because the design of the window regulator hasn't changed, doesn't mean that a lot of the first-year niggling issues were addressed. Statistically, models later in the production cycle are more reliable, even if they aren't perfect. Same with all manufacturers, but particularly true with BMW given the complexity of their engineering solutions.
And if you want to improve your chances with window regulators, don't slam the doors with the windows all the way down, the glass isn't properly supported by the guide track in that case. Raise them a couple of inches.
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