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BMW will never learn from Volvo. For those reading this thread, there are 2 distinct modes of failure: 1. The famous plastic clips (a few-dollar fix), well documented in forum. 2. The WR itself, pulleys break, cable mangled etc. In this situation the question is OEM vs aftermarket. - OEM for LF 51338254911 is $185 at dealer. - Aftermarket includes URO, Dorman. I recently saw VDO for $95 (probably part of Siemens) but I do not know VDO reliability.
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If you ever have to replace an e53 regulator... I'd buy a used OEM regulator w/ or w/o motor and add new clips and sliders to it, plus the "zip tie" mod for good measure. All in should be ~ $50 and will most likely never have to mess with that regulator again. New sliders and clips pro-actively will almost always prevent failure of the regulator.
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I should clarify the Volvo scissor system.
When it fails, it is just the $5 plastic slider clip x2. So $10 later, the Volvo window works again. The scissor system is very robust. The problem with the BMW plastic pulley and cable system is that: while it saves a few grams in weight, it is a flimsy system that fails frequently.
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