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Technically not today....
Saturday, I rolled into Grandma's driveway and she was outside on the front porch. So I rolled down the rear window so that my kids could wave at her. Roll the window back up and POP! The window doesn't move. My wife and my mother in law look at me like I've broken the window, why can't I make it go up? I can't, it's broken. 1 hour drive home with the wind blowing in my toddler's faces wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. Sunday, I know there is an E53 that is pretty fresh at the local pull your own parts yard so I go check it out at 8AM. 3 of the window regulators have already been removed, destroyed, and laying on the ground next to this X5. However the door is closed and locked for the door that I need. I purposely brought my power drill and some extra wire for this. I energized the vehicle with my Ryobi drill battery long enough to unlock the door and then get it opened. I popped the panel off and there was the regulator that I needed. pulled the plug off the regulator motor and used my drill battery trick again to power the window down so that I can line the bolt up with the window in the regulator track. 4 quick zaps from the 8 and 10 mm in my drill and out comes the regulator. Install was just as easy. I did notice some cracking in the plastic on the freshly installed regulator. This has me a little concerned that my fix may be temporary. Who knows it might last a few years and at $26 it isn't much of a gamble. I will probably be pulling a spare regular from the next junked X5 that I come across. |
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Nice.. I have 2 E53’s which mean 8 windows with possible failed regulators. I have a box of window spares including at least one regulator for each door and 6-8 of the plastic clips which break as often as the regulators do. I have fixed these windows so often I am thinking of keeping a set of clips and Tools to remove The door panel In the truck for on-the-road repairs.
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I was out of epoxy but I did manage to squirt a little super glue into the crack. It'll probably do nothing since it isn't fixtured but I made a small effort.
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I have replaced only one window regulator since buying new, driver's side. I have done nothing special to extend lifecycles though with Texas heat the air-conditioning is almost always in use.
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I noticed a failing rubber boot up front and have done nothing about it in the 15k miles I have driven. Have to put that closer to the top of the list. The alternator has been replaced. Now I can at least get around as this E53 one of my favorites to be the loose nut behind the wheel. I am about to perform a fuel pressure test as its experiencing a similar issue I have had in two other period BMW E39's. I have never done this test before but appears to be fairly straight forward. Any tips appreciated. I have a new OEM pump on hand to replace it with. If its anything like the E39 that has a new pump this M54 will run very nicely indeed. Thanks again Brad
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Funny you mention that, because when we left for a week-long camping trip last week, as we got on the highway towing the trailer, I asked my better half to roll down her window to adjust the towing mirror. Guess what didn't come back up. In a feat of unqualified success, I had the door taken apart and the window pulled back up in less than ten minutes in a parking lot! Disaster averted... but yes I may invest in some more spares so I can do field repairs. We almost only use this vehicle for towing during camping season.
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