driver window won't roll up !?$#
 

Things just won't stop breaking on my X :) Rolled my driver side window down all the way and heard a strange sound. Now it won't roll back up. Is this for sure the regulator? I have read a lot about these breaking. It seems like it is trying to roll up, could it just be stuck (like fallen off track)?

So now i have two jacked up windows, one that i cannot roll up (driver) and one (passenger) that if i roll down and back up comes up sideways because the little plastic clip broke.

Where can I get these parts for less $$? I am just going to fix both of them myself.

Sounds like window regulators on both sides. My X had three regulators in 6 months replaced by the previous owner.

I feel your pain, I was just into both front doors last week to replace a broken door handle on the driver's side and a broken lock actuator on the passenger side.

Try Crevier BMW for the parts. they have a website and good pricing. Don't know of any other place to get regulators other than a dealer.

well the passenger side rolls up just sideways because one of the clips that holds the window broke off. And I wonder if the driver side one is just stuck.

Regulator, same thing happened to me Thursday

Is there not a cable-tie repair for the stupid plastic clip?
Found it!

http://kordless.blogspot.com/2005/03...ow-repair.html

you da man! gonna go order a regulator now, ugh.

pics are dead in that pic but I get the general idea here.

You're not a true X5 owner until you've had at least one window regulator go out on 'ya. Welcome to the club. :D

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$165 bucks!? Is that a good price? My buddy got his replaced in is '99 3 series for $89 for the part and like $125 labor or so.

What about these ebay ones:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1-NEW...spagenameZWDVW

or

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/RH-FR...spagenameZWDVW

i had the same problem with my 4.8is a year later when i got it the back window fell i heard a strange sound as well. months later the other back window fell too. i got it fixed with the warranty it ruined my tented windows though.

ok so is ebay a BAD idea? I emailed the seller to see if those are OE or not (which might not be a bad thing if they are not since they consistently seem to fail). My pops told me the LH front (driver) window has had this problem 3 times before and LH front (passenger) window twice. I have also heard they seem to fail at the same time due to age wear and tear, etc...

I think I am going to buy this one even though it is not OEM:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tchlink:top:us

You can get an OEM one from Morristown BMW for about the same price.

same thing happened to my X5 last week, had it remplaced under the CPO Wa.

Same thing happened to me. I thought that it was the regulator - bought one - then took the door apart and foun that the clip holding the winodw and regulator were broken - wen to the stealer and paid 1.00 a piece. All is well now.

Here is the clip that breaks.

84 bones shipped? I would rather use OEM i guess, they should be emailing me a quote tomorrow.

hmm the passenger side is def something related to clips it appears, but i don't see how the driver side one is. It only comes up a couple centimeters than quits. I guess I should take the door panel off and take a look before i go buying a regulator.

Crevier shipped me OEM rear regulators for about $68.00 plus shipping. OEM Front regulators from Crevier were about $90.00 plus shipping if I recall my previous order correctly.

umm, i searched on their site here and the price is $165.75 for front RH regulator. Where do you see them for $90.00 ?

Skip their website, shoot an email to Junior Cesena ([email protected]). Checking my emails, I ordered Front Left and Front Right regulators from them for my 2002 4.4i in November 2006 for $96.00 each. Perhaps their prices have gone up dramatically, but I don't see why that would be the case.

Good luck!

cool, will do.

He's no longer in the parts department, left a message with them. Thinking I might just get the part off ebay.

Is this part supposed to include the motor or not?

indy mech quoted me like 184 for the regulator and like 1 hour of labor to replace it. Crevier has not responded to my emails or voicemails about the part, I verified the one on ebay does come with the motor assembly. Think I am going to order it tomorrow.

They quoted me an hour of labor for the passenger window which needs a clip.