Window Motor going out

[Go Horns!]

I thought my window regulator was done (it was), but the window is still going up and down slow. Cleaned the guide rails, so I'm thinking it is the window motor.

Has anyone used the Bosch motor? Are they OEM? I see them for $89, but found genuine BMW for $150 after shipping. The part number is 67628362063 in case anyone has other suggestions.

[Avetiso]

I have a used one if interested.

[alexandre]

Bosch is OEM. Did you grease the tracks or just clean them ?

[WOLFN8TR]

How can you tell if it's the window regulator or the switch itself? My window has been working fine, no issues whatsoever. I rolled it half way down this morning on the way to work then pulled up on the window switch to roll it up and the window goes all the down! I can hear a clicking noise when I try to roll it up coming from inside of the door. Also I noticed there seems to be a slight difference in the feel of the switches drivers vs passenger side. The passenger side has two points where you can feel it engage and the drivers switch only has one. Could the switch be bad?

[danewilson77]

Sounds like the cable came off the track. Getting it back on the track is a horrible, pathetic, miserable, unattainable goal.

I would just pop the door card off and check it out before procuring parts.

[Avetiso]

Sounds like the cable came off the track. Getting it back on the track is a horrible, pathetic, miserable, unattainable goal.

I would just pop the door card off and check it out before procuring parts.

+1 Window regulators are the one thing on my car that I won't try fixing lol. Just replace it and be done with it.

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[QC_ZHP]

My passenger window is starting to slow down a bit.....damnit.

[WOLFN8TR]

Well it turns out it's the Switch. I used the key to roll up the window and it worked fine, no strange noises. Got lucky!

[wsmeyer]

How can you tell if it's the window regulator or the switch itself? My window has been working fine, no issues whatsoever. I rolled it half way down this morning on the way to work then pulled up on the window switch to roll it up and the window goes all the down! I can hear a clicking noise when I try to roll it up coming from inside of the door. Also I noticed there seems to be a slight difference in the feel of the switches drivers vs passenger side. The passenger side has two points where you can feel it engage and the drivers switch only has one. Could the switch be bad?

Take it apart and check it out. They're pretty simple inside and it should be obvious what is wrong.

[WOLFN8TR]

Will do...

[WOLFN8TR]

Well here is what broke inside the switch. I tried glueing it but nothing holds.


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[wsmeyer]

I was going to guess one of the rubber pylons broke. It's ingenious how they designed them as there's only two wires going to each switch.

If we call them A&B then...

the first step up on the switch closes A, step two up then closes B so:

A = window up
A then B = window auto up

the first step down closes B, step two down then closes A so:
B = window down
B then A = window auto down

Without the resistance on the down pylon it always closes B first regardless of which direction you operate the switch.

[danewilson77]

Great sleuthing Wolfy.

Samsung Galaxy S5...

[WOLFN8TR]

Thanks Dane...