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    Replacing Driver's Side Door Window

    I've been having a little trouble replacing the driver's side door window in my '91 318is. I've got the correct glass -- the old glass exploded, so it was easy enough to remove the old window -- but I cannot figure out the trick to get the window guides on the regulator's rollers.

    The Bentley procedure looks to be for an early model (I don't have bolts for the glass on the regulator's arm). It looks like the two rollers sit inside the guides attached to the window. My problem is that I can get either roller on, but not both -- I'm not sure of the trick or if I'm missing a step that would make this easier.

    Have any of you had experience with changing the window? How'd you get the new one in? Some of the posts I've found suggested unbolting the motor, but that doesn't sound like it would work unless I had the whole unit out of the car.

    Any help would be greatly appreciated.
    The BMW 318 is back. With a vengeance.

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    Holy fuck, he is alive.
    BimmerHeads
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      Originally posted by MR 325 View Post
      Holy fuck, he is alive.
      Shhh... ;)

      I also figured it out -- In case anyone needs to know, unbolt the right arm from the LEFT side of the door. You can then freely move that arm. I just got the window in the back guide/roller, and I tilted it forward until I could get the window in there. Smooth as buttah now.
      The BMW 318 is back. With a vengeance.

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