Front Window Regulator Removal BMW E34 525i 535i M5

[@NobleCoward]

Thanks, this was very informative and helpful... now I just need to get my hands on another regulator to replace my current one.

[@bimmermerchant]

Glad we could help. Check out our website for bmw parts www.bimmermerchant.com

[@stevemcginley77]

If you punch out the center of the rivets it will drill out much easier. The center of the rivets are hardened.

[@bimmermerchant]

Thanks for sharing that information.

[@jalalaliyev3325]

Hello, the video is very useful. In my case, the window stuck in the closed position does not move down, even manually. When I push the button I hear how the motor energizes but it does not rotate. I tried manually to push the mechanism but had no success. At the end of the worm gear 1/4 female square drive, I believed it was for manual intervention. I tried to from it but again had no success. My question is, is there any trick to unlock the window from its position without removing the whole mechanism? I am thinking that if I could move a window even half of an inch down, maybe the mechanism will work.

[@bimmermerchant]

Unfortunately we haven’t experienced this issue, let us know how you solve this issue

[@jalalaliyev3325]

Hello, I removed the door card and started to drill out the rivets. When I removed 3 rivets, the mechanism released and the window started to move! The problem is solved!

[@valiantred4]

What size drill bits did you use?

[@riley_s6928]

Do you need to take the door off the car entirely to do this or can you just remove the panel?

[@chopemup2]

My window goes down but it struggles to come back up. When I took a look at it the sliders were broken. Do I have to remove the rivet bolts to put new sliders on?

[@bimmermerchant]

chopemup2 Don't think you have to remove rivets, replacing plastic holders would be all you need to replace.

[@grapher10000]

+bimmermerchant I think you need to remove the rivets because its hard to get to the plastic slider bushings without removing the rivets.

[@carreteras101]

thank you. very helpful.

[@ramiel555]

first of all, this is really helpful, and I definitely appreciate it, I'm not really very good at this stuff, and my window crapped out a little bit back, so this helped me get it PARTIALLY fixed, but.....I was wondering how to take off the window motor. I know there's 3 screws attaching it to the regulator, but one of them is covered by the gear, and I don't know how the HELL I'm supposed to get to it. I guess I can just order a combo piece, but I've already got the new motor, so.....anyway, any help would be very much appreciated-I'm about to the point of 'fixing' it with a hammer >.

[@bimmermerchant]

+ramiel555 You made a great point. That is one main reason why we sell the regulator with motor complete because removing motor from regulator is not a simple process because of all the gears inside the motor. Our best recommendation would be returning motor you bought and buying a complete unit. Even if you are able to install the motor, it won't work the same and break within a couple weeks. Hope that helps

[@ابراهيمالاسدي-خ7ذ]

Good

[@bimmermerchant]

Thanks