Re: e-36 window funkiness

[JHahn22@xxxxxxx]

Alex, 
You are the Man!  Holding down the window-up button for 30 seconds worked 
like a charm.  Everybody else that emailed me on this one, if you have the 
same problem, give this a try before tearing into the door.
Thanks again Alex,
Jake Hahn
95 318ti

In a message dated 3/6/03 1:17:59 PM Central Standard Time, 
alex.fadeev@domain.elided writes:
Jake,
Three possibilities:
1. The window motor/regulator has lost its settings and does not know 
where the top of the window is. Reset it by holding down the close switch 
button for approximately 15-30 
seconds; 
2. The window tracks are dirty and rubber gaskets have dried up fooling 
the regulator into thinking that the window is closed. Apply the BMW 
gasket lube Gummepfludge sp?),
3. The window regulator is heading south. 

alex f


JHahn22@domain.elided wrote:
> 
> >
> >The other problem I'm having is the driver's side window.  (The car in 
> >question is a 95 318ti).  I've tried trading switches with the passenger
> >side window, but that hasn't helped.  When I push on the UP button hard
> >enough  (past the "detent" feeling in the switch) to activate the "One 
> >Touch Close"  function, the window goes up approximately 1/4 of the way,
> >and then stops and goes down about an inch.  If I push it again, it goes
> >up another 1/4 of the way, then drops an inch.  If I keep doing this it 
> >does go all the way up, or I can just hold the button and make it go all
> >the way up like I did in lesser vehicles.  Like I said, the passenger 
> >side window one-touch up and down works fine, and trading switches 
> between
> >the two sides had no effect.
> >Does this sound familiar to anybody?

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