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  1. #1
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    Broken window regulator?

    Going down the highway, went to put the windows up, heard a cracking noise or like a rock on glass noise and the window stopped. Then there's a grinding noise whenever I try to put the window up or down and the window site still... Is my window regulator broken?


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    Yes. It is broken. What you heard was tangled braided wire around the pulley.

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    Gotcha. Thanks for confirming. Ordering a new one now. This is my ride until my window gets fixed. Since it will be raining here, my friend in town lent me his CJ7 with a Chevy 304 v8 in it. Fully restored and awesome!

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    I think your friend wants you to take the top off, run through mud pits, video it, and post the video in this thread.

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    Haha that top has never come off and never will and if mud touched it, I'd be dead! We have the "beast" for that which is currently being stroked to 4.7L. That's the off-road jeep and it's all done up and is pretty much unstoppable off road.
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    Did you purchase OE regulators?
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    Yup oem BMW regulator from tischer cause they were the only ones with them on hand


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    I am deathly afraid of a window regulator breaking. Mainly because I don't want to deal with the hassle of the repair.

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    Quote Originally Posted by llll1l1ll View Post
    I am deathly afraid of a window regulator breaking. Mainly because I don't want to deal with the hassle of the repair.
    Its really very easy. I don't see why people get bent out of shape and say its a hassel. I didn't have any trouble when I replaced mine.

    Maybe its just my mad skillz I learned from working on airplanes and have to work in tiny spaces?? lol
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    Are OE regs the best there is out there in the market nowadays? Preferrably when replacing a broken reg that will last a loooooong time.
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