# Window repair

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/window-repair/166913>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** 1-series-m, bmw\
**Created:** [July 6, 2020, 10:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/window-repair/166913 "2020-07-06T22:29:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Jessica-51](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@Jessica-51](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jessica-51)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 10:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/window-repair/166913/1 "2020-07-06T22:29:08Z")

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Can anyone help me? My drivers side window won’t go up or down. Taken it to the mechanics and they’ve changed the window regulator twice now. The said that the regulator is fine, but from the last time it snapped, the wire had caused a dent/damage to the metal. I don’t want to have to get a new car door, can anyone suggest anything? Or has anyone had a similar issue before?  
Thank you!

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**Author:** ![thegreendrag0n](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/thegreendrag0n/32/9265_2.png) [@thegreendrag0n](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thegreendrag0n)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 10:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/window-repair/166913/2 "2020-07-06T22:35:09Z")

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is it still under warranty?

if yes -\> escalate to BMW corporate

if not -\> find a better mechanic

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**Author:** ![Jessica-51](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@Jessica-51](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jessica-51)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 10:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/window-repair/166913/3 "2020-07-06T22:37:21Z")

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Unfortunately not.  
Will do, thank you!

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/window-repair/166913/4 "2020-07-07T15:15:46Z")

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It’s not necessarily the regulator. It could be the regulator/motor, switch, wiring, or the window might be hanging up on something in the window track. Your shop needs to check everything.

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**Author:** ![thegreendrag0n](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/thegreendrag0n/32/9265_2.png) [@thegreendrag0n](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thegreendrag0n)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/window-repair/166913/5 "2020-07-07T15:39:37Z")

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> [@jtsanders](#):
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> the window might be hanging up on something in the window track

oh… some shops adopt the “no code - no problem” attitude lately…  
do you mean they need to actually inspect the mechanical part of it?!?!  
how you dare to suggest that 🙂