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Drivers window not working properly? Stuck/Slowly moving.

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Post by MikeyH » Sat Jun 28, 2025 9:51 am

I did both of mine myself, plenty of help on here and the internet, takes a while and is a bit fiddly but doable as diy. And a lot cheaper. Or if you are near Norfolk there’s a man with the skill to do it for you :thumbsup:
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Post by enuff_zed » Sat Jun 28, 2025 9:55 am

MikeyH wrote: Sat Jun 28, 2025 9:51 am I did both of mine myself, plenty of help on here and the internet, takes a while and is a bit fiddly but doable as diy. And a lot cheaper. Or if you are near Norfolk there’s a man with the skill to do it for you :thumbsup:
Not just me though. People dotted all over the country who can do it, or assist you in doing it.
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Post by Lynchy » Sat Jun 28, 2025 11:06 am

Mine gave up a few weeks ago so I sourced one locally from a breaker and fitted it myself, it was very fiddly to get the old one out and the new one in and lined up but I got there in the end. The membrane was ok and not ripped at all and sealed back very well.

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Post by Tango22 » Sat Jun 28, 2025 1:14 pm

eddietiv1 wrote: Sat Jun 28, 2025 9:01 am How much did they finally charge Tango22 as I'm going to need mine doing shortly.
Part was £180 and it was £240 labour.

I'd have struggled to do it myself due to health reasons, so whilst it's obviously much less expensive going DIY, its not a viable option for me.
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Post by enuff_zed » Sat Jun 28, 2025 1:31 pm

Tango22 wrote: Sat Jun 28, 2025 1:14 pm
eddietiv1 wrote: Sat Jun 28, 2025 9:01 am How much did they finally charge Tango22 as I'm going to need mine doing shortly.
Part was £180 and it was £240 labour.

I'd have struggled to do it myself due to health reasons, so whilst it's obviously much less expensive going DIY, its not a viable option for me.
Fair enough. And I assume a brand new part?
Whilst it wouldn’t work for you, just for anyone else looking into this, a secondhand unit would be half that and personally I would do the work for a darn sight less as well.
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Post by Tango22 » Sat Jun 28, 2025 1:47 pm

Yes, it was an BMW OEM part, number on invoice says 51337198909.
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Post by eddietiv1 » Sat Jun 28, 2025 3:19 pm

Well if there's anyone West Midlands based who fancies doing mine at a sort of 😏 mates rate then drop me a dm 👍

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