Slow window winding?

[canada karl]

Anyone have a link on how to speed up the up and down movement of the electric windows? I'm sure it's been covered before.....something about old grease rather than the motors themselves. Karl

[T.Hanson]

In lieu of searching the archives,...

It's a matter of finding, removing the screws in the door panel, getting a wide screwdriver or fingers to find, get next to the nylon plastic push clips along the bottom to pull them out. A warm day helps them not to break or rip the press board door panel.

Once the panel is off it's a fine opportunity to check for rust, clear drain holes along the bottom of the door. The rest is pretty much a matter of seeing the hinges, tracks, gears in the scissors contraption the motor uses to raise and lower the window. Use gunk or rust penetrant on a tooth brush if they are really fudgey. Wipe clean then oil or grease.

Connecting the switch with the panel off allows you to check the progress of your cleaning efforts.

[canada karl]

Thanks for the info.

[Mike W.]

30 year old grease is glue. However by modern standards they weren't very fast when they were new. Even 528i's which got bigger front motors weren't all that fast.