R50/53 Driver window motor making noise, but window not going up or down
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Driver window motor making noise, but window not going up or down
Hey there! My teenager just bought his first car - an '06 Mini w/ 119k miles on it. The driver side window currently isn't working. The regulator seems to be making a noise if I toggle the switch, but the window does not go up or down. I can manually pull the window up and down with my hands though with ease.
I don't know the first thing about Mini's - any idea on what may be going on or needs to be fixed?
I don't know the first thing about Mini's - any idea on what may be going on or needs to be fixed?
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Hey there! My teenager just bought his first car - an '06 Mini w/ 119k miles on it. The driver side window currently isn't working. The regulator seems to be making a noise if I toggle the switch, but the window does not go up or down. I can manually pull the window up and down with my hands though with ease.
I don't know the first thing about Mini's - any idea on what may be going on or needs to be fixed?
I don't know the first thing about Mini's - any idea on what may be going on or needs to be fixed?
There is a handy diagnostic piece here:
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ws-work-430945
There is a handy guide to replacing the window motor here
Its not too hard.https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...w-motor-430902
A decent set of Torx bits will be useful for working on the mini if you dont already have them.
Last edited by Mineeee; Oct 19, 2018 at 06:51 AM.
Before you take the door apart look for instructions on how to 'thump' the inner door panel with your fist at a very specific location; frequently the motor is not burned out but just jammed, and thumping will free it up.
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Hey there! My teenager just bought his first car - an '06 Mini w/ 119k miles on it. The driver side window currently isn't working. The regulator seems to be making a noise if I toggle the switch, but the window does not go up or down. I can manually pull the window up and down with my hands though with ease.
I don't know the first thing about Mini's - any idea on what may be going on or needs to be fixed?
I don't know the first thing about Mini's - any idea on what may be going on or needs to be fixed?
https://www.bavauto.com/mini-window-...or-51337162163
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you’ll have to physically check the regulator to see what’s wrong. I bought an 04 knowing the window didn’t work. I did a little investigating and found if I hit the door in a certain spot while holding the switch it would start to work. Amazingly it did. I bought a new motor anyways, but when I pulled everything out I quickly realized I would need the whole regulator and motor to fix the problem because there are some plastic end caps that are on the cable housings right before the bare cable goes into the pulley that were broken in half, letting the cable housing wedge against the pulley. You might have a simular problem. I have found the best price for an OEM assembly here’s:
https://www.bavauto.com/mini-window-...or-51337162163
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...r-replace.html
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BTW, I also ordered this for helping remove the window for next time. I wound up breaking torx bits and striping the torx bit bolt and had to use channel locks to remove the window, but used this to re install. Much easier
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