Squeaky window? Here's how to fix it.

jaedee · 10-01-2011, 11:47 PM

First you need to remove the door panel, (I can post instructions for that, but most people that have the noise issue, have been in the door already.) Image 1 shows the rail which the window rides on. It is this rail that I put some synthetic silicone based grease on. If you remove the speaker, you will have access to the entire rail via the hole provided by the speaker being gone. Just apply grease to this rail and the noise will be a thing of the past. Best dang mod I've done to my car yet, and I've done quite a few. Put the door back together and enjoy the silence.

P.S. In case anybody is wondering, the glass does not make contact with this rail, so there will be grease on your glass.

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slliks67 · 10-02-2011, 10:14 AM

Nice!! I have yet to experience this noise, but i have had the rubber squeak in the summer when rolling window down. Talk about embarrassing. I brought some of the gummi pflege can't wait to use it next time it gets hot. If i do have this problem tho i will use this for reference. Post the how to remove the door panel please this is something i don't know how to do yet.

erifly · 10-02-2011, 08:43 PM

HUGE Thanks. My front passenger window ALWAYS squeaks loudly when I bring it down when the car has been sitting in sun for a long time. It can get annoying but I never took it in since it only happened infrequently. I think this write up will do the trick.

slliks67 · 10-02-2011, 09:11 PM

Quite welcome just passing on the tid bits i have acquired on the Benz forums

jaedee · 10-03-2011, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by slliks67

Nice!! I have yet to experience this noise, but i have had the rubber squeak in the summer when rolling window down. Talk about embarrassing. I brought some of the gummi pflege can't wait to use it next time it gets hot. If i do have this problem tho i will use this for reference. Post the how to remove the door panel please this is something i don't know how to do yet.

I tried the Gummi Pflege and then when that made no difference, I took the door apart.

UDWANIT2 · 10-03-2011, 12:32 PM

I got the dealer to change the pass side .....something made same noise....

jaedee · 03-05-2012, 03:05 PM

I just re-visited this thread for someone else and noticed a mistake on my part. There will NOT be any grease on your glass.

Zerocarpileup · 05-02-2012, 01:06 PM

How do I remove the door? Just encountered this problem this morning and it's freaking loud!

jaedee · 05-02-2012, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Zerocarpileup

How do I remove the door? Just encountered this problem this morning and it's freaking loud!

Send me your email address and I can send you the info on removing the door panel.

Zerocarpileup · 05-02-2012, 04:06 PM

Sent. Thanks

jaedee · 05-02-2012, 06:35 PM

you've got mail

Xposure · 05-16-2012, 06:54 AM

Can you email me the info to remove the door panel aswell? vybe@me.com

Stoppey · 05-16-2012, 09:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaedee

First you need to remove the door panel, (I can post instructions for that, but most people that have the noise issue, have been in the door already.) Image 1 shows the rail which the window rides on. It is this rail that I put some synthetic silicone based grease on. If you remove the speaker, you will have access to the entire rail via the hole provided by the speaker being gone. Just apply grease to this rail and the noise will be a thing of the past. Best dang mod I've done to my car yet, and I've done quite a few. Put the door back together and enjoy the silence.

P.S. In case anybody is wondering, the glass does not make contact with this rail, so there will be grease on your glass.

So you do have to remove the door panel? Or can you just remove the speaker?

or both? can somebody include me in the removal of the door panel email? lol needham6709@gmail

jaedee · 05-16-2012, 12:23 PM

It will be mush easier to get to if you remove the door panel. The two of you have mail.

djrabbi · 05-16-2012, 09:53 PM

I went to lube mine up and same day the regulator snapped in half

sjcareyjr · 05-29-2012, 10:24 PM

My Mercede's repair shop has had to replace regulators in three CLS500's in just two months (mine makes 4). When he did my driver's door last month he said the other cars all came back to have the second front door repaired not long after the original door was fixed. My passenger front window stopped going up today. The window squealing only occurred in the front doors when the outdoor temp was 85 or above. I ignored it for 2 summers and it became a costly repair.

igmfu · 06-02-2012, 07:53 AM

Would you email me the info to remove the door panel, please?

BenzCLS06 · 06-02-2012, 10:18 AM

Can you email me info too - hkfan24@yahoo.com. Thx.

jaedee · 06-04-2012, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by igmfu

Would you email me the info to remove the door panel, please?

That would require an email adress.

igmfu · 06-04-2012, 11:20 PM

Ah, yes - my email is:

jd_flinsch@hotmail.com

Thanks!

BenzCLS06 · 06-05-2012, 11:58 AM

jae, did u send it to me too? I didn't see ur email

jaedee · 06-05-2012, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by BenzCLS06

jae, did u send it to me too? I didn't see ur email

I did. I will send it again.

mschamberger · 06-05-2012, 09:37 PM

I'll take the info too please. And thanks.

mschamberger at gmail dot com

BenzCLS06 · 06-06-2012, 10:59 PM

Got ur email. Saw U might go AMG.

jaedee · 06-07-2012, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by BenzCLS06

Got ur email. Saw U might go AMG.

Wifey thinks I should have a car that seats the whole fam. Lookin at E63's.

10-02-2011, 10:14 AM	#2
slliks67 Junior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Jersey Posts: 21 Drives: 2006 cls500, 2006 E320 4matic, 1998 chevrolet suburban, a pair of addidas top tens	Nice!! I have yet to experience this noise, but i have had the rubber squeak in the summer when rolling window down. Talk about embarrassing. I brought some of the gummi pflege can't wait to use it next time it gets hot. If i do have this problem tho i will use this for reference. Post the how to remove the door panel please this is something i don't know how to do yet. __________________ Big Man on a Big Mission!!!

10-02-2011, 08:43 PM	#3
erifly Super Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Kansas, USA Posts: 575 Drives: 2006 Mercedes CLS500	HUGE Thanks. My front passenger window ALWAYS squeaks loudly when I bring it down when the car has been sitting in sun for a long time. It can get annoying but I never took it in since it only happened infrequently. I think this write up will do the trick. __________________ upcoming mods...i want electrochromatic window tint!

10-02-2011, 09:11 PM	#4
slliks67 Junior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Jersey Posts: 21 Drives: 2006 cls500, 2006 E320 4matic, 1998 chevrolet suburban, a pair of addidas top tens	Quite welcome just passing on the tid bits i have acquired on the Benz forums __________________ Big Man on a Big Mission!!!

10-03-2011, 12:32 PM	#6
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05-16-2012, 09:53 PM	#15
djrabbi MBWorld Fanatic! Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: NJ / VA Posts: 5,889 Drives: 06 CLS55	I went to lube mine up and same day the regulator snapped in half __________________ '06 CLS55

03-05-2012, 03:05 PM	#7
jaedee Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Arroyo Grande, CA Posts: 240 Drives: 06 CLS500-SOLD! 2008 E63	I just re-visited this thread for someone else and noticed a mistake on my part. There will NOT be any grease on your glass.

05-02-2012, 01:06 PM	#8
Zerocarpileup Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 134 Drives: S550/w221	How do I remove the door? Just encountered this problem this morning and it's freaking loud!

05-02-2012, 04:06 PM	#10
Zerocarpileup Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 134 Drives: S550/w221	Sent. Thanks

05-02-2012, 06:35 PM	#11
jaedee Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Arroyo Grande, CA Posts: 240 Drives: 06 CLS500-SOLD! 2008 E63	you've got mail

05-16-2012, 06:54 AM	#12
Xposure Junior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Livermore CA Posts: 62 Drives: CLS55 M6	Can you email me the info to remove the door panel aswell? vybe@me.com

05-16-2012, 12:23 PM	#14
jaedee Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Arroyo Grande, CA Posts: 240 Drives: 06 CLS500-SOLD! 2008 E63	It will be mush easier to get to if you remove the door panel. The two of you have mail.

05-29-2012, 10:24 PM	#16
sjcareyjr Newbie Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1 Drives: cls500	My Mercede's repair shop has had to replace regulators in three CLS500's in just two months (mine makes 4). When he did my driver's door last month he said the other cars all came back to have the second front door repaired not long after the original door was fixed. My passenger front window stopped going up today. The window squealing only occurred in the front doors when the outdoor temp was 85 or above. I ignored it for 2 summers and it became a costly repair.

06-02-2012, 07:53 AM	#17
igmfu Newbie Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 2 Drives: SL 600, CLS 550	Would you email me the info to remove the door panel, please?

06-02-2012, 10:18 AM	#18
BenzCLS06 Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Arlington, TX Posts: 218 Drives: CLS55	Can you email me info too - hkfan24@yahoo.com. Thx.

06-04-2012, 11:20 PM	#20
igmfu Newbie Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 2 Drives: SL 600, CLS 550	Ah, yes - my email is: jd_flinsch@hotmail.com Thanks!

06-05-2012, 11:58 AM	#21
BenzCLS06 Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Arlington, TX Posts: 218 Drives: CLS55	jae, did u send it to me too? I didn't see ur email

06-05-2012, 09:37 PM	#23
mschamberger Junior Member 2008 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Columbia, MO Posts: 63 Drives: 2008 CLS 550	I'll take the info too please. And thanks. mschamberger at gmail dot com

06-06-2012, 10:59 PM	#24
BenzCLS06 Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Arlington, TX Posts: 218 Drives: CLS55	Got ur email. Saw U might go AMG.

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