So I'm reading the MBWorld Forum last sunday night, following threads about window regulators, blower motors, blowing lights bulbs, etc etc, and knocking on wood, hoping that the same doesn't happen to my E430.

I lower the rear window on my car today, then close it - it closes, then I hear a loud snap. I lower the window slightly - more bad noises. It's now stuck in the half open position.

I drive straight to my MB dealer who disgnoses a dead window regulator, and a replacement bill of A$565 (ouch). At least it will arrive in stock tomorrow morning.

Another one bites the dust ;(

Oh well, my 2000 E430 update has been absolutely faultless since I purchased it in April with only 37,000 miles / 60,000km (until now !)

I am sorry to hear that pal But $A565 is almost $500 !! If I were you, you should buy the parts online and find a MB tech to install it....

Why not do it yourself for $150? There is a great step-by-step pictorial over on the benzworld.org W210 section. The replacement part is widely available online for half the price of OEM and just as good (well, just as bad might be a better phrase)

Are you saying the replacement parts (either OEM or aftermarket) are made in the same material meaning it will snap again in a few years? I would hope the replacement would be more sturdy ....

Both are identical, but OEM costs double. They both make use of a plastic pulley (which is the part that breaks). An aluminum part would last forever, but does not exist.

Interesting.. I am sure someone can fabricate the plastic pulley into Al and make a great fortune..

Thanks for the info RB..

btw, what city lights you are running right now? I remebered you want my superwhites back in Jan

Why not do it yourself for $7? Check out this link on Bworld. Its usually just this small part of the regulator that breaks. I just did mine last month.

http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w210...-question.html

You have to read thru several posts before you get to the replacement green slide from Autohauz. If you are able to drill out rivets and replace the regulator then you can also drill out the rivet and replace the slide and save the rest of the regulator assembly. Only cost about $7 from Autohauz plus some rivets and about an hour of your time to fix your broken window regulator.

The link I posted only tells you how to fix the regulator it doesn't explain how to remove it. For that you need to look up the thread RBrenton is talking about.

Interesting, but from the first few pages of the thread, it is not clear to me if this part is as easy as the $70 replacement part.

Skip to post 37 and it gets a lot more clear. I did this repair about a month ago and it took me less then one hour from when I started removing the door panel until I was done and synchronized the window. Also I think the complete regulator assembly price was $80 when I checked.

What happened there? I must have forgotten all about it. I do have a set of H6 I got from Japan, but I'm not happy with the color. Still yellow.


Guys, I made a mistake about the aftermarket regulator price. Last time I checked the site I bought mine, they were around $60, not $150 as I posted before. The rivet gun and rivets were another $20 at Home Depot.