Be sure to fix this before the winter.
Manually lower door window e46.
Is your door panel moving inwards when you raise and lower the window.
Especially if you can manually move the window.
Not a hard job but the brackets that hold the door panel sometime loosen.
Probably the same on e46s.
You will need to lift the door card from the door frame in order to fully release it.
So normally when you open the door the window is supposed to drop 1 8 so that it doesn t catch on the weather stripping.
After you ve released the bottom clips work your way around.
If you can hear the motor running the regulator is likely at fault.
Window regulator fit for 1999 2005 bmw 3 series e46 sedan wagon 325i 325xi 330xi 323i 328i 323is 328is front left driver side without motor.
For some reason it didn t one of the times the door was opened and when it closed the forward corner of the glass gouged up my a pillar and chipped the corner in the process.
Using a trim tool or similar begin at the bottom of the door card and pop the card away from the door frame.
The window guides one or both have likely broken free of the operation cable.
Step by step on how to replace a window regulator on an bmw e46 3 series with helpful tips on what to do if your window is stuck in the open or closed positi.
There are plastic rollers that often need replacing.
How to adjust side window on bmw e46 window does not close all the way 316ci 318ci 320ci 323ci 325ci 328ci 330ci 320cd 330cd screwdriver kit.