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     Omar M. Shams Grand Master Username: omar Post Number: 712 Registered: 4-2009 |
Dear All, The passenger side window on my 97 Azure has a broken part as can be seen circled in the exploded view below. Does anyone know where I can buy this part from? I think it is the same for the Continental R too. Thanks
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| Paul Yorke Grand Master Username: paul_yorke Post Number: 1567 Registered: 6-2006 |
Hi Omar, Sorry, I haven't had to replace one yet so can't help with sourcing one - but if it is the one i'm thinking off - and it comes to making a new one I'm pretty sure that you can get away with just a simple square or round one instead. | |||
| Vladimir Ivanovich Kirillov Grand Master Username: soviet Post Number: 550 Registered: 2-2013 |
Omar I think that part maybe nylon as it lifts the window in the runner. I'd try Flying Spares. If its not in their catalogue then email them. Another way you might go is to use a 3D printer. Loons here are making fireable handguns here using 3D printers. Yet another way to make one by hand out of a solid billet of brass from a household door lock. | |||
| Omar M. Shams Grand Master Username: omar Post Number: 713 Registered: 4-2009 |
Thanks Paul and Vladimir. I have temporarily made one out of aluminium but I will have to look for a proper plastic part to ensure silence when the window goes up and down. An Azure with a noisy window will be an unpleasant car. I may look to see what i can pinch from other cars that will be the same. I cant imagine this part to be bespoke. Thanks Omar | |||
| Christian S. Hansen Grand Master Username: enquiring_mind Post Number: 306 Registered: 4-2015 |
Omar... I am sure you have already considered the possibility...with appropriate horror!...that since the parts diagram does not list a separate part number for the glider part...yes, probably nylon or teflon for quiet sliding...that you have to purchase the entire lift assembly, in which case you will have a spare lift and an extra glider for future use. We are all familiar with the "you have to buy the whole assembly" game, right? Good luck there! | |||
| Omar M. Shams Grand Master Username: omar Post Number: 714 Registered: 4-2009 |
Indeed Christian. Even if i have to carve one out of bone, I will not buy the whole assembly from Bentley. I will rummage around my box of window winder mechanisms to see what I have there. | |||
| richard george yeaman Grand Master Username: richyrich Post Number: 552 Registered: 4-2012 |
Hi Omar if anyone sees a three legged camel limping around Dubai they will know it has made the ultimate sacrifice. Richard. | |||
| Brian Vogel Grand Master Username: guyslp Post Number: 1997 Registered: 6-2009 |
Omar, I've gone through the glide replacement on multiple cars now, and I can pretty much assure you that the part is not bespoke. Any glide, regardless of whether the shape is square [ish, like the original], oblong, or circular will work provided it fits within the guide track correctly and will push on to the metal pin on the arm that holds it such that it's not going to pop off easily. I've personally far preferred circular glide replacements when I can source them in the necessary size. They tend to be far more substantial just because they're pretty much a solid plastic piece with a hole in the middle. All of the other glide shapes tend to be thinner around where the pin pushes in and also often have holes/cuts designed in that tend to crack at their weak spots over long periods of time. My last go-round with this was for the passenger side front window on my 1989 Sedan de Ville. The original glide is this long oval shape that has a nasty habit of breaking on the top side of the very thin stretch above where the pin inserts. The round ones never have. Brian | |||
| Omar M. Shams Grand Master Username: omar Post Number: 715 Registered: 4-2009 |
Thanks Brian. I wonder if the flat sections on this glide act as stabilisers that keep the window in the exact upward and downward trajectories. Given that the car is a convertible, the location needs to be exact. The rear window butts up close to the front one and you cant afford to have any gaps. when I finish the job I will post a photo to see how close the fit is to original. Thanks Omar | |||
| michael vass Prolific User Username: mikebentleyturbo2 Post Number: 207 Registered: 7-2015 |
Dear Omar I'm sure that part is the same as 2007 bmw 5 series and probably same on near models. Have a look here http://www.pelicanparts.com/BMW/techarticles/101-Projects-70-Power-Windows/Pic3-01.jpg Hope that helps Mike | |||
| Omar M. Shams Grand Master Username: omar Post Number: 718 Registered: 4-2009 |
Dear Mike, Many thanks for the tip. I must say - the BMW part does indeed look like my broken component although not exactly. looks like a trip to the breakers yard is in order..... Thanks again Mike. Omar | |||
| richard george yeaman Grand Master Username: richyrich Post Number: 558 Registered: 4-2012 |
Sorry guys above is posted in the wrong thread maybe David will remove it for me cheers. Richard. Your wish is my command - done. |
