Cockroach Individual M3 4/1 Drivers Window Replacement

[samthejam]

Untitled by Sam DaJam, on Flickr\
Untitled by Sam DaJam, on Flickr

I will never get all the glass out of that door. Pain. A local buddy delivered me a piece of untinted coupe glass.

Vacuumed for probably 45 minutes. Another 30 minutes just removing the glass from the front rubber insulating piece. Just a pick, I had to use my phone camera and flashlight to see what I was doing. But anyways after that went to put glass in, realized both sides of the top window rubber seal had to be removed.

I think the adjusting procedure is an absolute fiddlers fuck. I think it's okay now. Goes up evenly, seems to decent tension, goes under the seal everytime. Door doesn't take too much force to close.

There is the slightest airgap at the bottom where the glass meets the B pillar, and the glass comes out of the door with it all the way up. I give up. It also doesn't park at the very bottom like it used too. Glass protrudes ever so slightly from the door when all the way down but I give up for now.

As why the glass broke? There isn't a smoking gun. The window did rattle, checked the regulator nuts that are common to cause a rattle. Non were more than a 1/4 turn loose at most. Idk, whatever think it's at a point where I can leave it alone for now. Very glad I removed a spare window reg from the yard, and broke the glass to get it out there as everything was assembled so I knew how it went back together. It all fell into the door

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Oh and now I'm waiting on $50 in clips for doorcard and the door trim thing. Usually very good with clips and not breaking many, but man this time all just shattered. Very fun.

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Specifications

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• Size:P275/35ZR18
• Load Range:LL Load Range
• Eco Focus:N/A
• UTQG:40 C A UTQG
• Max. Load:1,201 lbs
• Max. Inflation Pressure:44 psi
• Tread Depth:3.7/32"
• Tire Weight:26 lbs
• Rim Width Range:9-11"
• Meas. Rim Width:9.5"
• Sect. Width:10.9"
• Tread Width:9.9"
• Overall Diam.:25.6"
• Revs. Per Mile:813
• Country of Origin*:JPJP

Notes


Toyo RR notes before tire rack does the delete on this info

[heinzboehmer]

I will never get all the glass out of that door. Pain. A local buddy delivered me a piece of untinted coupe glass.

I've had the pleasure of cleaning up a broken window in the past (not on the M3, but still) and I feel your pain. Gave up after a few hours of vacuuming, took the door off and had a buddy help me shake all the bits of glass out of it. Might be worth doing if the rattling glass starts driving you crazy.

[samthejam]

I've had the pleasure of cleaning up a broken window in the past (not on the M3, but still) and I feel your pain. Gave up after a few hours of vacuuming, took the door off and had a buddy help me shake all the bits of glass out of it. Might be worth doing if the rattling glass starts driving you crazy.

Yeah I was shaking the door pretty aggressively, gonna let the stiff springs and MCS shocks hopefully get the rest out.

The rattle was prior to all this, but never really investigated that. I won't know if it's gone until I drive it. Waiting on those clips rn but need to drive the E28 anyway so just leaving the M3 in a buddys shop rn

[discoelk]

That window breaking sucks! Not sure if applies to E46es but I'd clean the door/window seals as best you can to avoid tiny scratches in the new window from broken glass. BTDT on an old Japanese car with felt window seals.