# Window front door adjust.

Drivers door: Gently pry out mirror switch and disconnect. |
Passenger door: Pry out plastic cover from armrest. |
Remove screw in opening. |
Remove 2 screws in bottom of armrest. |
Slide armrest forward to disengage clip from storage compartment, remove armrest. Follow green arrows to remove and white arrows to install |
Lower window, dead electric motors can be over ridden (on earlier cars) with the Allen key from the tool kit, remove plug from door panel. |
Remove rubber plug from window motor. |
Insert Allen key crank handle and wind window down. |
Pry inner door handle surround towards rear of car, and lift off door panel |
If door lock button has a knob on top, unscrew it |
Use a trim tool or gently use a flat screwdriver to pop door panel clips from door, start at the lower front corner where damage will be less noticeable if you make a mistake. |
Once clips are disengaged on bottom and sides of panel, lift panel straight up. Window seal may come out with panel.

#### Early regulator - prior to 3/88:

Pull down plastic splash sheet from top corner. |
Raise window fully. |
Loosen screw securing top rear section of regulator to door. |
Loosen the two screws securing bottom rear of glass to the regulator. |
Align window so there is an even gap between glass and door frame, from front to rear. |
Tighten screws. |

#### Late regulator - from 3/88:

Pull up plastic splash shield from rear lower corner. |
Loosen two 10mm nuts on lower regulator slide. |
Move forward end of slide up or down to achieve window alignment. |
Note: Very little adjustment is possible with this regulator. If window cannot be correctly adjusted, identify damaged component and replace.

### Installation:

Align door lock rod with hole in door panel. |
Position window seal on door, not panel, replace any damaged clips. Clips mount over dimples in sheet metal. |
Replace any damaged door panel clips |

E30 M3 Repair Manual V2.7. Copyright ©1999-2001 Koala Motorsport & Brett Anderson