This is an AWESOME video! I am a busy mom but I was able to follow your instructions and remove my rear window then replace it with one that I purchased on eBay! I am so thankful that you took your time to share this with us because I wouldn't have been able to afford the labor cost that they would've charged me!!! You're my savior and HERO😍 THANK YOU!!!!!!!
I wrestled getting the window regulator back in as you expected. I finally figured out the secret to making it easier. You were on the right track lowering the window. To make it easier, lower it about a third of the way so that the max width at any point is smaller. Great video thanks!
My husband & I are in our 60’s & 70’s… we were faced with both back windows having broken cables… after checking the cost to have this fixed we checked TH-cam. Thankfully we found your video. I can’t tell you how great full we are to have this as a guide to fix this ourselves, saved $100’s… Because you did an outstanding job with this video we were able to complete this job & both windows work beautifully. We couldn’t be more grateful. Very well done! You should receive an Oscar…❤️
Thanks for all the small details on how to do this. I followed the majority of your steps & watched John H do the same without taking the whole back seats out (just the bottom portion) & not removing the whole panel or seatbelts. Not as thorough as your video but still helpful. My cable was pretty jammed in there preventing it from sliding up or down, so I cut it. Overall fought with it as you said but got it out, replaced the cable & plastic piece that broke & put it back together. Thanks again.
Just did this repair today. Your detail on the round cable take-up wheel let me know that I had the wrong side in the kit I bought on Amazon. I was doing the left rear, but my wheel was for the right rear. Thankfully, the original one was still good, so just reused it. The broken part was the same one you showed here. Thank you for this video!
thanks for the comment - maybe it will help others as well to inspect parts before ordering or assembling. Still don't know why such a fragile part was used in the first place.
Just followed this. Worked perfect. I used the rebuilt kit so I didn't have to transfer the window. Made it even simpler. Thank you for doing this, you saved me a bundle.
Thanks so much for such a thorough video. Thieves smashed my wife's F57 rear window and I think I'm going to save $500 replacing it myself in the comfort of my own garage. Watching the video, they look substantially similar. Might as well learn it for when the regulators start failing out of warranty. :)
Greetings from Australia. What a fantastic video, documenting all the steps really well and nicely put together. I’ve only had my R52 two months when the regulator jammed up. Ordered the part (which unfortunately isn’t cheap) and just put it in today. Followed your video and found it pretty simple, it was even on the same side (right side, driver’s side here in Australia). I’m just sorry you’ve had to do this three times.
Thankyou so much for this video, i was quoted over £250 for a new regulator plus labour charges, i bought a repair kit from eBay and it took me and my boyfriend 4 hrs to fix, we ran into a few problems on the way but way worth the time!
A big thank-you from France, the same problem with the R52 of my wife. The same side! Again a lot of work on this f*****g car😁 Thanks again for this great video 👍
Just followed your video to change my regulator in ‘07 RR52. Only addition to add was that my o-ring from the window motor to the regulator got chewed by cable. Got replace o-ring at Ace Hardware. Now I can finally drop the top after 6 months. Again, great job on your video😁
Congrats on your repair. I agree about not getting to drop the top. Because of that, I would rarely drive the car. Too hot to fix it in the blazing sun, drive my other car. I swear I put about 6,000 miles on this car in 6 years because of top cables and window regulators. Diy saved thousands!!! Such a ripoff with these crappy plastics breaking down.
Thanks for such a detailed instructions. Just today I had those small windows halfway open and suddenly while driving I heard a clonk and saw that the driver side window had dropped all the way to the bottom. Now I need to follow your instructions to see what really happened and how to fix it.
@@robdude1969 Actually already I took it apart right after posting my previous comment and saw that the plastic clip was broken just like in your video. No major problems doing the disassembly even the 10 mm bolt between the seats was easy to remove when back seats were folded down. Just for curiosity I also called local Mini dealer and they quoted $1200 if both regulator and motor need to be replaced and $1000 if just one of them is broken. I ordered something called "Rear Quarter Window Regulator Set 51377111017 for Mini One R52 R57 Convertible" from eBay for $17 including shipping to SoCal thus this turned out to be a really cheap DIY project. Thanks again for a great video.
Great job, the fancy tool is called a spanner wrench, which works great on all the windows. Be sure to lubricate with white lithium grease to prolong the life of the cables
Mate thank you for doing this viedeo and also taking the time to describe over the top whatbwas good and bad about what you did... Really appreciated!! Still incredibly frustrating to do though...
Thanks for the video, thanks to this I have been able to solve my problem and deliver the repaired vehicle without having to change the entire mechanism✌️
I remember doing this repair, not the most fun job. Lots of feeling around and skinned knuckles. Take breaks, grab a beer, be patient. Dont plan on driving the car to work the next day in case things go wrong, but you CAN do this!
Oh my god I did it! Amazing! It was perfect... aaaand it broke again after 3 days. Whyyy god whyyyy? Someone told me you have to lubricate the moving parts. I ordered another replacement kit and I’m gonna try again. If anyone know why this would happen again after fixing lmk. Ugh. Thank god for this video though.
Omg. That’s great! Then horrible!!! It’s such a poorly designed part!!! Would be great if they were not a cheap hollow plastic. A nice machined aluminum part would be great. How was your fitment? Any binding as it moved?
@@robdude1969 On mine one of the plastic pulleys was broken, so the typical white plastic part hadn't failed, and the wires were damaged, too, so I ended up needing the whole assembly, unlike most people, apparently.
Super super helpful! Thanks so much. Also, you can buy a regulator repair kit on eBay for $50 which is also really easy to replace instead of buying a whole new regulator for $200+. Also saves the hassle of re-aligning the window.
Just performed this on R52 2007 Sidewalk. At 3:00, there are 3 snaps into the door frame that should be pulled out first. 4:45 remove the plastic snap that holds the wires for the motor. I attempted to fix the regulator myself using new 1/16th wire rope but noticed the motor housing loosen to the point where the wire would skip the spool. To best reinstall the regulator, put in with window fully out, once post is cleared bring in slowly then align bottom post first, followed by left then right (if working Right rear (US Passenger) window). Other than failing to repair my window regular and having to buy one I was very pleased with this video, I assumed I saved $300+ in labor if I took it to local mechanic, probably $600 if I took it to dealership. TY @robdude1969
Thank you. Your guide was helpful. I have a question though. I had to replace the blue cable spool that guides the cable at the top of the window. As you mentioned in your video, I had to hammer it in. I could not find any video on how to do this exactly, so, I hammered away and eventually got it into place. It is not a smooth fit and I’m worried it will fail. Do you have any info on how I should have hammered the thing into place?
Did I talk about that? If it has friction, it will wear. If it has too much friction and binds, it will fail. So long as it is held in place and spins freely, you should be fine. Good luck!!
VERY helpful step-by-step guide. Doing this job now and removed everything out successfully (just need wait for the regulator to arrive in the mail!). > ... I had difficulty removing the rear seat base. It's much easier if you remove the four plastic kid/baby seat plugs from the seat base before trying to pull it out.
I can’t get the window out of the vehicle… removed the motor - it seems like the lower regulator is jammed and won’t let the window move up the track… so frustrating! Any thoughts?
They suck. I hated that part a lot. The center catch has a 10mm bolt that holds the middles in place. A lock of sorts. Remove the bolt and throw it away. Pure evil.
Rob, do you have any video of replacing an aerial antenna? I have an R52 and my garage door just broke the antenna. I ordered a replacement, but can't find any good videos on how to replace the antenna. Thanks much! Great video! I am taking mine to the shop to have the window regulator done next week as well.
Some partial notes from an F57: the rear 10mm is a gigantic pain to access. EDIT: no it's not. You just have to remove four top-side torx bolts, then the top bracket. I'm not always that dumb. Other random F57 notes: access to the lower capture bolt was blocked by an amplifier on my wife's S with standard stereo. The front of the panel had 3 push pins, the rear had (I think) 1. The seats come out easily after you break the plastic trim (it's cheap and you'll do better next time) in the middle to expose the 10mm bolt that captures the hinges. I pulled the driver's door sill trim. The rear push pins capture some cheap fiber interior trim AND the panel, so they still have to come out even though they look like they might not.
@@robdude1969 haven’t gotten the parts yet but the small window was stuck all the way down and couldn’t be brought up. I was afraid of people breaking in or getting rained on. I followed these instructions and worked like a charm! The window is now up. I’ll have to order the parts and truly fix it in a week or two when I find the parts. I am 100% confident I can fix it now by using this video
I have had both sides go out. Can you move them manually? Did you ever hear a pop during top or window use? There is a stupid little plastic piece that was designed to fail. I am sure of this insures service for life.... I hate planned obsolescence. We need CLASS ACTION!!!
@@robdude1969 thanks. Looks like I have take out the Windows to properly diagnose the issue. Initially I could move them manually, but no longer. One is open, the other closed. Glad temperature is reasonable.
@@patrickdreiding3342 oh man, first time I had to do this in blistering heat. second time was ok... third time was the worst. I hated this car for this BS and Top BS too... the part took three weeks, then it was Hot again... I didn't drive it for a few months. All working now... it's a blast to drive when it works right. Good luck. If they aren't moving, they are probably bound up with those cables in a rat nest.
@@robdude1969 You are amazing! With help from the video and the service manual I was able to get both windows out. Biggest issue was pulling out the unit with the window down. I had to remove the motor to loosen the cables so I could lift the window on the frame and then pull the whole unit out. Do you know where I can purchase replacement cables, etc.? I took pictures but could not upload.
yeah, getting it back in is a pain too... careful if you have tint!!! I have links on the description, they may be useful. Crappy thing - My mini has 41000 miles on it. 10 years or 40,000 miles... dammit. good luck! so happy for your successes!
that's another problem. I had it too... maybe switch in trunk not engaged all the way. you may need to manually crank it, maybe your cables are jacked up, maybe motor, not sure, but search up mini convertible top repair. I wish I could help you more. good luck!!
If you take off the motor and slide the window up on the track a bit it may help. Be sure not to unbolt those three lifter mounting nuts all the way, just loosen them. The bottom one (I think the one you are mad at) broke on mine and I had to do this job again recently. This effing car!!! Cheers. Good luck it’s just a puzzle to test your patience.
Great catch. When we made this video, the replacement part I got was with a loose stud. I chose not to show it in the video because it was a huge pain. I left it. Unfortunately I had to do this again to address this issue since it rattled after a couple months. Fourth time is a charm as they say.
@@robdude1969 have you got the actually video in how to replace the wire module and that plastic that broke? I found it in some other channel but best if u have this part to show as well
This is an AWESOME video! I am a busy mom but I was able to follow your instructions and remove my rear window then replace it with one that I purchased on eBay! I am so thankful that you took your time to share this with us because I wouldn't have been able to afford the labor cost that they would've charged me!!! You're my savior and HERO😍 THANK YOU!!!!!!!
KittyKat I made this video for you!!! Congratulations!
@@robdude1969 You are awesome! Just awesome!!! My friends are amazed but I let them know that I could not/would not have done it without you!!!
Best car how-to video ever!
I hope it helps!!!
I wrestled getting the window regulator back in as you expected. I finally figured out the secret to making it easier. You were on the right track lowering the window. To make it easier, lower it about a third of the way so that the max width at any point is smaller. Great video thanks!
Congrats!!!
My husband & I are in our 60’s & 70’s… we were faced with both back windows having broken cables… after checking the cost to have this fixed we checked TH-cam. Thankfully we found your video. I can’t tell you how great full we are to have this as a guide to fix this ourselves, saved $100’s… Because you did an outstanding job with this video we were able to complete this job & both windows work beautifully. We couldn’t be more grateful. Very well done! You should receive an Oscar…❤️
I hope they are holding up! I am so honored to hear all the great success stories.
Wow, this is super easy once you figure out the trick to getting the window in by rolling it partially down. Thank you for the help!
@@jdroofcleanpw awesome that you are fixing it yourself!
Great video and voice-over. Smartest DIY I've seen in a long time - usually people discuss WHILE they're filming. This was smooooooooth!
Thanks for all the small details on how to do this. I followed the majority of your steps & watched John H do the same without taking the whole back seats out (just the bottom portion) & not removing the whole panel or seatbelts. Not as thorough as your video but still helpful. My cable was pretty jammed in there preventing it from sliding up or down, so I cut it. Overall fought with it as you said but got it out, replaced the cable & plastic piece that broke & put it back together. Thanks again.
Just did this repair today. Your detail on the round cable take-up wheel let me know that I had the wrong side in the kit I bought on Amazon. I was doing the left rear, but my wheel was for the right rear. Thankfully, the original one was still good, so just reused it. The broken part was the same one you showed here. Thank you for this video!
thanks for the comment - maybe it will help others as well to inspect parts before ordering or assembling. Still don't know why such a fragile part was used in the first place.
Just followed this. Worked perfect. I used the rebuilt kit so I didn't have to transfer the window. Made it even simpler. Thank you for doing this, you saved me a bundle.
I just bought one of these cars. Gotta replace both rear regulators. Now I know how!
Thx so much for the effort making this video. Your pal deserves a huge beer for camera. Well done the both of you!
Thank you, I hope you got yours put back together too!
Many thanks for taking the time to film, edit, and narrate this. Incredibly helpful!
you have this problem too? I swear they should have called this car Money Cooper
Thanks so much for such a thorough video. Thieves smashed my wife's F57 rear window and I think I'm going to save $500 replacing it myself in the comfort of my own garage. Watching the video, they look substantially similar. Might as well learn it for when the regulators start failing out of warranty. :)
Greetings from Australia. What a fantastic video, documenting all the steps really well and nicely put together.
I’ve only had my R52 two months when the regulator jammed up. Ordered the part (which unfortunately isn’t cheap) and just put it in today. Followed your video and found it pretty simple, it was even on the same side (right side, driver’s side here in Australia).
I’m just sorry you’ve had to do this three times.
I made this video for you. Good luck!!! Just know that even with an overly expensive part, the stealership isn't doing the install.
Thankyou so much for this video, i was quoted over £250 for a new regulator plus labour charges, i bought a repair kit from eBay and it took me and my boyfriend 4 hrs to fix, we ran into a few problems on the way but way worth the time!
Awesome. Congrats!!!
I am here to say thank you for making this video, I follow this video and took out the jammed window in my mini, and saved a fortune!
Thank you so much. This human being really appreciates you taking the time to do this. You helped a lot of other human beings tremendously.
pay it forward.... we CAN make a difference.
A big thank-you from France, the same problem with the R52 of my wife. The same side! Again a lot of work on this f*****g car😁
Thanks again for this great video 👍
Just followed your video to change my regulator in ‘07 RR52. Only addition to add was that my o-ring from the window motor to the regulator got chewed by cable. Got replace o-ring at Ace Hardware. Now I can finally drop the top after 6 months. Again, great job on your video😁
Congrats on your repair. I agree about not getting to drop the top. Because of that, I would rarely drive the car. Too hot to fix it in the blazing sun, drive my other car. I swear I put about 6,000 miles on this car in 6 years because of top cables and window regulators. Diy saved thousands!!! Such a ripoff with these crappy plastics breaking down.
Thanks for such a detailed instructions. Just today I had those small windows halfway open and suddenly while driving I heard a clonk and saw that the driver side window had dropped all the way to the bottom. Now I need to follow your instructions to see what really happened and how to fix it.
Set aside a day to do it. There are a few real annoying parts. Taking out the back seats from the middle is a pain.
@@robdude1969 Actually already I took it apart right after posting my previous comment and saw that the plastic clip was broken just like in your video. No major problems doing the disassembly even the 10 mm bolt between the seats was easy to remove when back seats were folded down. Just for curiosity I also called local Mini dealer and they quoted $1200 if both regulator and motor need to be replaced and $1000 if just one of them is broken. I ordered something called "Rear Quarter Window Regulator Set 51377111017 for Mini One R52 R57 Convertible" from eBay for $17 including shipping to SoCal thus this turned out to be a really cheap DIY project. Thanks again for a great video.
@@lksa983a awesome you got a rebuild kit! The stealerships really bend you over for this stupid repair. Congrats!
Great job, the fancy tool is called a spanner wrench, which works great on all the windows. Be sure to lubricate with white lithium grease to prolong the life of the cables
Mate thank you for doing this viedeo and also taking the time to describe over the top whatbwas good and bad about what you did... Really appreciated!! Still incredibly frustrating to do though...
Pain in the butt. I have to get back in there and fix a rattle now too. be sure they are all nice and secure!
Great video. Clear & concise verbiage.
My left rear is stuck up, I think I’ll leave it for now !
No convertible is the downside. 😢
The secrets of getting the unit out is to get the window glass about halfway up. That will give you the space you need at the bottom.
Thanks for the video, thanks to this I have been able to solve my problem and deliver the repaired vehicle without having to change the entire mechanism✌️
Putting it back together step by step is key. This is awesome. I feel good too attempt this now!
Good luck on your repair!!! I had to do the top cables and latches on mine too. I should have done a video of that as well!
Thanks for taking the time to do the video. Was very helpful.
thanks a lot!
I have just finished fixing the window!
Congrats! any tips you want to share?
@@robdude1969
l didnt remove the seatbelts. : ）
Excellent video!!! Saved me a tone of money by being able to do this myself. 2 hours, start to clean-up.
congrats!! I made it for you brother.
Thank you so much for the tutorial! It was very helpful.
Greetings from Spain
cheers! good luck on them staying strong!
THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!!! I just replaced mine and you video was my guide from start to finish. Very well played.
I replaced mine too... He's AWESOME!!!
Glad it helped!
I remember doing this repair, not the most fun job. Lots of feeling around and skinned knuckles. Take breaks, grab a beer, be patient. Dont plan on driving the car to work the next day in case things go wrong, but you CAN do this!
YES!!! doing it in a cool garage is nicer than in the blazing sun.
Oh my god I did it! Amazing! It was perfect... aaaand it broke again after 3 days. Whyyy god whyyyy? Someone told me you have to lubricate the moving parts. I ordered another replacement kit and I’m gonna try again. If anyone know why this would happen again after fixing lmk. Ugh. Thank god for this video though.
Omg. That’s great! Then horrible!!! It’s such a poorly designed part!!! Would be great if they were not a cheap hollow plastic. A nice machined aluminum part would be great. How was your fitment? Any binding as it moved?
@@robdude1969 seemed all fine. Still gotta pull it out and see what’s going on. Thanks for the support!
Very helpful video you guys are awesome, thank you !!!!!! It took me approximately 4 hours but I did it !!
Rosa Lop that’s very fast!!!! My first one took a few months. I did have to find parts and wait til it was cool out though. Congrats!!!
You can buy just the broken plastic part on ebay for $10 or less each. Thanks for the instructions!
Brian Haygood that’s great if your wires aren’t jacked up. Mine were trashed! Good luck!!
@@robdude1969 On mine one of the plastic pulleys was broken, so the typical white plastic part hadn't failed, and the wires were damaged, too, so I ended up needing the whole assembly, unlike most people, apparently.
It makes you wonder how they manage to get this done in the factory
Super super helpful! Thanks so much. Also, you can buy a regulator repair kit on eBay for $50 which is also really easy to replace instead of buying a whole new regulator for $200+. Also saves the hassle of re-aligning the window.
sweet... I didn't see those when I was looking. Glad to help!! Screw the dealers/stealers!
Just performed this on R52 2007 Sidewalk. At 3:00, there are 3 snaps into the door frame that should be pulled out first. 4:45 remove the plastic snap that holds the wires for the motor. I attempted to fix the regulator myself using new 1/16th wire rope but noticed the motor housing loosen to the point where the wire would skip the spool. To best reinstall the regulator, put in with window fully out, once post is cleared bring in slowly then align bottom post first, followed by left then right (if working Right rear (US Passenger) window). Other than failing to repair my window regular and having to buy one I was very pleased with this video, I assumed I saved $300+ in labor if I took it to local mechanic, probably $600 if I took it to dealership. TY @robdude1969
Great video very helpful much appreciated. Do you know if the rear window will affect the operation of the convertible?
it needs to go down before you operate roof.
It s so so great ! Thank you so so much.... I can do it by myself after watch this video.
Let us know how it works for you!
@@robdude1969 100% done follwing your video
@@duyphamduc282 What broke? the plastic bit?
@@robdude1969 yes, that is it
The plastic bit which hold 2 ends of cable.
Thank you. Your guide was helpful. I have a question though. I had to replace the blue cable spool that guides the cable at the top of the window. As you mentioned in your video, I had to hammer it in. I could not find any video on how to do this exactly, so, I hammered away and eventually got it into place. It is not a smooth fit and I’m worried it will fail. Do you have any info on how I should have hammered the thing into place?
Did I talk about that? If it has friction, it will wear. If it has too much friction and binds, it will fail. So long as it is held in place and spins freely, you should be fine. Good luck!!
Hello, can you please tell me the size of the back speaker? I can’t find this information, are they the same as the front speaker? Thank you
VERY helpful step-by-step guide. Doing this job now and removed everything out successfully (just need wait for the regulator to arrive in the mail!).
> ... I had difficulty removing the rear seat base. It's much easier if you remove the four plastic kid/baby seat plugs from the seat base before trying to pull it out.
that rear upper seat middle bolt was a huge pain in the butt on mine. I'm glad your stuff all came out easy enough.
Thanks so much for this easy tutorial!
I can’t get the window out of the vehicle… removed the motor - it seems like the lower regulator is jammed and won’t let the window move up the track… so frustrating! Any thoughts?
See if you can undo the window from the track or release the motor. It’s a real pain if you cannot movie it up and down to get out easily. Good luck!
Not sure if you still see this, I followed all your steps but when it’s cold it doesn’t go down. What did it do wrong? Tighten too hard?
yikes... not sure? I don't remember there being the ability to over tighten something. perhaps a washer missing?
Hi i need only motor right side , The same side you are working on in the video
You hace the link Amazon?
Superb 1 hour 30 all done!!!
Great job! Thanks for sharing your results!
Any help with removing the seats, mine seem to not want to move. Followed this to a tee but the seats are adamant on staying in place.
They suck. I hated that part a lot. The center catch has a 10mm bolt that holds the middles in place. A lock of sorts. Remove the bolt and throw it away. Pure evil.
Rob, do you have any video of replacing an aerial antenna? I have an R52 and my garage door just broke the antenna. I ordered a replacement, but can't find any good videos on how to replace the antenna. Thanks much! Great video! I am taking mine to the shop to have the window regulator done next week as well.
Some partial notes from an F57: the rear 10mm is a gigantic pain to access. EDIT: no it's not. You just have to remove four top-side torx bolts, then the top bracket. I'm not always that dumb.
Other random F57 notes: access to the lower capture bolt was blocked by an amplifier on my wife's S with standard stereo. The front of the panel had 3 push pins, the rear had (I think) 1. The seats come out easily after you break the plastic trim (it's cheap and you'll do better next time) in the middle to expose the 10mm bolt that captures the hinges. I pulled the driver's door sill trim. The rear push pins capture some cheap fiber interior trim AND the panel, so they still have to come out even though they look like they might not.
Thanks you soo much you save my life 2022.👍
Wish you’d shown the kit installation
But overall great video. Thanks
Theres another video showing the kit install on another channel sir. Wish robdude would doneit though for sure with his attention to detail
Trying this today. Wish me luck!
You got this! Where did you source your parts?
@@robdude1969 haven’t gotten the parts yet but the small window was stuck all the way down and couldn’t be brought up. I was afraid of people breaking in or getting rained on. I followed these instructions and worked like a charm! The window is now up. I’ll have to order the parts and truly fix it in a week or two when I find the parts. I am 100% confident I can fix it now by using this video
@@catringo5165 good luck with it. Sorry you had to join the crappy parts club with the rest of us.
Great video! If both my rear windows fail to work it’s hard to believe that both regulators failed. Where should I start looking?
I have had both sides go out. Can you move them manually? Did you ever hear a pop during top or window use? There is a stupid little plastic piece that was designed to fail. I am sure of this insures service for life.... I hate planned obsolescence. We need CLASS ACTION!!!
@@robdude1969 thanks. Looks like I have take out the Windows to properly diagnose the issue.
Initially I could move them manually, but no longer. One is open, the other closed. Glad temperature is reasonable.
@@patrickdreiding3342 oh man, first time I had to do this in blistering heat. second time was ok... third time was the worst. I hated this car for this BS and Top BS too... the part took three weeks, then it was Hot again... I didn't drive it for a few months. All working now... it's a blast to drive when it works right. Good luck. If they aren't moving, they are probably bound up with those cables in a rat nest.
@@robdude1969 You are amazing! With help from the video and the service manual I was able to get both windows out. Biggest issue was pulling out the unit with the window down. I had to remove the motor to loosen the cables so I could lift the window on the frame and then pull the whole unit out. Do you know where I can purchase replacement cables, etc.? I took pictures but could not upload.
yeah, getting it back in is a pain too... careful if you have tint!!! I have links on the description, they may be useful. Crappy thing - My mini has 41000 miles on it. 10 years or 40,000 miles... dammit. good luck! so happy for your successes!
Great job i replace mine and was trying to figure out how to adj
check point 6:15 - those are the adjusters.
What to do if the roof will not go back all the way
that's another problem. I had it too... maybe switch in trunk not engaged all the way. you may need to manually crank it, maybe your cables are jacked up, maybe motor, not sure, but search up mini convertible top repair. I wish I could help you more. good luck!!
Were l can buy the cables for this windows
My convertible top won’t roll back anymore either…is this job still possible with the top up?
You are gonna need to open it manually. There is a manual release.
Ugh. That pin on the bottom where the speaker is! I can’t get the thing out because the window is down too. I stopped for a beer. Maybe that’ll help
If you take off the motor and slide the window up on the track a bit it may help. Be sure not to unbolt those three lifter mounting nuts all the way, just loosen them. The bottom one (I think the one you are mad at) broke on mine and I had to do this job again recently. This effing car!!! Cheers. Good luck it’s just a puzzle to test your patience.
@@robdude1969 I think in the video where you put back the module, after that you didn't do that mounting bolt at the very bottom though.
Great catch. When we made this video, the replacement part I got was with a loose stud. I chose not to show it in the video because it was a huge pain. I left it. Unfortunately I had to do this again to address this issue since it rattled after a couple months. Fourth time is a charm as they say.
@@robdude1969 have you got the actually video in how to replace the wire module and that plastic that broke? I found it in some other channel but best if u have this part to show as well
Just a note, if the window is about half up or down, it makes it muck easier to remove and install.
thanks for your input - that's the hardest part of the job! that, and not scratching any window tint!!!
Where did you get the Part From ? I'm having problems finding one for my 2006 mini cooper S convertible right rear regulator.
amzn.to/2IQztlK - you use your old motor
we sale the repair kit you dont need to get the whole part
The broken plastic piece and/or cables are available on eBay. $10 for one or $17 for a pair of the plastic things.
I just found a kit on ebay that just replaces the cables and wheels instead of the whole regulator
Wish they had that when I first had this problem!! I hope it's not the same cheap plastic bit.
Someone needs to make a metal piece instead of plastic piece unless it's a weak link on purpose so it doesn't damage a more expensive piece 🤔
You can buy the wire part for $47.00, no need for whole part if your motor is good,,
Hi forgot to tighten the bottom regulator bolt 😅
Doh! 🤦♂️
Everything dealing with these cars are a headache!!! Removing the blower motor is hell where they put it at!!!😢
Spark plugs and coils easy too? lol. Good luck with your lil rig.
Great video.
The east part is fixing it. The hard part is actually finding the part
Great Video! Thanks
Glad you liked it! Did you have same problem too?!?!
Great job
holy hell what horrible engineering design... great video...
planned fail point? maybe someone at the factory was upset with their job? cheers!
You saved me!
Thanks
Thank for help
Wait a second.. nobody and I mean NOBODY has a 10mm socket, unless you just went out and bought a new one. They always disappear on me.
you are gonna need a t50 torx too!
thanks man
Lol what if the top wont go down
yeah... I had that issue too. you need to do it manually. th-cam.com/video/U1uthHhh6M0/w-d-xo.html
By far one of the worst cars ever
So much little plastic BS in it!!