Subject: As usual! Author: gdoan : member since September, 2007 : 13 posts Posted on: 2008-11-08 23:42:27

You guys *and gals* know what you're talking about! I ordered the ingition switch from BavAuto and, after being 'told' it might take from 1 to 4 weeks to be delivered, it arrived in about 2 days . . . Nice.

I was driving around today, running errands, with no real plans to swap the switch just yet when I had the need to honk my horn. No worky, though. Very aggravating in such a situation.

So, I go home and decide to swap it out. Shouldn't take more than 2 hours, right? I mean, that's what I've read - 1-2 hours. Yeah, well . . . I'm an idiot. It would have taken 1-2 hours if it weren't for looking for not only the Torx bit I dropped while working, but also one of the black bracket screws . . . That was about 45 minutes of searching and cursing before I thought to just thump the trim below it and they both, eventually bounced out . . . I'm an idiot.

Otherwise, though, it went, essentially, as described on the most referenced "ignition switch removal and replacement" post on e38.org. What a great resource!!

After a quick drive, all seems to be working as desinged! Except the driver's side window. It still doesn't work.

As I've said, I have have read many of the regulator related threads here. Can anyone ponit me to a thread that helps to narrow don potential causes? I completely understand it could and likely is the regulator, but I still would have thought there would be more 'bad noise' associated with it and ther just hasn't been. Thoughts are welcome!


Thanks, again, 740ilDuke, RobinkK, Brian, & Edwin!

Greg

1998 740iL Arctic Silver/Black ('new' daily driver)
2003 Nissan Pathfinder LE Gold-I think/Tan (daily hauler)
2003 ///M5 Jet Black/Black (fair weather mauler)
2002 330Ci Jet Black/Tan (RIP)
1995 318is (Boston Green/Tan) (sold)

• Gremlins? Any chance they're related . . ? - gdoan 2008-11-04 10:04:04 (109 views)
  • Just did this last week. $67 bucks from the dealer, 45 min DIY job. - 740ilDuke 2008-11-04 18:16:28 (33 views)
  • +1. Our ignition switches have become a recurrent them of late.... - RobinK 2008-11-04 13:14:58 (36 views)
    • (That's a '+1' on Brians suggestions below) (nt) - RobinK 2008-11-04 13:16:00 (25 views)
      • There you go freaking myself out with that RHD. ;-) (nt) - 740ilDuke 2008-11-04 21:19:01 (10 views)
      • I'm planning to replace my ign switch soon, just because (nt) - Brian 2008-11-04 16:50:18 (22 views)
  • My hunches are either 1) Ignition switch, or 2) old, failing battery (nt) - Brian 2008-11-04 11:47:37 (25 views)
    • Re: My hunches are either 1) Ignition switch, or 2) old, failing battery - gdoan 2008-11-04 16:35:10 (38 views)
      • Ignition switch almost 100% sure! (nt) - Edwin™ 2008-11-04 16:37:43 (26 views)
        • Re: Ignition switch almost 100% sure! - gdoan 2008-11-04 16:48:31 (29 views)
          • Gremlins can be strange, replace that and then see what changes (nt) - Edwin™ 2008-11-04 17:24:01 (24 views)
            • As usual! - gdoan 2008-11-08 23:42:27 (20 views)