1999 BMW 528i Reverse

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Door Windows
Tilt window glass carefully inside door cavity and lift out of
door.
Installation is reverse of removal.
Replace plastic window retainers once glass is inside door.
Use new mounting bolts when reinstalling side-impact
air-
bag to door.
Adjust window as described earlier,
Sedan and Sport Wagon doors are similar. There are two win-
dow rails in each front window regulator, only one in the rear.
Otherwise the front and rear regulators are similar.
WARNING-
E39 cars are Wed with side-impact airbags in the front
doors. Some are equipped with
airbags in the rear doors
as well. When servicing the door windows on cars with
side-impact airbags, always disconnect the negative
(-)
battery cable. See 721 Airbag System (SRS) for cau-
tions and procedures relating to the
airbag system.
Prior to disconnecting the battery, read the battery dis-
connection cautions given at the front
001 General
Warnings and Cautions.
NOTE-
Because window operation is electronically controlled, a win-
dow motor does not have mechanical endpositions. For this
reason it can be removed and installed with the window in
any position and does not need reinitialization.
Front window regulator removing and
installing
NOTE-
BMW recommends removing the window regulator and mo-
tor as one unit, then separating the two on the bench.
- Remove front door panel as described in 411 Doors.
- Disconnect negative (-) cable from battery, then remove air-
bag unit and vapor barrier from door. See 721 Airbag Sys-
tem (SRS).

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I Door Windows
- Disconnect window from window guide rail as described in
Door window, removing
and installing. Do not remove
window from door.
* Push window up and use wedge to hold in position.
- If necessary, remove speaker unit from door.
- Removing window regulator from door:
Disconnect window motor electrical harness connector.
4 Remove lower window regulator fasteners (arrows).
Remove window regulator fasteners (arrows)
Loosen fasteners (arrows) and slide regulator up to remove
from mounts.
- Remove window regulatorthrough opening in bottom of door,
checking for any wiring that might become snagged during
removal.
- Installation is reverse of removal.
Be sure to route wiring harnesses to keep them away from
moving window mechanism. Use new wire ties as neces-
sary.
-
Tightening torques -
Window motor to regulator 5 Nm (44 in-lb)
502512211
Window regulator to door 8 Nm (71 in-lb)
Adjust window
as described earlier.
- -
W~ndow to guide 8 Nm (71 in-lb)
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Door windows1
Rear window regulator, removing and
installing
NOTE-
BMW recommends removing the window regulator and mo-
tor as one unit, then separating the
two on the bench.
- Disconnect negative (-) cable from battery
- Remove door panel as described in 411 Doors
- Remove airbag unit and vapor barrier from door. See 721
Airbag System (SRS).
- Disconnect window from window guide rail as described in
Door window, removing and installing. Do not remove
window from door.
Push window up and use wedge to
hold in position.
Loosen fastener (arrow) and slide window regulator up and
out of mount.
Disconnect wiring harness connector (A) and remove fasten-
ers
(6).
Remove window regulator and motor through opening in
door.
- Installation is the reverse of removal.
Be sure to route wiring harnesses to keep them away from
moving window mechanism. Use new wire ties as neces-
sary.
Tightening torques
Window motor to regulator
5 Nrn (44 in-ib)
Window regulator to door
Window to guide
8 Nrn (71 in-lb)
8 Nrn (71 in-lb)

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Interior Trim
Remove parking bralte lever side cover fasteners (arrows)
4 Unclip trim boot for parking brake lever and pull boot and
handle forward off brake lever. Remove parking
bralte cover
fastener
(arrow) and remove cover.
4 Remove fasteners at rear of console (arrows).
4 With left and right seats in lowest position, remove side con-
sole fasteners
(arrow).
- Remove left and right side console trim covers. See Lower
- Remove center console.
- Installation is reverse of removal.

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interior Trim
Remove right side lower dash fastener (arrow)
< Remove left side console trim panel fasteners (black arrow)
and slide panel backward (white arrow) to remove.
4 Remove left slde lower dash fastener (arrow)
4 Remove upper dash fastener (arrow).
- Pull bottom of lower dash out to remove
- Installation is reverse of removal, noting the following:
Instrument cluster harness connector
loclting levers must
be in up position before installing connectors.
If replacing instrument cluster with new unit,
recode new
cluster using
BMW scan tool DISplus, MoDiC or equiva-
lent.

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Interior Trim
< Remove steering column trim panel by releasing clips (ar-
rows).
< Remove left side mounting fasteners (arrows).
Lilt dash panel upwards and remove through passenger
door.
- Installation is the reverse of removal.
Window and door post trim panels,
removing and installing
Windshield post trim (A pillar), removing and Installing
- On 1998 and later cars, disconnect battery negative (-) cable
I
WARNING-
On 1998 and later models, front Head Protection System
(HPS)
airbags are installed in the driver and passenger side
windshieldpost
trim (A-pillar). See 721 Airbag System
(SRS) for warnings and cautions regarding airbags.
< Remove A-p~llar trim panel fastener cap (arrow)

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Interior ~riml
4 Remove fastener (arrow) beneath trim cap.
Working from top carefully pull trim panel away from
A-pil-
lar and pull up to remove.
- Installation is reverse of removal.
If necessary replace defective or broken mounting clips.
Door post trim panel (B-pillar), removing and installing
4 Remove seat belt fastener (arrow) from seat frame.
- Remove front and rear door sill trim panels.
- Pull front and rear rubber door seal away from trim panel.
4 Carefully pull bottom of lower trim panel away from door post
to release clips.
Pull trim lower panel straight down (arrow) to remove.

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llnterior Trim
Carefully pry bottom of upper trim panel away from door post
to release clips.
Pull upper trim panel straight down (arrow) to remove.
Installation is reverse of removal.
If necessary replace defective or
broken mounting clips.
Rear window pillartrim (C-pillar), removing and installing
(models without rear
HPS airbags)
1 I
WARNING-
On 1998 and later models, rear Head Protection System
(HPS)
airbags may be installed (optional equipment) in the
driver and passenger side C-pillar area.
The procedure given
below does not cover models with rear HPS airbags. See
721 Airbag System (SRS).
4 Carefully pry interior light out of C-pillar trim panel and dis-
connect wiring harness.
Carefully pry trim panel out at top to release clips,
- Pull trim panel straight up to remove.
- lnstallation is reverse of removal.
If necessary replace defective or broken mounting clips.