Dorman 749 468 Driver Window Regulator Review

Easy installation if you watch and follow the youtube video on how to replace the power window. This is THE REGULATOR ONLY - DO NOT INCLUDE THE MOTOR which needs to be purchased separately. Approximate installation time is 60-90 minutes from start to finish. It is also necessary to reset the window auto-hook settings after installation (there is also a youtube video explaining this simple 60 second process). Then your window (including auto-up and auto-down) will work properly.

I have installed dozens of ESCs on BMWs and have used Dorman products in the past. Although they appear to be almost OEM, others have had the same issue as me. After installing both controls they seemed to work fine, but almost 90% of the time the device won't fold when you open it all the way, the anti-pinch feature kicks in and refuses to fold. After several attempts with a short press on the button up, the window goes up. I installed both devices, both devices have the same problem.

***UPDATE 02/27/18: Well it's broken! The window has been rolled down maybe less than 2 dozen times. Emailed Dorman and they sent me a replacement and Amazon refunded my old one. One star for protecting their crappy product. If you are replacing the regulator, buy an OEM regulator. Yes, it costs twice as much, but it's worth the time and headache saved. Just installed it on my 2006 E90. Everything fits well and no modifications are required. I haven't had any installation issues as some…

Was able to repurchase although the Dorman regulator failed after 3 years of minimal use the same as the OEM BMW regulators in the original car {where BOTH tailgate regulators (left and right) - were DEFECTIVE (!) in just 6 years Operation by the previous owner! }. The BMW regulator design sucks - a known fact on this question. Did you have design kids? Probably. A fair question, probably at best recent engineering school graduates and poor leadership of the project team to validate designs…

Very happy with this product. Fits perfectly for my 2006 BMW E90 325i Left Rear Door. While I'm not entirely sure it wasn't replaced sooner, I firmly believe it wasn't due to the sound condition of the soundproofing in the door and the adhesive holding it to the door. Comparing it directly to the OEM regulator I found it to be of equal quality with the added benefit of a fully shielded working cable. With a car in good condition, it takes less than half an hour to get to the broken one, remove…

After installing the first Dorman controller (not shown in the photo) I could not reinitialize the window. With the window fully down, trying to raise it simply triggered the anti-pinch function. So we just didn't lower the glass all the way down. A year later, Dorman collapsed. I got a replacement under warranty (silver in the photos) and installed it and it had the same initialization issue. It broke after a year and a half. I got a replacement again under warranty (black in the photos) and…