Express up/down on other windows

John William Moran · June 17, 2021

When I purchased my 2015 Silverado it had express up/down on all windows. A new battery later and it only works on driver's side. Any suggestions on a fix?

MikeBMW · June 17, 2021

50 minutes ago, John William Moran said:

When I purchased my 2015 Silverado it had express up/down on all windows. A new battery later and it only works on driver's side. Any suggestions on a fix?

It should have always been express down on all four windows and only express up on driver's window?

rav3 · June 17, 2021

Like MikeBMW said, my 2017 has express down on all 4 windows but only express up on Drivers window.

Mike, how long have you had you E34? I have a 92 E34 535i 5 speed as well, my 3rd one.

MikeBMW · June 17, 2021

37 minutes ago, rav3 said:

Like MikeBMW said, my 2017 has express down on all 4 windows but only express up on Drivers window.

Mike, how long have you had you E34? I have a 92 E34 535i 5 speed as well, my 3rd one.

Hi, @rav3, I've had the 535i for about 3-1/2 years - bought it for $2500 from the original owner, mint condition.
It's my second e34 as I had a 525i, same year, 1990, but was hit head-on by a teen driver in a mustang.
In the interim, I had an e32 750iL but the maintenance (I do it myself) became exponentially more every year so I had to let it go - leading to the latest e34 I currently have.
Dang, I wish I had the 5 speed as you do, it was great on my 525!

Edited June 17, 2021 by MikeBMW
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rav3 · June 18, 2021

55 minutes ago, MikeBMW said:

Hi, @rav3, I've had the 535i for about 3-1/2 years - bought it for $2500 from the original owner, mint condition.
It's my second e34 as I had a 525i, same year, 1990, but was hit head-on by a teen driver in a mustang.
In the interim, I had an e32 750iL but the maintenance (I do it myself) became exponentially more every year so I had to let it go - leading to the latest e34 I currently have.
Dang, I wish I had the 5 speed as you do, it was great on my 525!

Thanks a great looking 535i. Looks like E39 wheels; 17's? Here's my last one, bought it from the original owner back in 2011 with 32k miles and all BMW service records. Like you, I do all my own maintenance for the most part. If I get over my head, I have a local indy that does a great job.

MikeBMW · June 18, 2021

1 minute ago, rav3 said:

Thanks a great looking 535i. Looks like E39 wheels; 17's? Here's my last one, bought it from the original owner back in 2011 with 32k miles and all BMW service records. Like you, I do all my own maintenance for the most part. If I get over my head, I have a local indy that does a great job.

Same here, I do have a local indy shop to do some of the work I don't feel like doing. In fact, that's where I bought the car.
The wheels are 16s, e39 as you mentioned (as opposed to the stock 15s - I still have the stock wheels with new tires in storage.)
Wow, you got some low miles on your car, awesome! It's looks great!
I'm approaching nearly 200K on mine but the previous owner only did highway miles and the suspension had been refreshed before I bought it.
Also, power steering lines replace, AC lines replaced, brakes bled, etc..
I've replace two window regulators and motors and my next job is to replace a few door lock switches that no longer work. Also, the bushings on the wiper mounts, as well as a heater valve. It's great to work on these cars, much simpler than my 750iL and I have many stories about that one (though this is not the arena for delving into that as we've already hi-jacked this thread. O_o
I drive my truck daily and use my BMW on weekends and the occasional trip to the airport because the truck won't fit in the short term parking garage.
I always keep a battery tender on it so it's ready when I want to feel like I'm driving a go-cart compared to the truck.

garagerog · June 18, 2021

I feel for the OP and I wouldn't blame him for never coming back to this forum after his thread being hi-jacked by BMW fanboys!

MikeBMW · June 18, 2021

1 hour ago, garagerog said:

I feel for the OP and I wouldn't blame him for never coming back to this forum after his thread being hi-jacked by BMW fanboys!

I already mentioned we hijacked this thread, unintentionally.
We're just classic BMW guys with old Bimmers - cut us some slack.
Also, we contributed to the issue prior - why is this a problem?

MikeBMW · June 18, 2021

4 hours ago, MikeBMW said:

It should have always been express down on all four windows and only express up on driver's window?

4 hours ago, rav3 said:

Like MikeBMW said, my 2017 has express down on all 4 windows but only express up on Drivers window.

Any questions @garagerog?
What is your contribution?

Edited June 18, 2021 by MikeBMW
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ftwhite · June 18, 2021

I have a BMW too. Well...my wife does. Its white. It a pain in the ass to work on. They hide the battery and put the oil filter in a stupid place.

Express down on all windows. Express up on driver.

16LT4 · June 18, 2021

17 hours ago, John William Moran said:

When I purchased my 2015 Silverado it had express up/down on all windows. A new battery later and it only works on driver's side. Any suggestions on a fix?

Have you tried recalibrating the end-stops using standard procure of holding the window buttons all the way down until the window drops all the way down, and then pulling the button all the way up until the window is closed? I need to do that on my VW and BMW every time I disconnect the battery.

JimCost2014 · June 18, 2021

I know when I was selling GM trucks back in the mid 2000's they switched the function.

Their reasoning was a safety issue, small children could push the switch, it goes up and traps them (their neck) in the window as it closes.

That is why you have to "pull" the switch to get the window to raise, with the thought being a small child will not be driving, so that is the only one with express up.