THANK YOU so much for such great pictures and instructions. I was about to let a workshop do this for big bucks when I stumbled on this.
For what it's worth, I am in Australia, the car is a 1998 E240, and here are the Australian part numbers:
A2107301646 (RHR)
A2107301546 (LHR)
The top plastic pulley in my RHR one shattered into many pieces. I fixed it, then was testing all the other windows when *CRACK* the LHR one broke as well!! This time it was the plastic housing holding the two ends of the wire and center plastic regulator piece which cracked and broke. What are the odds of both side breaking on the same day. Is this planned obsolescence?
Get ready for this, in Australia, EACH of these parts cost AUD$315 (US$230) so count yourselves lucky to have only paid US$40. (It's almost worth shipping it over, cept I needed to fix it in a hurry). Even 2nd hand parts were no cheaper. I guess this breaks so much that there is a good demand for them. The plastic pieces on the new parts did look slightly different, so maybe they have strengthened it somewhat.
Some extra tips for others who want to do this:
- the top part of the trim hooks on, so once you've unscrewed and popped the plastic clips, pull the trim away and up.
- Standard rivets were very tough, I first drilled through with a very fine drill, and progressively got larger but the larger drill bits would not bite. Finally I had to drill a little with an oversized bit then chisel the heads off, then hammered them out with a punch
- When adapting the window, note that there are two "stops" in the window switch for each direction (partially in for continuous motion as long as the button is held, fully in for automatic "completely up" or "completely down"). I had to keep pushing it all the way in for full up, and it would stop after an inch, then repeat until the window is completely up. Then the motor learned where the position of the window was when completely up.
Other than that, the guide covered everything. Thanks again ashman78!
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