Last Saturday (the 20th) I replaced the power window motor in the driver side rear door of the 300D.

Holy overengineered Batman!

That motor looked like it could drive a midget motorhome! It must've weighed 15 pounds when I took it out! It felt like the weight of a a motorcycle alternator! Luckily I had a parts car or that motor wouldve cost me 250 dollars! My father was amazed at the fact that this motor was that insanely heavy and well built. My father and I also marveled at the massive steel tubing running through the inside of the door, which while impressive, made it a b!tch to get the different metal channel bars out of the way. 3 hours later following the Haynes manual (Installation opposite of taking apart...) the window works perfectly, and hopefully this 15 pound piece of German engineered motor will last another 30 years. I marveled at the amount of engineering these Kraut fiends put into a power window lifter as well as the safety tubing at the door, but also cursed them for overengineering such a seemingly simple device. In the end it was worth it.

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1976 300D
190,000 Miles
Colorado Beige

1975 300D
Parts Car
78,000 Miles
Rustbucket
Also Colorado Beige

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156,000 miles
Champagne Metallic Clearcoat