Need to replace the right rear window regulator on 98 E300. Is Meyle of good quality or should I spring for MB?

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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 157k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 175k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver on Tan, 144k mi, wastegate conversion, ALDA delete

19 Honda CR-V EX 70k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

I put in a Meyle 6 years ago in my wife's 210 no problems I figured if the OEM one breaks I'd try an aftermarket. I like it so far.

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92 e300d2.5t
01 e320
05 cdi
85 chev c10

I did aftermarket on mine it lasted about 3 months. Went with original about a year ago it's still holding.

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The OM 642/722.9 powered family
Still going strong
2014 ML350 Bluetec (wife's DD)
2013 E350 Bluetec (my DD)

both my kids cars went to junkyard in 2023
2008 ML320 CDI (Older son’s DD) fatal transmission failure, water soaked/fried rear SAM, numerous other issues, just too far gone to save (165k miles)
2008 E320 Bluetec (Younger son's DD) injector failed open and diluted oil with diesel, spun main bearings (240k miles)

1998 E300DT sold to TimFreeh
1987 300TD sold to vstech

Do you recall which aftermarket brand you used?

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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 157k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 175k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver on Tan, 144k mi, wastegate conversion, ALDA delete

19 Honda CR-V EX 70k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

99% of the time it's just the slide. So long as the cable isn't kinked that's all you need to do. There's a thread over in the stickies of the 210 forum at BW. It's a bit more work since you have to swap the bracket from the old to the new slide.

If you want to swap the regulator, then based on all the threads I've read over the years, I honestly don't think there's much difference between any of these. OE from the dealer or unnamed Chinese part from eBay, the slide is always what fails. Often the Dorman at Amazon is the best price.

Good luck.

I just did this yesterday on the same side, I used a Trucktec brand from Pelican. The holes did not line up exactly, but certainly good enough to get the job done. As said before, it was the slide that broke.

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1999 E300 Turbodiesel 169,000 miles
1986 Porsche 944Turbo 20124 miles
1948 Dodge Deluxe 4 door 66521 miles

Both times when mine failed it trashed the cable so the slide trick would not have worked.

I can't remember where I got the aftermarket one, may have been the place that has all the parts your car will ever need...got a genuine one from the dealer after the clone one died in 3 months.

Trucktec and Üro are of similar reputation. If you need a cheap part, really bad, chances are we have your cheap, really bad part.

You will need a BIG rivet gun (not the wimpy one from the home center) to set the pop rivets if you go to the dealer. The dealer supplies steel rivets and the basic rivet tool is not up to the task.

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The OM 642/722.9 powered family
Still going strong
2014 ML350 Bluetec (wife's DD)
2013 E350 Bluetec (my DD)

both my kids cars went to junkyard in 2023
2008 ML320 CDI (Older son’s DD) fatal transmission failure, water soaked/fried rear SAM, numerous other issues, just too far gone to save (165k miles)
2008 E320 Bluetec (Younger son's DD) injector failed open and diluted oil with diesel, spun main bearings (240k miles)

1998 E300DT sold to TimFreeh
1987 300TD sold to vstech

Unfortunately I think I heard the window breaking down inside the door.

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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 157k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 175k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver on Tan, 144k mi, wastegate conversion, ALDA delete

19 Honda CR-V EX 70k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

I bought two way, way off brand ones on flea-bay, $32/unit. One failed within 3 weeks...cable system is hung up and the other is working fine. For that expense they really are disposable. I think I am going to cobble together the slide from the old left to the old right(broken new one) to do the fix.

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Treetops
06 E320 CDI 127K Miles
87 300TD 231K Miles

99 E300 269K Miles-Sold

It does make awful crunching sounds...

But if you can see any part of the glass then chances are the glass is ok. Tempered glass completely self destructs if it is broken.

Pull the door card, and run the slide all the way up the track. They helpfully put a hole at the right place in the track to stick a zip tie through to hold the glass at the top until you can replace the cheap tin piece of junk.

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The OM 642/722.9 powered family
Still going strong
2014 ML350 Bluetec (wife's DD)
2013 E350 Bluetec (my DD)

both my kids cars went to junkyard in 2023
2008 ML320 CDI (Older son’s DD) fatal transmission failure, water soaked/fried rear SAM, numerous other issues, just too far gone to save (165k miles)
2008 E320 Bluetec (Younger son's DD) injector failed open and diluted oil with diesel, spun main bearings (240k miles)

1998 E300DT sold to TimFreeh
1987 300TD sold to vstech