It is not a difficult repair, aside from laying in the passenger side footwell. The regulator went out on my '98 e320, and I had to replace both my regulator and blower with the newer versions $$$. Fastlane will save you alot compared to the dealership.

If you find that the blower is bad, I'll sell you my used one assuming the '96's use the same part. That way you don't have to buy the new regulator.

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1998 E320 120K mi
1991 Miata 80K mi
2001 Ranger 109K mi