Dumb Question Regarding Left Or Right

dbcmaster · 09-10-2012, 12:57 PM

Hey,

So, I need to get a new window regulator for the 2002 325xi. It's on the driver's side rear door. So, which regulator is that? Right rear or left rear?

FenderGuy05 · 09-10-2012, 12:59 PM

I'm assuming left??? Same as the drivers side.

Go to realoem.com, plug in last 7 of vin. Get part number and search that way if your unsure.

Alex323Ci · 09-10-2012, 01:04 PM

If you are in the USA the driver's side is the left side.
It's how you sit in the car and look forward. *It's Not on the outside looking at the front. not a dumb question, every novice has had to learn this.

dbcmaster · 09-10-2012, 01:08 PM

Yah... just looked up the vapor barriers and it should be rear left.

Thanks.

dbcmaster · 09-10-2012, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex323Ci

If you are in the USA the driver's side is the left side.
It's how you sit in the car and look forward. *It's Not on the outside looking at the front. not a dumb question, every novice has had to learn this.

Thanks.

It seems like little things like this confuse me. Just ordered a rear left and the clip.

dmax · 09-10-2012, 02:44 PM

Alex, you are so polite!

OP, I just have to say I think your post was adorable...but Alex is right. It's something you have to know.

Another way of looking at right and left is just to remember you're getting it for the car, even though you think you're getting it for yourself.

Even in the engine...it's not looking at it. It's the car's parts.

swaggerwagon · 09-10-2012, 06:54 PM

its from sitting in the driver seat. that is how the dealerships and parts suppliers determine it. if it is on the driver side it is left and passenger side is always right

jdstrickland · 09-10-2012, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dbcmaster

Hey,

So, I need to get a new window regulator for the 2002 325xi. It's on the driver's side rear door. So, which regulator is that? Right rear or left rear?

LEFT or RIGHT is always AS VIEWED FROM OCCUPYING THE DRIVER SEAT. Sit in the driver seat, left is left, right is right, any place on the car where left or right make a difference.

This can be confusing to people that have to ask which is left and which is right because they look into the engine bay and describe locations as viewed looking in. The exhaust is on the right, not the left.

This is true for all motor vehicles ever made, it is not a BMW-thing.

09-10-2012, 12:57 PM	#1
dbcmaster Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Danvers, MA Posts: 18 My Ride: 2002 325xi View My Garage	Dumb Question Regarding Left Or Right Hey, So, I need to get a new window regulator for the 2002 325xi. It's on the driver's side rear door. So, which regulator is that? Right rear or left rear? __________________ http://www.davidandkerri.com

09-10-2012, 12:59 PM	#2
FenderGuy05 OEM ///Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Daly City Posts: 679 My Ride: 2002 BMW 325i View My Garage	I'm assuming left??? Same as the drivers side. Go to realoem.com, plug in last 7 of vin. Get part number and search that way if your unsure. __________________

09-10-2012, 01:04 PM	#3
Alex323Ci Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Huntington Beach -Surf City USA Posts: 15,127 My Ride: M3 & 323Ci (sold) View My Garage	If you are in the USA the driver's side is the left side. It's how you sit in the car and look forward. *It's Not on the outside looking at the front. not a dumb question, every novice has had to learn this. __________________ OEM CSL WHEELS - OEM CSL BRAKES - OEM AUTOFOLD MIRRORS - CSL TRUNK - CSL DIFFUSER - AA SPORT TUNE - AA PULLEYS - BILSTEIN PSS9s - AUTOSOLUTIONS SSK CF CSL RACE LIP - NAVI HU - BMW PERFORMANCE CF STRUT BAR - BMW GROUP-N MTRMTS - UUC SS BRAKELINES, TRANS MOUNTS, RTABs - 4.10 BMW M-SPORT DIFF

09-10-2012, 01:08 PM	#4
dbcmaster Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Danvers, MA Posts: 18 My Ride: 2002 325xi View My Garage	Yah... just looked up the vapor barriers and it should be rear left. Thanks. __________________ http://www.davidandkerri.com

09-10-2012, 02:44 PM	#6
dmax Stay stock my friends! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Unit I Posts: 21,187 My Ride: '99 328i 1.03809 mu View My Garage	Alex, you are so polite! OP, I just have to say I think your post was adorable...but Alex is right. It's something you have to know. Another way of looking at right and left is just to remember you're getting it for the car, even though you think you're getting it for yourself. Even in the engine...it's not looking at it. It's the car's parts. __________________ This huge woman, like 400 pounds comes up to me and says, "Doug, I would rock your world." I replied, "but I need to breathe." The girl in my sig:http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthr...highlight=dmax

09-10-2012, 06:54 PM	#7
swaggerwagon Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: charlotte Posts: 259 My Ride: 2005 330i View My Garage	its from sitting in the driver seat. that is how the dealerships and parts suppliers determine it. if it is on the driver side it is left and passenger side is always right __________________ 330i ZHP 3 Pedals FTW BMW ADP student Ebay headers \| Long tube CAI \| modbargains ///M pedal covers \| SS clutch line \| CDV removed \| Turner camber arms \| Meyle HD FCABs \| uuc poly motor/trans mounts \| Eurospec Muffler \| Clutch masters Stage 2 with aluminum flywheel \| Coilover kit \| CSL front bumper \| Z4m shifter

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