Bmw 1999 E46 Sun Roof Water Intrusion

It s likely the sunroof seal on your car hasn t been updated since it left the factory.

Bmw 1999 e46 sun roof water intrusion.

Lay your track assemly out on a floor that is easy to clean the track is a black greasy mess. For the bmw 3 e46 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 model year. I looked on youtube and found a common spot is the sunroof tubes so i poured water and all the water came out the side of the car like it was supposed to. The sunroof s outer seal is the first line of defense against water intrusion.

They always sell me the sliding piece left for the newer sunshades. Notice there are rivets on the underside. Partly as a result of water that had infiltrated into the area from clogged sunroof drain tubes. Bmw agreed to pay 477 million to.

First picture on this post is the underside view of the left rear cup. I have a water leak under the rear seats into the spare tire well into the battery compartment where the amp is a bit and also there is built up water inside the frame rails in the trunk. Sunfroof repair kit for e46 sedan continued again. 54 10 7 134 072 boe more info 323i and 328i sedan 1999 00 323i wagon 1999 00.

Welcome to shoplifetv so we all know e46 s are known to have sunroof problems in this video i go over the various things that could cause your sunroof to not. But over time the seal degrades allowing too much water to pass. E46 sunroof sunshade sliders. Pelican offers these kits that provide parts to repair the vehicles sunroof.

Bmw 3 series e46 1999 2006 sunroof repair kits. It won t work on the older sunshades. Spilled water bottle. How to fix a sunroof water leak in your bmw full details step by step e65 model 7 seriesalso how to unblock the weep vent for the engine water trap.

You should check before hand to see which. Due to water intrusion in the trunk. Bmw has sold me the wrong parts numerous times for this. Depending on how many clips are broken on your sunroof you may need 2 left pieces and 2 right pieces.

The seal part number has been superseded updated by bmw no less than 5 times indicating this is a known problem. You will have to take this off to overhaul the sunroof.