Rattely convertible windows

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Post Fri Oct 07, 2011 7:16 pm

After the long drive home in my new purchase I decided one of the first things I need to fix are the windows. The rattling drove me nuts and they seem to overlap on shutting the doors and need assistance to line them up.

Are there and common faults with these and what can I do to improve them?

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Post Fri Oct 07, 2011 9:26 pm

there is a couple of vids in care and detailing under roof maintenace think there a sticky they show how to adjust cab windows in the third vid mate.
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Post Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:41 pm

Convertible windows always rattle a bit if you have them up with the roof down.

BMW didn't expect wusses to drive round like this.

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Post Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:43 pm

This is a really easy problem to solve.. I just crack the rear windows down a couple of milimeters!
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Post Mon Oct 10, 2011 9:55 pm

diable wrote:
BenHar wrote:Convertible windows always rattle a bit if you have them up with the roof down.

BMW didn't expect wusses to drive round like this.

Ben
BMW didn't make allowances for girlfriends/wive's who complain about the wind, the noise, who are cold, have a sore neck etc etc etc
hahahaha my wife all over, every time i have the roof down i have to battle her first.. now i make sure i go out to the car a few mins before her so its already down when he comes out :up:
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Post Mon Oct 10, 2011 10:01 pm

Rodderz wrote:This is a really easy problem to solve.. I just crack the rear windows down a couple of milimeters!
So do i,
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Post Tue Oct 11, 2011 4:39 am

a top wife/girlfriend tip is to lower only the rear window on her side.

this disturbs the air flow enough to result in only a slight rearward blowing "breeze" on her side, thus her hair is blown backwards and not over her face (the latter being a bonus if she's ugly!). Then set heater to full feet and face and she should be as happy as a pig in shite, if not show 'er the hairy side!

it also works for driver side when solo, only lower driver rear window when going along and you will see what i mean.
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