removing rear screen from a touring

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Post Sat Jun 04, 2016 8:48 am

as above, what sort of rough price ?
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Post Sat Jun 04, 2016 9:25 am

Forget it, it's as if BMW built the entire car around the rear screen, those things are ON!
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Post Sat Jun 04, 2016 10:39 am

It's easy, it's just a bonded screen. You can buy the correct square profile wire on eBay, and the tool for poking the wire through the PU, get some T handles or some bits of wood and saw away, don't use MIG wire, it's round, you'll be there forever and it will just keep snapping..
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Post Sat Jun 04, 2016 11:15 am

ok thanks for that, got to come out as painter can't get to a tiny scab!!!!
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Post Sat Jun 04, 2016 11:36 am

Sorry, just realised, are we talking touring or 2dr/4dr.
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Post Sat Jun 04, 2016 1:30 pm

Touring
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Post Sat Jun 04, 2016 10:11 pm

Touring is the one that is bonded. Non M3 saloons are a literal ten minute job to remove, and the same to replace if you have the tool for the locking strip.
The touring one is removable with the wire as described, but it's not my idea of 'easy'.
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Post Sat Jun 04, 2016 10:22 pm

ok thanks all, had a glass chap look today..old school so like you have said shit job but can be done, so paint man will be happy!!!!