sunroof seal

Post Wed Aug 16, 2006 10:21 pm

i was just wondering could anyone point me to a diaagram on how to remove the lecce sunroof in the e30 as i want to replace the seal as its abit raggie

Post Wed Aug 16, 2006 10:44 pm

I cant show you a diagram but... To remove the rear section, tilt the sunroof upwards, and to remove the front, slide it back. pretty easy to replace.

were did you get a new seal from? price?

Post Wed Aug 16, 2006 10:48 pm

smithy318i wrote:

were did you get a new seal from? price?

What he said. would also be interested to know, mines is unclebucked!

Post Thu Aug 17, 2006 12:11 am

Trying the replace the seal with the sunroof panel in place is a major pain in the ar*e, I have done it myself. The easiest way is to remove the sunroof panel and that way you can check for rust along the roof panel lip for rust and get repaired before you fit new seal.

New seals are available from BMW. You can either buy it as a 2 piece which I recommend if you plane to replace with the sunroof panel in situ, or as a one piece.

However, it will take a bit of care and patience to re-align the roof panel if you take it off. If you're not confident about doing this, then go with fitting the seal with the roof panel in place.

Post Thu Aug 17, 2006 12:41 am

smithy318i wrote:I cant show you a diagram but... To remove the rear section, tilt the sunroof upwards, and to remove the front, slide it back. pretty easy to replace.

were did you get a new seal from? price?

i was fifty odd quid from bmw 2 weeks ago

Post Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:04 pm

i got mine from vw 27 quid alot cheaper than bavarian i replaced the mk2s one by taking the panel out it was a peice of piss to fit[one peice]

Post Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:14 am

I bought one for mine two or three months ago and it was only Ã‚£24 from the dealers and that was a single length of trim not two parts.

Why do they do it as 1 part and as 2parts???

Post Fri Aug 18, 2006 11:06 am

nightmare

....i got the two piece one which looks like its the expensive one....the boy never even mentioned a one piece version

Post Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:01 pm

The one piece version is cheaper but more difficult to fit, so when I had a coupe and replaced mine, I just bought the one piece and cut it!

Post Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:04 pm

you would have thought the two piece version would be pointless as surely if you have two joins thats another place to leak?

Post Fri Aug 18, 2006 11:41 pm

appletree wrote:you would have thought the two piece version would be pointless as surely if you have two joins thats another place to leak?

exactly.......................

Post Sat Aug 19, 2006 6:21 pm

michealewk wrote:
appletree wrote:you would have thought the two piece version would be pointless as surely if you have two joins thats another place to leak?
exactly.......................

The S/R seal is a draft excluder and water seal, water that pass's the seal collects in the channel and then drains from each corner via the drain pipes that run through the car and deposit the water under the car.

I replaced my seal with a two piece because thats what was on there before but i should have used the one piece.

To replace the seal's you are best off taking the roof pannel out as when you pull the old seal off it will probobly be rusty so you will need to treat the rust and apply some new paint.