Fitting a new windscreen seal to an E86 . Anybody done this ?

bigwinn · Post by **bigwinn** » Mon Dec 20, 2021 7:04 pm

1536Z4 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 20, 2021 6:54 pm
bigwinn wrote: ↑Mon Dec 20, 2021 1:56 pm I could drop the roof and get more leverage on to the middle of the screen
I think this could make all the difference as I really struggled getting the new seal on a E91 to push in because of the stretch over the roof .

100% agree

Without roof down you were pulling it down the screen toward you, with the roof down you were able to get a better angle and push away from you

Sorry that doesn’t help you e86 guys…

1536Z4 · Post by **1536Z4** » Mon Dec 20, 2021 7:07 pm

bigwinn wrote: ↑Mon Dec 20, 2021 7:04 pm Sorry that doesn’t help you e86 guys…

I`ll have to hang myself from the garage roof Tom Cruise style

bigwinn · Post by **bigwinn** » Mon Dec 20, 2021 7:19 pm

Barty · Post by **Barty** » Mon Dec 20, 2021 8:29 pm

Thank god for 6’1 and long ape-arms

The Tom Cruise alternative sounds good too

1536Z4 · Post by **1536Z4** » Mon Feb 07, 2022 5:46 pm

Just a quick update on this . I have tried to do this and gave up as I didn`t want to break the windscreen . A local windscreen guy with over 20 years experience confirmed that the coupe windscreens need to come out to replace the seal and they sometimes crack when doing it . He is hopefully going to replace the seal this week so will update then . Hope he doesn`t crack the windscreen as BMW have none in stock in the UK or Germany and I have been told it will be at least 2 months before I can get one from BMW .

1536Z4 · Post by **1536Z4** » Mon Feb 28, 2022 6:06 pm

Forgot to update this . I have now had the seal replaced and it looks so much better . There was no way it was going to fit without removing the windscreen which the windscreen fitter confirmed . All went well and he did a great job without any issues .

SW_Coupe · Post by **SW_Coupe** » Mon Jun 20, 2022 1:47 am

Sorry to res. - where was this, and what did you pay?

Noticed a corner of mine has disappeared!

1536Z4 · Post by **1536Z4** » Mon Jun 20, 2022 9:04 am

SW_Coupe wrote: ↑Mon Jun 20, 2022 1:47 am Sorry to res. - where was this, and what did you pay?

PM sent

Ed Doe · Post by **Ed Doe** » Mon Jun 20, 2022 9:29 am

Just a word of warning - brief story on mine - I replaced the seal, and then a week later got a proper big stone chip, so had to get the windscreen replaced.

National Windscreens did the replacemetn (genuine BMW glass & New Genuine BMW Seal). The Technician said I'd been very luck to have got the replacement seal in at all, and if the windscreen had been replaced previously then they would have bonded it in with the seal in place, so it would make it even more challenging to fit a replacement seal on its own.

When I replaced my seal for the first time, I had to actually trim back some old windscreen sealant to make the seal fit - I did it on a blazing hot day which was good from the point of view the seal was at least supple, but bad in that I could almost not touch the seal it was so hot in the sun

the fit down the passenger side edge wasn't great, and in retrospect this was because the sealant was pushing it out a bit, so could have done with further fettling...

Basically what I'm saying is if your glass has been replaced before, approach with a degree of caution as you may find it very tricky to extract the old seal and replace it, and be prepared that you may need to have a good look at the sealant and trim it back carefully in places to improve the new seal fit.

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