BMW E90 windscreen trim
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So after getting a chip repair on my screen yesterday I noticed the trim across the top of the screen is in a terrible state. 
The guy from Auto Windscreens said it could only be replaced when a screen was fitted, so before I start messing and potentially make things worse does anybody know if it can be changed with the screen in situ?
I know it can on an E86, although it can be quite challenging by all accounts!
TIA.
The guy from Auto Windscreens said it could only be replaced when a screen was fitted, so before I start messing and potentially make things worse does anybody know if it can be changed with the screen in situ?
I know it can on an E86, although it can be quite challenging by all accounts!
TIA.
Mr Tidy said:
So after getting a chip repair on my screen yesterday I noticed the trim across the top of the screen is in a terrible state.
The guy from Auto Windscreens said it could only be replaced when a screen was fitted, so before I start messing and potentially make things worse does anybody know if it can be changed with the screen in situ?
I know it can on an E86, although it can be quite challenging by all accounts!
TIA.
NopeThe guy from Auto Windscreens said it could only be replaced when a screen was fitted, so before I start messing and potentially make things worse does anybody know if it can be changed with the screen in situ?
I know it can on an E86, although it can be quite challenging by all accounts!
TIA.
Same principle as it is with the E39s etc
Should it be changed with the glass? Yes... Can it be changed without changing the glass? Yes...
It's bonded in place, it won't let water in. So removing the old trim and refitting a new one is easy enough
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Hello,
Yes as above absolutely possible - I did this on an E91 the other week.
-removed all the old adhesive from the top edge of the seal to free it as much as possible
-carefully break off the metal strip in the old seal at one end, just so it's not quite tucked under the other trim
-then grab the seal about 10cm along from the broken edge and pull it upwards - the metal channel should eventually rotate off the screen enough to start pulling the seal away.
For putting the new one back in, slide both ends in first, then work backwards toward the middle and gently tap it into place. Then you can just remove the adhesive strip covering and smush it down.
I usually break at least one other thing when doing a job on a car, but didn't this time. It's straightforward but I think very easy to break something or scratch the paint if you're not patient. Good luck!
Yes as above absolutely possible - I did this on an E91 the other week.
-removed all the old adhesive from the top edge of the seal to free it as much as possible
-carefully break off the metal strip in the old seal at one end, just so it's not quite tucked under the other trim
-then grab the seal about 10cm along from the broken edge and pull it upwards - the metal channel should eventually rotate off the screen enough to start pulling the seal away.
For putting the new one back in, slide both ends in first, then work backwards toward the middle and gently tap it into place. Then you can just remove the adhesive strip covering and smush it down.
I usually break at least one other thing when doing a job on a car, but didn't this time. It's straightforward but I think very easy to break something or scratch the paint if you're not patient. Good luck!
If the windscreen has been replaced before and was not put in in exactly the right place, i.e. too high, then the above technique will not work. I may have experience of that!
Ended up cracking my windscreen so just used the windscreen cover on my insurance. The Installer was happy to use the new OEM top strip I had bought rather than his generic top strip as even he acknowledged it would be a much better finish.
Ended up cracking my windscreen so just used the windscreen cover on my insurance. The Installer was happy to use the new OEM top strip I had bought rather than his generic top strip as even he acknowledged it would be a much better finish.
TheGinger1 said:
If the windscreen has been replaced before and was not put in in exactly the right place, i.e. too high, then the above technique will not work. I may have experience of that!
Ended up cracking my windscreen so just used the windscreen cover on my insurance. The Installer was happy to use the new OEM top strip I had bought rather than his generic top strip as even he acknowledged it would be a much better finish.
Thanks, sadly I don't know if it has had a new screen fitted at some point in it's 19 years! If anyone knows what brand BMW fitted that may give me a clue. Ended up cracking my windscreen so just used the windscreen cover on my insurance. The Installer was happy to use the new OEM top strip I had bought rather than his generic top strip as even he acknowledged it would be a much better finish.
The problem you had seems to be what some Z4 owners have experienced when replacement screens have been fitted slightly out of place.
Mr Tidy said:
Thanks, sadly I don't know if it has had a new screen fitted at some point in it's 19 years! If anyone knows what brand BMW fitted that may give me a clue.
The problem you had seems to be what some Z4 owners have experienced when replacement screens have been fitted slightly out of place.
If it has the BMW logo, it's an original 'OE' part and very likely to be the one fitted at the factory. That said, in 19 years it may also be a replacement. The problem you had seems to be what some Z4 owners have experienced when replacement screens have been fitted slightly out of place.
Anything without a BMW logo confirms it definitely is a replacement.
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