Thanks, been banging my head against the wall for months with water leaking into my f30 wagon that I daily drive. This is the last of 3 places water was coming into the interior. Bad sunroof seal, plugged drains, now this. No disrespect to enthusiasts, but after water leaks, EGR cooler failure (diesel), plastic engine coolant fittings failing, transfer case flex joints, WTF folks. All these are known to BMW and would be cheap if addressed before failure, but cause major problems when unaddressed. I’m lucky enough to be able to address this stuff on my own, but how do folks justify keeping up with these cars if they’re paying a dealer? Rant over, and thanks again. Popped my door cards loose and can see the loose barriers, fixing later today with the hope to drive a car that doesn’t smell like a wet dog soon.
Whatever side of the car faces the sun is usually which side has the issue Of leaking. The heat dries out the adhesive. The black automotive RTV silicone will never dry out. And it will be a permanent fix .
Did this work for you? I’m having this issue with my f30 passenger side front, already had the sunroof drains cleared.. problem continued so today I went to a local shop had them remove door panel and there was like a small opening down on the vapor barrier and it was wet, used the same vapor barrier just took the whole thing off and re applied it hopefully this solves the problem
@@thrillhunter9897do all 4 doors clip easy from bottom like in video?i have window sealant too put down from what i heard the passenger door is more harder to get off, is itmore easy to un clip from bottom put a wood and put silicon??
@@Mircea1997 Much easier to just Un clip from the bottom . or You have to remove the entire door panel. All doors are the same. They are easy to pop at the bottom.
@@thrillhunter9897 what if you have a problem with door and you have to take off the vapor barier? buy new one? or just clean it?? i want to put window sealant ..
@@Mircea1997 If the vapor barrier is badly torn, you're going to have to either tape it with duct tape or by a new one, but definitely clean it if it's dirty or it won't stick.
This is not the proper way to do it... Buy new butyl tape and change it. Here are the codes for that tape : 83195A1B479 Butyl cord Terostat 2460 - 7mm x 10m 83195A1B3F9 Butyl cord Terostat 2460 - 16mm x 10m
@@thrillhunter9897 At BMW service, not at home by your hands. This means that they do not give a damn pretzel if the installation was not done right. I did myself and I cleaned all surfaces with Isopropyl alcohol and I have added a heater inside the car, leave it there for 1-2H to heat the entire car and also the butyl tape, used a roller to have an even pressure all over the door - SOLVED
Thanks, been banging my head against the wall for months with water leaking into my f30 wagon that I daily drive. This is the last of 3 places water was coming into the interior. Bad sunroof seal, plugged drains, now this. No disrespect to enthusiasts, but after water leaks, EGR cooler failure (diesel), plastic engine coolant fittings failing, transfer case flex joints, WTF folks. All these are known to BMW and would be cheap if addressed before failure, but cause major problems when unaddressed. I’m lucky enough to be able to address this stuff on my own, but how do folks justify keeping up with these cars if they’re paying a dealer? Rant over, and thanks again. Popped my door cards loose and can see the loose barriers, fixing later today with the hope to drive a car that doesn’t smell like a wet dog soon.
I have the same exact car with the same exact problem. Will give this a try and report back 😢
Whatever side of the car faces the sun is usually which side has the issue Of leaking. The heat dries out the adhesive. The black automotive RTV silicone will never dry out. And it will be a permanent fix .
Did this work for you? I’m having this issue with my f30 passenger side front, already had the sunroof drains cleared.. problem continued so today I went to a local shop had them remove door panel and there was like a small opening down on the vapor barrier and it was wet, used the same vapor barrier just took the whole thing off and re applied it hopefully this solves the problem
@@f30angeldid it sole the problem? I changed my barrier on the door and still got a lil bit leak
@@streetz-runner1683 hasn’t been raining much in my area, but as of lastime it rained no leak
thank you!!!!1
I was going crazy to know the reason of the leaking water inside
If it doesn't rain too much where you live you can just put a towel next to the door sill on the carpet to keep them from being soaked.
@@thrillhunter9897do all 4 doors clip easy from bottom like in video?i have window sealant too put down from what i heard the passenger door is more harder to get off, is itmore easy to un clip from bottom put a wood and put silicon??
@@Mircea1997 Much easier to just Un clip from the bottom . or You have to remove the entire door panel. All doors are the same. They are easy to pop at the bottom.
@@thrillhunter9897 what if you have a problem with door and you have to take off the vapor barier? buy new one? or just clean it?? i want to put window sealant ..
@@Mircea1997 If the vapor barrier is badly torn, you're going to have to either tape it with duct tape or by a new one, but definitely clean it if it's dirty or it won't stick.
This is not the proper way to do it... Buy new butyl tape and change it. Here are the codes for that tape :
83195A1B479 Butyl cord Terostat 2460 - 7mm x 10m
83195A1B3F9 Butyl cord Terostat 2460 - 16mm x 10m
Butal tape will just peel off again in another 2 years because I've had repaired at BMW twice now.
@@thrillhunter9897 if it has a proper instalatiion, guranteed it will last longer than 2 years less than 30 $
@@thrillhunter9897 At BMW service, not at home by your hands. This means that they do not give a damn pretzel if the installation was not done right. I did myself and I cleaned all surfaces with Isopropyl alcohol and I have added a heater inside the car, leave it there for 1-2H to heat the entire car and also the butyl tape, used a roller to have an even pressure all over the door - SOLVED
@@kenwood197 I've had them repair it twice and only lasted 2 years each time.
@@thrillhunter9897he dunno Bmw use cheap stuff why re use something that’s gone keep giving problems