Thank you so much for this video brother - I just replaced the hinges and it was a pain in the ass. Going to need to do the cleaning you showed to stay on top of the roof maintenance
hey. yeah, the hinges replacement on e93 probably pretty hard process! I did see the assembly, and it looks like a birth nest, mechanical part is sims straight forward, but the elighqment is probably nightmare! Thank you for commenting! Glad I helped you somehow. will be having more videos on covering the convertible roof and and some of the similar pieces!
awesome video!! I have the same issue with the little brittle peices having cracked and wondering if you were able to fix this issue with other than the sticky grease? I have been chasing this rattle since owning the car for the last 3 years.
Thank you mate! Unfortunately i sold e93 but i have bmw z4 e89 now and have harness problems, the video will be coming in 3 weeks. But I’m testing and fixing the damage wires.
Got the same on my newly purchased 2007 Volvo C70 .. it's pretty mint but I had the creaking sound at the top of windscreen just left of the centre passenger side.. all the rubbers with filthy I clean them
have a 2007 E93 and bottom rear window seal is cracking / pieces breaking off.. there appears to be no replacement seal available.. any suggestions? the cost of a replacement window $1000+ is NOT an option... looking for any solution.. Should I just use clear bathroom water grout/seal?
Hi nice video.I have a problem with my bmw ,rollover bars are deplyed when roof top is closed. they are not fully deployd and i cant put them down.Any advice?
Pull the out completely, there safety pin, that is hidden down, check the component structure on the real oem. Also if you have dash light up, you will need to coded. Otherwise got to buy the new piece (
Hi i looking for rear window seals rubber, i have a e93 2008 n52, the rear window seals or rubbers are broken, and i need replece it, u will know where on ebay or amazon can i bought it, or some one, please.
That the hard one, e93😭) they really hard to find roof parts in our days, unfortunately I can’t guide you, i seen the entire set for $600 but it was sold pretty much instantly) good luck!)
@@Makhnovets yeah definitely no squeaking it seems to last for a solid month I use renix on my windows also that helps but you got to apply it right and take it off correctly only people that complain about Rain-X are the ones that don't know how to use it lol by the way I got this tip from the crazy old mechanic that rings the bell
There drain's going through the seals, every seal in between roof panels or door gems have seal, and inside each of them a whole, that is a drain system kinda, i would make sure they clean and don't have any debris inside. I was using the tire air pump to see if there no clogs, have another person on other end of opening, also be gentle, you don't want to damage it even more if so, make sure the roof section are even on every corner, also there's drain under back trim piece, which is on the middle panel, it goes to the trunk draining system, they pretty often get clogged. Good luck!
@Makhnovets any videos of how to remove the rear rollbar? I need to replace the Bluetooth module in the trunk but the rollbar panel is not letting me to remove it.
I think you need to remove the protective plastic, be careful with them, I think it has srs system as well. I thought the module is in the trunk? Isn’t? What year and model do you have? I can look up the diagram for you. Or the repair manual.
In between roof panels there rubber gaskets and they all have hole inside! Just make sure they not clogged, preferably to use compressed air, u can use the tire air pump with cone nozzle, that should get you an idea, another good point is to look where the leak coming from, i would take a water hose and will start poring water on every roof joint, just hoping to find where the water coming from… Check the bmw e93 playlist, there couple specific videos about the roof leak, you might find them helpful!
Technically they do the same thing, the sonax is US company, the pflege is German, basically any rubber solution will work for the gaskets, all though the pflege was recommended by BMW, not 100% positive, but BMW community proffer pflege.
Compressed air, or metal wire, metal wire soft, compressed air no more then 20PSI, if you can't get it with the air, go for the wire, I would recoment one with the shrink at the end, or get one with insolation, because you don't want to make the hole in the hasket. you can get one from the chain and wire section of ACE or HomeDepo.
Hey great content buddy. I have same noise issue,bthanks for sharing I'll try to grease it. Since I bought the car Im missing that small plastic cover on a front by the interior light. I guess its for manual opening of the front lock. Can you tell how to find that part since I dont know proper name of it. As well from time to time there is message "hard top not latched" and I'm not able to open the roof but after short drive beeping stops and roof is working again. Strange error. Thank for sharing.
yes. under that cover is a threads for 8mm bolt, you an screw it in just a little and pull it down, that will expose the square pole, that can be rotated, i will have video in two days in terms of fixing that noise permanently, i finally found the way, after assembling the front portion of the roof, it's all came down to simple procedure!)) also i will have video in terms hinges and adjustments so that will be also interesting topic, but that one will be ready in a week.
Hey,new to the channel. I'm in Botswana(Africa) and pretty sure we don't have that lubricant you're using.Can 1 use Silicone spray on the rubber seals instead?
it will do the job in terms of just keep the rubber soft, but not slippery for long period of time, the gummy pfleg is made for moving part's as the rubber part's so that's why it's perfect for the convertible roof rubber seal's!
Hi! No it will not, my actually start leaking more after that, but i menage to readjust the hinges and fix the leak, video in line for editing, i think in a month or so...
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Ah-hah. I hope the google translate did good job on translation. but for the most part yes, Tires need to be clean to keep the car dry! make sure the trunk lid grue are clean, also, there drain on each corner, most of the time they got clogged. the simple test is to remove the padding in the trunk, and pure good amount of wanter on the roof and the trunk lead, then open the trunk and see where the water is dripping from. Good luck!
This happened to me on my z4: ua-cam.com/video/w6lTpH-YTCE/v-deo.html Most likely the one of the micro switches isn't working. The first question is: Does the trunk close all the way? Second: do the OBD scan, the car should have faulty code, it should point on exact microswitch that has no signal.
The Owner manual have specific recommendation in terms of how should rubber seal looks, The Rubber care could help if it's miner leak, or you have bunch of dirt on it, but usually it's a gasket itself. How the rubber looks? is it worn-out?
@@gagebeckwith2250 if you have a small leak, make sure the holes in the seal aren’t clogged, just try to fish something true like a wire through or use compressed air in every opening, you also can use the tire air pump with attachment to blow some air in and make sure it’s not clogged, otherwise clean them and hope for the best! Good luck!
So glad I've found your videos, they're teaching me how to look after my E93 roof. And thanks for the links to the products.
Glad you like them!
Thank you so much for this video brother - I just replaced the hinges and it was a pain in the ass. Going to need to do the cleaning you showed to stay on top of the roof maintenance
hey. yeah, the hinges replacement on e93 probably pretty hard process! I did see the assembly, and it looks like a birth nest, mechanical part is sims straight forward, but the elighqment is probably nightmare! Thank you for commenting! Glad I helped you somehow. will be having more videos on covering the convertible roof and and some of the similar pieces!
Easiest way to clean the rubber is a baby wipe-no messy dripping.
That’s a really good idea! Thanks
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awesome video!! I have the same issue with the little brittle peices having cracked and wondering if you were able to fix this issue with other than the sticky grease? I have been chasing this rattle since owning the car for the last 3 years.
Soon i will have another video, but i have something going on in my life, so stop posting for a little (((
This one is more to the point! hope you will like it! ua-cam.com/video/r3-AkkTPfsQ/v-deo.html
Great video!!! any chance we can get a video on how to replace the deteriorating chords that move the rear left and right flaps?
Thank you mate! Unfortunately i sold e93 but i have bmw z4 e89 now and have harness problems, the video will be coming in 3 weeks. But I’m testing and fixing the damage wires.
@@Makhnovets - gotcha! Appreciate all the videos related to the e93. Very helpful. Good luck with the new platform
E93 is fun, but so much easier to work with z4, and it has less roof noise and not that advance roof system, but on other hand it’s pretty similar.
You are awesome man keep doing what you doing! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I appreciate that!
Got the same on my newly purchased 2007 Volvo C70 .. it's pretty mint but I had the creaking sound at the top of windscreen just left of the centre passenger side.. all the rubbers with filthy I clean them
Yeah! I'm using that GummyPfleg everywhere now, like you mentioned the window seals, or any other rubber, it work for every car!
Great video, can you advise the name of the rubber solution you used please
Check in the description, you can find the Links there!
That video is about the hard rattle noise for your E93 look when you have time! thanks!ua-cam.com/video/r3-AkkTPfsQ/v-deo.html
have a 2007 E93 and bottom rear window seal is cracking / pieces breaking off.. there appears to be no replacement seal available.. any suggestions? the cost of a replacement window $1000+ is NOT an option... looking for any solution.. Should I just use clear bathroom water grout/seal?
Ghe only solution is to go around junkyards, and hoping for luck. Or silicone, but it will not look good (
Sorry to hear that man!
Mine are leaking, rear offside and front offside. Any videos on how to replace them?
No, I would say it’s gaskets, unless you already did find where the leak is coming from.
Hi nice video.I have a problem with my bmw ,rollover bars are deplyed when roof top is closed. they are not fully deployd and i cant put them down.Any advice?
Pull the out completely, there safety pin, that is hidden down, check the component structure on the real oem. Also if you have dash light up, you will need to coded. Otherwise got to buy the new piece (
Hi i looking for rear window seals rubber, i have a e93 2008 n52, the rear window seals or rubbers are broken, and i need replece it, u will know where on ebay or amazon can i bought it, or some one, please.
That the hard one, e93😭) they really hard to find roof parts in our days, unfortunately I can’t guide you, i seen the entire set for $600 but it was sold pretty much instantly) good luck!)
Use PC Blaster on your wipers, you will have better than new wipers and last forever ! Use as needed !
Are they will stop squeaking after that? I install brand new wipers and they squeaking like crazy... Is that would be a fix?
@@Makhnovets yeah definitely no squeaking it seems to last for a solid month I use renix on my windows also that helps but you got to apply it right and take it off correctly only people that complain about Rain-X are the ones that don't know how to use it lol by the way I got this tip from the crazy old mechanic that rings the bell
@@markt9438 I know Who are you talking about! Thanks, The tip is pretty useful!!
Hey man my cars left side storage unit for the hard top doesn’t latch closed when the roof is down. Any idea of what it could be?
Do you mean you can't close the roof? or it moves to the point and then it stops?
Hi, I have e93 335is I keep seeing water leak under rear seats? Any idea where they might be coming from ?
There drain's going through the seals, every seal in between roof panels or door gems have seal, and inside each of them a whole, that is a drain system kinda, i would make sure they clean and don't have any debris inside. I was using the tire air pump to see if there no clogs, have another person on other end of opening, also be gentle, you don't want to damage it even more if so, make sure the roof section are even on every corner, also there's drain under back trim piece, which is on the middle panel, it goes to the trunk draining system, they pretty often get clogged. Good luck!
@Makhnovets any videos of how to remove the rear rollbar? I need to replace the Bluetooth module in the trunk but the rollbar panel is not letting me to remove it.
I think you need to remove the protective plastic, be careful with them, I think it has srs system as well.
I thought the module is in the trunk? Isn’t?
What year and model do you have? I can look up the diagram for you.
Or the repair manual.
@@Makhnovets yes it is in the trunk, but the rear bolts are under the rollbar. I did your suggestion and finally was able to remove the module. Thanks
Hey i’m having wet carpet in the back Driver side in my 2008 335i E93 do you know y it’s doing that ?
In between roof panels there rubber gaskets and they all have hole inside! Just make sure they not clogged, preferably to use compressed air, u can use the tire air pump with cone nozzle, that should get you an idea, another good point is to look where the leak coming from, i would take a water hose and will start poring water on every roof joint, just hoping to find where the water coming from…
Check the bmw e93 playlist, there couple specific videos about the roof leak, you might find them helpful!
@@Makhnovets Thank you so much I really appreciate it
Whats the difference between the pflege and the sonax?
Technically they do the same thing, the sonax is US company, the pflege is German, basically any rubber solution will work for the gaskets, all though the pflege was recommended by BMW, not 100% positive, but BMW community proffer pflege.
Hey! Can you provide some guidance on how to clean the water drains if they are clogged?
Compressed air, or metal wire, metal wire soft, compressed air no more then 20PSI, if you can't get it with the air, go for the wire, I would recoment one with the shrink at the end, or get one with insolation, because you don't want to make the hole in the hasket. you can get one from the chain and wire section of ACE or HomeDepo.
Hey great content buddy. I have same noise issue,bthanks for sharing I'll try to grease it. Since I bought the car Im missing that small plastic cover on a front by the interior light. I guess its for manual opening of the front lock.
Can you tell how to find that part since I dont know proper name of it.
As well from time to time there is message "hard top not latched" and I'm not able to open the roof but after short drive beeping stops and roof is working again.
Strange error.
Thank for sharing.
yes. under that cover is a threads for 8mm bolt, you an screw it in just a little and pull it down, that will expose the square pole, that can be rotated, i will have video in two days in terms of fixing that noise permanently, i finally found the way, after assembling the front portion of the roof, it's all came down to simple procedure!)) also i will have video in terms hinges and adjustments so that will be also interesting topic, but that one will be ready in a week.
@@Makhnovets you are real Savage! Thanks buddy.
There you go! finished earlier than i was expecting! Hopefully it will help!! ua-cam.com/video/r3-AkkTPfsQ/v-deo.html
@@Makhnovets very helpfull thanks a ton!!
Hey,new to the channel.
I'm in Botswana(Africa) and pretty sure we don't have that lubricant you're using.Can 1 use Silicone spray on the rubber seals instead?
it will do the job in terms of just keep the rubber soft, but not slippery for long period of time, the gummy pfleg is made for moving part's as the rubber part's so that's why it's perfect for the convertible roof rubber seal's!
That one is pretty useful as well! Make sure to take a look! ua-cam.com/video/r3-AkkTPfsQ/v-deo.html
Do you know if this will stop it from leaking as well?
Hi! No it will not, my actually start leaking more after that, but i menage to readjust the hinges and fix the leak, video in line for editing, i think in a month or so...
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Дивись на зазори, також резинки, в мому випадку було помітно неозброєним оком що центральна секція даха сидить не рівно.
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Ah-hah. I hope the google translate did good job on translation. but for the most part yes, Tires need to be clean to keep the car dry!
make sure the trunk lid grue are clean, also, there drain on each corner, most of the time they got clogged. the simple test is to remove the padding in the trunk, and pure good amount of wanter on the roof and the trunk lead, then open the trunk and see where the water is dripping from. Good luck!
How the hell do I stop the horrible tone from dash that roof isn’t working . 😊
This happened to me on my z4: ua-cam.com/video/w6lTpH-YTCE/v-deo.html
Most likely the one of the micro switches isn't working.
The first question is: Does the trunk close all the way?
Second: do the OBD scan, the car should have faulty code, it should point on exact microswitch that has no signal.
@@Makhnovets roof loom is boot is severed , looks like strut mount has come through and pulled up the loom .
i have a leak through the top of the door near the windshield but i have a worse leak on the rear right c pillar
do you think if i clean and use a rubber care on the seals that i should be good or should i see about changing that seal, i’m so lost
The Owner manual have specific recommendation in terms of how should rubber seal looks, The Rubber care could help if it's miner leak, or you have bunch of dirt on it, but usually it's a gasket itself. How the rubber looks? is it worn-out?
@@Makhnovets I’m having the same problem it rubber looks good I bought all the stuff for it going out to do what you did in this video rn wish me luck
@@Makhnovets I’m hoping my top will stay up without the car beeping like crazy
@@gagebeckwith2250 if you have a small leak, make sure the holes in the seal aren’t clogged, just try to fish something true like a wire through or use compressed air in every opening, you also can use the tire air pump with attachment to blow some air in and make sure it’s not clogged, otherwise clean them and hope for the best!
Good luck!
If you are only maintaining the seals once a year then you deserve rattles and squeaking.
Ahhah)))
That’s true! I think 🤔 bmw say once every 6month)
How did you make the top stay up for maintenance?
You just relies the buttons on the halfway. It should stop if you’re car wasn’t coded for automatic roof open close.
I'm sure I will Following insurance claim
What do you mean?
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@@Makhnovets спасибо за видео очень помог. 🤝
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