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Thread: What Do I Need to Replace to Fix my Sunroof?

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    What Do I Need to Replace to Fix my Sunroof?

    Hi, recently I bought an '03 530i and the sunroof didn't really work.

    At first it would work if you held the button the whole way, but it didn't tilt. I ended up taking the glass out and took some photos of the sunroof mechanisms, I just don't know what to replace / how to do it really, does anybody have any good guides or anything they can provide?

    Here's the photos: https://imgur.com/gallery/QWaAwjP

    [Also if you have any tips on how to remove the motion sensor's bracket let me know, as the links I found for guides were dead unfortunately]

    Thanks!

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    A lot has been posted on sunroof repair. If you are a good searcher, you s/b able to get the info you need.


    Ed in San Jose '97 540i 6 speed aspensilber over aubergine leather. Build date 3/97. Golden Gate Chapter BMW CCA Nr 62319.

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    There are skadz of threads on how-to. There are a few errors in some (hint: the front air deflector comes right out, no tools, 10 seconds... if you get to the write up that talks about how hard it is, and about removing the side pins and using tubing to fix them, ignore it, it is utterly moronicly wrong...) but most of them have the basics.

    Quick and dirty: You have THE common problem of the front broken sliders that make the rear hinge-up when it is pushed forward.

    The small broken parts you need are not available separately from BMW, they want you to buy a whole assembly that used to be $30 then $60 and now is $973.99 (probably) . You can get them from eBay. Read more threads I've posted on it about once a week it seems these days.

    You also have a rear arm disconnected on one side, I can't see enough to see if its truly broken or has just come off. There's a rear wind deflector that clips onto the arm back there and it all sides in a side-block track to go up/down, and if things get wanky back there it can need to be snapped back in place wihtout being broken. (can also be actually broken).
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