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Old 03-03-2009, 02:08 AM
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OK that is nice...they don't look bad at all, on light color vehicles with chrome trims...I think they will fit even better on my Black X, shadow line.
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Old 03-03-2009, 03:32 AM
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Great reference! Can you also scan the copy from BMW?

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VERY simple. They are included. I read them thoroughly and will summarize.

My version:
clean your track tops
rear first, to build confidence.
all windows down.
only rear has adhesive
leave adhesive covering on while you angle them until they fit (machined edges) into the front and rear grooves.
slide to the top, into the channel. Get comfortable with what you re seeing and feeling.
slide down, remove covering and install, closing the window 10 times to seat well.

FRONTS are tricky.
A. You must torque them to install.
B. At the front vertical edge, NOTHING is in the channel! The outer black piece is over the lower, outer trim moulding and the inner black piece is against the inside of the outside trim. This will make sense when you see the piece.
C. The ANGLED edge goes INSIDE the channel.

I started with the vert edge and let it rest in the channel.

Lowered the rear edge about 1 foot below the top of the window.

(insert leading edge, then REAR edge)

Beginning at the leading edge, pull outward slightly and tuck the start of the curve in, working to meet the rear portion already in the groove.

DO NOT try to tuck it in if the upper rear portion is not in the channel.

NOW, you need to UN-fit the leading edge. (Where the machined edge of the in-channel ANGLED portion meets the out of channel vertical portion.) Seat top 80% into the channel and the bottom portion (VERTICAL) outside the channel.

lift black tab to straddle the outer 'wiper' part of the seal.

test closing to check fit

if aligned, close 10 times to seat.
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Old 03-03-2009, 09:49 AM
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Great reference! Can you also scan the copy from BMW?
Not sure if it is still around. If so, scanning is not an issue.
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Removing Window Vent Visors?

Has anyone tried to REMOVE window vent visors? My pre-owned X came with them. I've left them on for the past year but I really have no use for them and I'd like to get rid of them.

They appear to be held in place by the existing window trim and I'm wondering if this trim will "bounce back" after the visors have been in there for a few years. The last thing I want is windows that don't properly seal afterward.
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I love them. I've had them on all three of my X5s. Thanks for posting my E53, Wabbit. Here they are on my E70 so you can see them on a black sport package.


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Old 03-16-2009, 10:46 PM
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They look good on black. I am buying them
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Hey guys I know this is an old thread..but where did you guys buy the side visors from?

I'm looking specifically for the ones that tuck into the window sil. ( Not the one where you have to stick it on the outer trim)
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