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Old 02-05-2021, 12:07 AM
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Pulled car out of the garage, parked for about an hour and come back to a very odd scene of the rest window "inverse" cleared.

What crazy physics caused this?

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Talking Sunroof fun

Sunroof is in. Letting the truck sit in the rain to see if the sunroof leaks annnnd one of the rear drain hoses said, ya, I'll pee in your truck for you. Grr!! So, which website is selling these hoses?


BMWparts.com is selling the front hoses for $40 more than I care to spend and the rear hoses are discontinued. I can't seem to find the correct wording for other sites and was wondering if one of you fine Gents knew of another shop? Just like you, I'll pay the $$ but if we don't have to..... ya know.



OR do you have a super sweet trick you'd like to share?


Hose clamp, zip tie, electrical tape, silicone, the power of Christ compels it?(just trying to be funny for those this may offend, the Man upstairs does have a sense of humor)
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Sunroof is in. Letting the truck sit in the rain to see if the sunroof leaks annnnd one of the rear drain hoses said, ya, I'll pee in your truck for you. Grr!! So, which website is selling these hoses?


BMWparts.com is selling the front hoses for $40 more than I care to spend and the rear hoses are discontinued. I can't seem to find the correct wording for other sites and was wondering if one of you fine Gents knew of another shop? Just like you, I'll pay the $$ but if we don't have to..... ya know.



OR do you have a super sweet trick you'd like to share?


Hose clamp, zip tie, electrical tape, silicone, the power of Christ compels it?(just trying to be funny for those this may offend, the Man upstairs does have a sense of humor)
From memory, a few years ago ...

When I first got my x5, it had a leaking sunroof drain issue. I accessed it by pulling down the headliner a little (following careful instructions probably found on here).

The basic problem (I remember this part) was that the hoses that run between the headliner and the roof must be made of a material that shrinks over the many years of baking heat up there. So the (vinyl?) hose just shrunk, shortened, and pulled itself out of the plastic barb on the sunroof corners. There may be a rubber connector that interfaces between the hose and the barb, but whatever it takes, solution will be obvious if you have the same problem. That meant the water would drain onto the headliner, but it just followed that along where the hose routed anyway, ending up in the rear well.

My solution, that I think I did on both rear corners even though only one had popped off at that point, was to just add some extra length of hose so it was long enough and could be reconnected to the sunroof outlets. Just a few inches, like 3-4 was plenty. No need to replace the whole hose, just need to make it a little longer.

So I just used whatever size hose best made things work, which I already had in my garage. I may have used some shoe goo, clear RTV, hose clamps, zip ties for structural support, or whatever else it took. Nothing too complicated. Just whatever was needed to add a few inches and make it not likely to pull out if it shrunk any further (not expected).

Have not needed to revisit anything there in 6+ years so far.
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Old 02-05-2021, 06:58 PM
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Old 02-06-2021, 11:40 AM
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Got the truck back yesterday afternoon.

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And because it's an E53, the truck sensed my euphoria on the drive home and quickly brought me back down to earth.

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Safely back in the garage with it's fresh code for a failing electronic thermostat. I have the parts on the shelf for a full cooling system refresh but am waiting to pick up a Xover tube. Can't decide if I want to go all out and just do an OE style (give me a chance to do the timing cover gaskets) or one of the "cheater" tubes.
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Old 02-06-2021, 11:47 AM
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Got the truck back yesterday afternoon.



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And because it's an E53, the truck sensed my euphoria on the drive home and quickly brought me back down to earth.



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Safely back in the garage with it's fresh code for a failing electronic thermostat. I have the parts on the shelf for a full cooling system refresh but am waiting to pick up a Xover tube. Can't decide if I want to go all out and just do an OE style (give me a chance to do the timing cover gaskets) or one of the "cheater" tubes.
That looks outstanding! How much did the paint correction and ceramic coating run you? I need to do this as soon as it warms up here. Was the detailer able to bring the pillars back to life as well?
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Old 02-06-2021, 12:16 PM
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That looks outstanding! How much did the paint correction and ceramic coating run you? I need to do this as soon as it warms up here. Was the detailer able to bring the pillars back to life as well?
Thanks! Yes, Jessie does a great job. Cost is very reasonable. I think it was around $500. I don't know for sure on this one because he gave me a discount. When he did my wife's X5 it was $600 for interior/exterior detail, paint correction, and ceramic coating.

No, the shadowline requires de-oxidization. I told him not to coat the trim as I would be working on it. Bar keepers soap mixed into a quick detailer solution works well. But makes a mess. Will have to tape the truck off when I tackle it. Soon though. Will post a thread and maybe make a video of doing it.
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Old 02-06-2021, 12:19 PM
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Thanks! Yes, Jessie does a great job. Cost is very reasonable. I think it was around $500. I don't know for sure on this one because he gave me a discount. When he did my wife's X5 it was $600 for interior/exterior detail, paint correction, and ceramic coating.



No, the shadowline requires de-oxidization. I told him not to coat the trim as I would be working on it. Bar keepers soap mixed into a quick detailer solution works well. But makes a mess. Will have to tape the truck off when I tackle it. Soon though. Will post a thread and maybe make a video of doing it.
That is a great price! I'm coming to Texas! Do you know what coating he used?
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