What did you do to / for your E53 today??

[andrewwynn]

Use FFT app to locate. Or stethoscope. I'm going to get some chassis ears next big car job so I can check all for wheel bearings at once for example.


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[X5chemist]

Wify has not driven the X5 for almost 2 months. I leave it a home today. Two miles to the grocery store. She decides to roll down all the windows instead of opening up the pano roof. I get receive this picture and a call.
I get home and remove the door panel. First, the sun shade. I lift the glass and hold it in place with one large body dent removal suction cup. I use a little body suction cup as a backup. Seems the plastic clip broke. Are they the same part numbers as the front? I'll upgrade the bolt clip too, Thursday.

[andrewwynn]

Gorilla tape will hold the window up while waiting for parts


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[Fifty150hs]

Originally Posted by X5chemist

Wify has not driven the X5 for almost 2 months. I leave it a home today. Two miles to the grocery store. She decides to roll down all the windows instead of opening up the pano roof. I get receive this picture and a call.
I get home and remove the door panel. First, the sun shade. I lift the glass and hold it in place with one large body dent removal suction cup. I use a little body suction cup as a backup. Seems the plastic clip broke. Are they the same part numbers as the front? I'll upgrade the bolt clip too, Thursday.

How do you get that shade out. I tried it before and gave up. Couldn't figure it out. Thought I had a bad DHC, figured out the child lock had been flipped on the door, so ended up not having to pull the shade and panel.

[andrewwynn]

Sunv shade on back door has ab hidden clip. Once you learn where it's easy


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[Fifty150hs]

Originally Posted by andrewwynn

Sunv shade on back door has ab hidden clip. Once you learn where it's easy


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Where is it?

[andrewwynn]

From tis

51 16 400 Removing sun blind.pdf


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[andrewwynn]

I haven't worked on e53 since '21 so memory getting a little fuzzy but i thought there's a spring clip on top you need to release to pull out the guide then you have a screw like T20 to remove the hidden clip. I'd see if you can find a YouTube video. I had to remove a few times over the 6 years working on our two e53s. It became automatic.


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[Fifty150hs]

Originally Posted by andrewwynn

From tis

Attachment 85313


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Aha! Thanks!

[X5chemist]

Look carefully. There's a small opening on the forward side. Use a small flat screwdriver. Push the tab down! Once it's far enough down, the shade pops off.

I'll order new parts today. With the door panel off, I'll replace the bad speaker too. It's the only speaker not working.