I have read all kinds of stories / threads of bad panoramic sunroofs. It seem like aside from just being leaky the main problem is the back portion quits going down. Maybe I missed it but I have yet to see someone show whatever part it is that is actually breaking or wearing out which causes this. I am aware of the "dremel fix" to disable it but I would like to know what components is breaking.
I recently purchased an 04 x5 with a "broken panoramic" from a dealer service only kind of guy so he just had the fuse pulled on it. In addition to the back not going down on this, the main glass and sun shade like to stop every 3-5 inches when closing, they open fine though (aside from some snack crackle and pop when the main glass opens, gotta love bmw plastics). I have found some broken plastic in the tracks. It is almost like they need to be reinitialized but I do not know how.
I would really like to take a day or two and tear this thing apart and actually replaces the broken components. Even if I do the dremel fix this thing is wore out between the snack crackle pop and the main glass not going up all the way, things are obviously worn. So i would like to do a proper repair and then if and when it breaks again I'll do the dremel fix. I'd like to buy a rebuild kit before tearing things apart so I won't have it sitting in the garage with a gaping hole for to long. Either this:
BMW E53 X5 M54 3.0L Search SiteSearch Panoramic ES#2145031 Panoramic Roof Repair Kit - 54107227894
or this kit
BMW E53 X5 N62 4.8L Search 54137118849 ES#157541 Sunroof Cable Repair - 54137118849
The guy at ecs confirmed my suspicions that the cheaper kit is for the rear glass and the more expensive kit is for the main. This leads me to believe I should do both. He says they sell a lot of the cheaper rear kit which leads me to believe that it probably has the components I need but it is kind of a lot of money just to take his word for it based on sales numbers.
11-13-2013, 10:23 AM
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