Originally Posted by realchef

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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.:p:

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

test closing to check fit

if aligned, close 10 times to seat.

Originally Posted by X5 Meister

Great reference! Can you also scan the copy from BMW?