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| Message: | I can look the Part number up but you do not want to do this by yourself. It is a PITA and you likely do not have the tools to do it right. The trim itself is attached to the rubber seal that you might have noticed goes the whole way around the door frame, not just the top. Alignment is critical as is the proper stretch so you don't end up with buckles. The trim also contains the sensor for making the window stop if your arm or something else is in its path. Together they form a flat metal core to the whole assembly that must be neatly crimpped to the metal door frame the whole way around. You only get one chance to do it right because you cannot straighten the metal back perfectly to the point that it will look right the second time alone. The part itself is pretty expensive. I believe that they are about $260 each. The whole job is a little over $600. You may be able to get your service manager, not advisor or technicial, to get BMW to gover the part and you pay hte labor as good will. That is what I ended up doing. BTW... one of mine has a buckle and the technician had done a lot of them prior to mine. It is their least favorite job. No amount of glue of any type will keep that up. There have been 4 revisions of those pieces the newest one (about 2 years) seem to be right. Ihte do not use adhesive but rather that "core is integrated into the felt trim as well and is actually crimpped to the body. That is why I stated that you probably don't have the proper tools to make it look respectable. The owners of coupes experience this but the sedans and wagons don't. But, they have window regulator failures more frequently and we don't have that problem as long as we open and close our doors occasionally. Good Luck! | ||||
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