Developed a leak....

[Luvvly Linda]

During the last heavy bout of rain, I noticed I had a drip develop at the front passenger side of my roof. Rang the local dealer and enquired about a roof seal. He said he thinks it needs a new cowl gasket plus the two side fillers. Anyone heard of this before?

[StuB]

Try an application of 'Ghumiphledge', available from your local BMW garage, applied to the seals to clean and soften them. Might work and save you a load of money.

I'd get an opinion from an indie as it may be possible to adjust the hood if the gunk doesn't sort it.

[Luvvly Linda]

Funnily enough I called at another local BMW dealer this afternoon and he had a look, messed about at the front of both sides of the hood and thinks he's solved the problem.

Hope so!


What a very very very nice man

[blackspider]

Im the convertable king at our BM dealer-the only poor sod thats aloud to fix water ingress on the range....thats what you get for coming from a TVR back ground!

The cure for the roofs on E36/5 is mainly patients and moving the seals around until they sit in a good postion,then all i tend to fit is the in fills(tiny wedges that sit under the cowl seal on the corner to lift it up)

[Luvvly Linda]

Thank you for that.

Still got the problem. As it's pi$$ed down all day, I had the chance to test it. Still got little dropless appearing in the same place.

If at first you don't succeed.....

[blackspider]

when you open the roof-look at the windscreen cowl seal in either corner(at the top).
Is there a crease in the rubber,if there is this is where the water finds its way in-it will need the seal and the wedges.

[Luvvly Linda]

Thank you.

I'll check and let you know.