Rear Sunshade
01-03-2010, 02:34 PM
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Hi all,
I have encountered a malfunction with the rear automatic sunshade......
basically it went up and it wont come down,i here to motor and see one of the arms wants to move but something is obstructing it it seems like it.
If anyone can give me some advise or point me to the right place would be great.
BTW- NO WARRANTY!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks and happy new year to all....
I have encountered a malfunction with the rear automatic sunshade......
basically it went up and it wont come down,i here to motor and see one of the arms wants to move but something is obstructing it it seems like it.If anyone can give me some advise or point me to the right place would be great.
BTW- NO WARRANTY!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks and happy new year to all....
01-04-2010, 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by syrousd' post='1083606' date='Jan 3 2010, 05:34 PM
Hi all,
I have encountered a malfunction with the rear automatic sunshade......basically it went up and it wont come down,i here to motor and see one of the arms wants to move but something is obstructing it it seems like it.
If anyone can give me some advise or point me to the right place would be great.
BTW- NO WARRANTY!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks and happy new year to all....
I have encountered a malfunction with the rear automatic sunshade......
basically it went up and it wont come down,i here to motor and see one of the arms wants to move but something is obstructing it it seems like it.If anyone can give me some advise or point me to the right place would be great.
BTW- NO WARRANTY!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks and happy new year to all....
01-04-2010, 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by bmx' post='1083981' date='Jan 4 2010, 01:56 PM
had the motor replaced on mine couple months ago. do you hear "click-click" sound when you press the button?
01-04-2010, 11:38 AM
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maybe the arm that isn't moving is stuck or came off the tracks. Try pressing the button and then assisting it back in, I had an issue similar with mine and I was able to get it back in. It would come out fine but then had troubles retracting (I had mine fixed under CPO though)
01-05-2010, 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by cleung' post='1084032' date='Jan 4 2010, 04:38 PM
maybe the arm that isn't moving is stuck or came off the tracks. Try pressing the button and then assisting it back in, I had an issue similar with mine and I was able to get it back in. It would come out fine but then had troubles retracting (I had mine fixed under CPO though)
Is there any place on this forum that has repair manuals posted???????
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01-10-2010, 06:03 PM
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There's this:
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?mo...hg=51&fg=40
And there's the instructions I posted here:
https://5series.net/forums/index.php?s=&...st&p=264281
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?mo...hg=51&fg=40
And there's the instructions I posted here:
https://5series.net/forums/index.php?s=&...st&p=264281
01-11-2010, 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='1087875' date='Jan 10 2010, 10:03 PM
There's this:
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?mo...hg=51&fg=40
And there's the instructions I posted here:
https://5series.net/forums/index.php?s=&...st&p=264281
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?mo...hg=51&fg=40
And there's the instructions I posted here:
https://5series.net/forums/index.php?s=&...st&p=264281
Who knew it was like solving a" Chinese Puzzle"......I will take a crack at it and see where it takes me!
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01-11-2010, 09:11 AM
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I had the same problem a couple weeks ago. Shade would go up, but would have a difficult time going back down. Brought it in to BMW, but they wouldn't fix it under CPO warranty.
To get the shade down, I first, put a little grease in the upper track, then with the help of a friend, one person pushed the button while the other assisted the shade down.
The shade still doesn't want to go down without help, but the grease does make it glide smoother.
Let us know if you find a solution. Good Luck!
To get the shade down, I first, put a little grease in the upper track, then with the help of a friend, one person pushed the button while the other assisted the shade down.
The shade still doesn't want to go down without help, but the grease does make it glide smoother.
Let us know if you find a solution. Good Luck!
01-21-2010, 10:21 AM
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Happy to report the sunshade is fixed " BY ME" yes its true....all it needed was to be taken apart, cleaned, re-greased,re-aligned and installed.
Instead of normal grease i opted to use chemical grease which it wont brake down as easily as the normal grease.
So far its working like a charm!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Instead of normal grease i opted to use chemical grease which it wont brake down as easily as the normal grease.
So far its working like a charm!!!!!!!!!!!!
ssss
01-21-2010, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by dimsum' post='1088232' date='Jan 11 2010, 12:11 PM
I had the same problem a couple weeks ago. Shade would go up, but would have a difficult time going back down. Brought it in to BMW, but they wouldn't fix it under CPO warranty.
To get the shade down, I first, put a little grease in the upper track, then with the help of a friend, one person pushed the button while the other assisted the shade down.
The shade still doesn't want to go down without help, but the grease does make it glide smoother.
Let us know if you find a solution. Good Luck!
To get the shade down, I first, put a little grease in the upper track, then with the help of a friend, one person pushed the button while the other assisted the shade down.
The shade still doesn't want to go down without help, but the grease does make it glide smoother.
Let us know if you find a solution. Good Luck!