i came across black sport interior, and have almost everything in, but the rear door panels i believe require a different weather stripping for it to snap in? can anyone confirm this? as you can see from the highlighted area in the photo, the sun shade doesn't seem to allow for metal clips to snap in place unlike the old door panel.

can anyone tell me if the inner weather strip is all i would need (besides the obvious hooks, would i need a complete trim or can i just but the hooks by themselves?)

im not too worried about the hooks, as i dont care that much for the shades, but mostly to get this panel on as im driving without them, and for the rear shade, i have the motor and deck and thanks to a DIY on here i think i have the wiring down for it to work.

any quick help highly appreciated as i can source where to buy the parts.

 

The shade won't clip in?
Maybe its not lined up, or you have the right shade on the left door panel?
The strip should be the same with or with out the shades. There is only 1 part number for each side.
http://bmwfans.info/parts/catalog/E6...herstrip_rear/

 

alright guys, figured it out, and i feel a bit like a dummy missing the obvious, but for anyone in the future...

you just simply remove the metal clips! the shade is made to form around the weather strip, and the weather strips with the strips next to the smaller window do snap in place..easy as that!.

thanks mike for the quick reply!

 

No problem.

 

Nice and good luck I thought about doing this awhile back ago but could never find a good deal on the shades.

 

The metal clips you removed actually come in 3 different styles.
1- standard door panel
2- sunshade door panel
3- long clip style 3 ( not sure the application but I have some in stock )

You have to change the 4 clips in that rubber seal in order to lock in and support the slider.
quantity 8 part number 51-42-7-071-120

 

thanks for the reply, but i figured it out that day i posted, i was able to get the seal with the clips from the donor car so when i swapped it, it had the smaller clips.