nickchin1308 0 Report post Posted October 5, 2015 Hi all, Had the sunroof in the E39 on the vent position ( 'tilt/popped' ) while parked up last few days in town during those fine days and noticed when I came back that the sunroof was shut. Some f***wit must had forced it close by slamming it as now the sunroof does not tilt anymore however still fully slides open and closes. If I've pushed the tilt position the sunroof does not pop however it can be tilted up if pushed from bottom but obviously does not stay in postion. Upon fully opening back the sunroof I found one of these broken clips along the tracks. Did some googling and found that the clips are actually pretty cheap (if thats the only problem) however from what I've seen it can be quite a complex fix. Seen a few DIY steps on the net for the glass sunroof but none for the solid panel sunroofs. I think the glass sunroof removal is different to the solid one because they don't have the inside sunroof layer in the way to access the side screws (correct me if I am wrong)? Wondering if any of you guys had this problem before or similar and can shed any tips or tricks into fixing this? What steps should I take to remove the sunroof to see the rails/damage? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BM WORLD 1283 Report post Posted October 5, 2015 I have spare sunroof mechs including glass roof types if you want to retro fit Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dkonsta1 109 Report post Posted October 8, 2015 Scary stuff. I am always scared with the idea my sunroof will fail one day. try to do some reading here. http://tis.bmwcats.com/document/repair/E39/g54:a4000:w0/t5412/ if you use Google Chrome there is automatic translation. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
