I replace the brittle old windshield molding on a 2005 BMW Z4. Dealerships will tell you they must pull off the windshield to replace this, and charge you around $600. This cost me 45 dollars and 15 minutes to replace.
Rich Tarquini thank you for the comment. You are 100% correct. I was worried that the windshield would need to come out but the actual process was much easier than expected. Make sure to like and subscribe.
Thank you for the video. I commented about a week or two ago, asking you if you've sold your z4 or not. Yes, I believe I am still suffering from some water leak. According to realoem, the trim you just replaced, probably doesn't prevent water entering the front of the cabin. There are two separate windshield seals underneath the trim: one for driver and one for passenger side.
Thank you for the comment. I did sell my Z4. It was a great car but lots of little issues. I hate that you are still having water issues. You might need to have your windshield resealed.
@@JohnEngel Thank you for the response again. Yea.... most likely the windshield or the doors (from the windows) since I took out the entire back carpet and seats to observe water leak.
Extremely well done, like having a neighbor show you how to replace your windshield trim. Thank you very much for the time and effort in making this video, and the info of course.
@@paultavenner6464 awesome and thank you. Funny, you should mention that I looked at my cowl today and it also needs to be replaced. I haven’t searched yet but that will be soon.
Having a hard time snapping in the top section. Can't tell if the what I am seeing is just the old trim that has broken apart and has stuck there. Should the new trim snap onto the body directly like the side trim does? Any advice is much appreciated. Thanks
JP Dizon you want to make sure that all of the old molding is out of the groove. If it's not then it will not seat itself. The molding should snap into place fairly easily.
Chabacano Maximus I removed the extra adhesive that got on the window with windex. The adhesive that was still in the grove was left there as I didn't add any new adhesive. There is enough pressure to hold the trim in place but a little leftover adhesive never hurt.
1. What is the blue plastic tool that you didn't use? 2. I have a Z4M coupe. Does anyone have experience replacing this weatherstripping on a coupe? Thanks in advance.
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finding out the hard way....I didn't crack the windshield but the new one is really hard to go back in. waiting to get the plastic molding tools to see if that works
Thank you so much. Can't wait to hit 100 and give some stuff away. Also on the Bentley video its not an automatic but I have added a leather shift boot for looks.