e36 saloon - L shaped rubber seals

HI chaps. managed to do mine the same way. was v. careful. no leaks as we have had some rain and poured bottle of water over the rear.

 

I'd exercise caution here, I fit screens for a living and not every car will be as easy as described by llatsni. If the screen was replaced at some stage in the past,  you could find that the moulding is  bonded in with the screen, this could be deliberate or just where some excess polyurethane is catching the moulding ( this is also possible on some factory fitted screens ), if this is the case, removing the moulding could be very difficult, not possible without the use of tools and could result in breaking the screen. It is also possible that you could successfully remove the old moulding but have  a lot of difficulty in fitting the new one without removing the screen.   

  

I simply pulled the old ones off the glass edge; then i really cleaned out all the gunk caught underneath. I started by putting the new one on at the top middle of the screen. It presses onto the edge of the glass. I slowly worked out evenly to the corners, made sure the top edge was even and straight then started working down each side. Done

That sounds better then my silicone idea.

Update: I ordered the equivelant of part number 3 on the diagram above. It was about 26 euro and removal of the old 5 part seal was easy and fitting of the new 1 piece seal even easier. I did not require any tools (just strong fingers!). Done in about 10 minutes.

Paul

Thanks for that, I've ordered the parts from BMW.  You have to order the whole seal because the corners are attached to it, does that sound right? 

Has anyone changed the rear rubber themselves? is it hard? does the window need to come out?

Many Thanks 

Did anyone ever find the part number for these?  I've just bought a 325td and all 4 corners are knackered, will this mean it can leak?

Cheers,

Rob.

Tried to locate some of these myself a couple of years ago with no success. Went to main agent who said they would only come with a complete new rear window.  Ha Ha !!. Got a mate who fits Upvc windows. He let me have a look in the back of his van. Behold all shapes, sizes and profiles of black rubber gasket window seals. Found some a very similar shape, cut it to size, a bit of mastic and no one could tell the difference. So ambush a couple of window fitters and you might get lucky. Had to buy him a pint mind, but then he bought me one back and a bag of peanuts so not a bad deal really.

 

As far as I know the moulding on your rear screen comes in two parts one piece for the bottom of the screen and one for the top and two sides, including the two top corner pieces,so basically they are not available separately.If the moulding is anythng like the one for the coupe rear screen(reinforced with a light metal), then it wouldn't be possible to fit to the glass with the screen in the car.As for the bottom pieces I'm not sure wether they are available seperately or not. 

 

yep i need the bottom ones aswell

darren