E24 door seal
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Forum Name: BMW 6 Series
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Printed Date: 03-May-2024 at 17:53
Topic: E24 door seal
Posted By: black m6
Subject: E24 door seal
Date Posted: 22-June-2008 at 17:41
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Hi Guys I could do with a new door seal ive got a small rip in my drivers side rubber .Has anybody got any idea where i could get one ?Thanx |
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Posted By: kbannon
Date Posted: 22-June-2008 at 18:32
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Have you gotten a price from a dealer?
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Posted By: black m6
Date Posted: 22-June-2008 at 19:02
| Went to local bmw dealer on friday to get a few bits and he said that they had nothing listed for a door seal on my car.I dont know if that means they dont stock anymore or they have none in stock.Maybe he just was not willing to try. |
Posted By: kbannon
Date Posted: 22-June-2008 at 19:38
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Get the part number on http://www.realoem.com/bmw/select.do - http://www.realoem.com/bmw/select.do (under archive) and then ask them ------------- Current: 2009 E60 520d "Sport" tractor Previous: 1989 E30 320i SE 1997 E39 523i 2003 E39 525i Sport Individual |
Posted By: thepits
Date Posted: 22-June-2008 at 21:17
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kbannon wrote:Posted By: black m6
Date Posted: 22-June-2008 at 22:14
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Will do cheers lads.
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Posted By: AndyS
Date Posted: 23-June-2008 at 21:51
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You'll find they're bloody expensive - around £200 a side. One of my friends has just replaced his. They're a sod to fit on your own too unless you have 3 ft arms. ------------- AndyS Live each day as if it's your last - one day it will be. http://www.photostick.co.uk/view-933_BaurSig1.jpg" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: black m6
Date Posted: 24-June-2008 at 01:20
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My mate said he would fit it for me he has a body shop ,i best not tell him i,ll just give him the seal and get out quick!!! |
Thats what mates are for Posted By: caley64
Date Posted: 24-June-2008 at 05:09
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I've also done one a few years back. Might have to make a few adjustments after fitting to get rid of wind noise. As AndyS mentioned, make sure you're sitting down when you ask for the price. Steve. |
Posted By: m3Cecotto
Date Posted: 24-June-2008 at 22:02
http://bigcoupe.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4906 - Here's a guide http://www.normgrills.net/bcg/Body_Interior.html#anchor24982937 - And you'll probably need to adjust the door glasses afterwards. %20http://www.normgrills.net/bcg/Body_Interior.html#anchor24982%20937You%27ll%20probably%20need%20to%20adjust%20the%20door%20glasses%20afterwards%20too%3C/a%20target=" _blank=" - ------------- 1981 E23 735i 1989 E30 325i Motorsport Cabrio 1989 E24 635CSi Motorsport Edition http://www.bavarianretro.com" rel="nofollow - Bavarian Retro Cars |
Posted By: thepits
Date Posted: 25-June-2008 at 11:03
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Posted By: m3Cecotto
Date Posted: 25-June-2008 at 21:36
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Sorry, Following a question in the "Exterior" section:
....it was about time I did my own replacement. As luck would have it, the ever-helpful "JT" had been there already:
...and had some ready instructions. Couldn't really go wrong, right :?: I printed out his guide and set to work. What now follows is a photographic guide with JT's original hints, and my acerbic comments:
 
 What he said. 
 Copy that, Houston  Now this is an opportunity to show you just how badly perished my old l/h door perimeter seal was:   You might want to have a closer look at yours now. Both sides. Years of having the windows hitting the seals won't have done them any good, even if you use rubber preservative.
At which point, Drew chimed in:
Not having any silicon spray to hand, I went off to the kitchen sink:  There is indeed a metal channel leading back from the A-pillar, and following the roofline all the way to the B-post:    What JT and Drew probably didn't have was this entertaining little kink in the channel:  Whatever, I got the "new" seal out....  It's the one at the bottom.
 Ha, this is easy.  Really easy.
Now they tell me. There I was sliding easily along the channel, and all the time the little fecker hadn't actually gone into the channel at all. It took three goes to get this anywhere near right..... 2 hours later, including the entire output of a Clannad album, I had reached here:   When the grooves in the door seal properly engage INSIDE the channel, getting the whole thing to slide along is about as easy as trying to put on an extra-thick reusable condom. ......Actually, you might not want to quote me on that :?
Do you know how much Fairy Liquid went in there? But it must have all worked, because:  ...and the door actually shut properly with the window rolled up. 8) I was well-pleased. Well-pleased until I spotted this:  The end of the seal had refused to go into the channel. This means at some point I'm going to have to do this all over again  Having moaned about this by firing off a few text (SMS) messages to various people, I had one response from a former E28 M535i owner and, thinking about it, what he says has a certain validity, and I quote:
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Posted By: black m6
Date Posted: 26-June-2008 at 01:39
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Does anybody want to buy a m635 with a split door seal. only joking but not looking forward to it. |
Posted By: Horsetan
Date Posted: 28-June-2008 at 13:02
If ye're in London, I'm happy to do it for ye. Expect it to take a few hours, though  -------------   
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Posted By: black m6
Date Posted: 29-June-2008 at 02:04
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Thanks Horsetan for the offer but i live in Merseyside,Have got her booked in on Tuesday so hopefully it will be done by Christmas? Big thanks to M3 Cecotto for the pictures have printed them off so will come in very useful.Thanks lads great site.
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Posted By: Horsetan
Date Posted: 29-June-2008 at 21:57
Should do. I wrote that Guide, and that's my car in the photos  -------------
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