Did you ever figure this out?

How’d you handle it? My ‘06 E53 seems to need the same treatment.

Check your rear motor

kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooLXh3Swr9qAsLM There's also a sunroof playlist on my channel for any additional stuff/tips.

Richard Emerson , sorry to hear that. I don’t have a shop, I was a trainer of every BMW Dealer Ship of the US in how to repair the roof, instead replacing it. If the insurance covers the damages, go for a replacement. If not, the BMW dealer might be able to repair it. Because you can repair everything, if the frame is not bend. And the dealer can also order a new frame including mechanical items, but without glass. This makes it a lot less pricey. If you are not covered, i might can guide you through the self repair. Than let me know what is wrong with it. If you live close by my house, we might can meet and I can help. But you may need few repair parts. Which state and city is close to you, if you don’t mind to answer..?

Richard Emerson May I have your email, if you want to send me pics or video about problem. I have couple more videos, I cannot post. They might help. And if the dealer doesn’t know how to repair it too, I can help them too

Thank you for the nice words. I am glad I could help

You sir must've got the right kit where as I didnt..I hate bmw for this..I've an 07 x3 3 0 si..

Carlos Morgan . Thank you. I hope I could help

Few things you have to look into: first, if you have still warranty by bmw, visit a cert dealer ship, they fix it. Now: how they do it, you can do it too. Make sure all 4 hoses are connected to the roof. Each corner has a hose connected. The front runs through the A-Pillar, the rear through the D-Pillar. The rear hoses are short and running from each rear corner of the roof and coming out under the Trunk lid (X1,X3,X4,X5,,X6,X7) or all the way to underneath the car. These hoses have a “anti-Gurgling noise rubber end attached “. It’s a small rubber piece which is squeezed together attached to the end of hose. Usually it will be cut of, because it can clog up by leaves. You can also lower the rear headliner and clean the rear end of the water drain channels and the hose with air pressure. That is the standard reason and way to make it drain again and better. But it last only until it clogs up again from leaves/dirt when driving in fall with open roof. The wind pushes all dirt to the rear. But you can also install a “Net/Filter” into both rear ends of the roof. It’s a plastic piece, which should be available at every bmw dealer ship. You must lower headliner on the rear end to install. It just clips into position and its made for all roofs. But if you have the roof already out of the car, I can tell you my own version of how to guide the water so it stays in the water channel. But that is not official but it makes sure the water runs where it supposed to. Because when the rear ends or hoses are clogged up, the water level in the sunroof water channel rises and climb above the 3mm high walls into the channel where the sunshade drive cable runs through. And than it travels in these channels towards the corner and runs out into your rear r&l boots where electronics sits. Let me know, i can help/explain it to you. Because when the roof is out of car, first clean it and clean hoses, than dry and increase the wall with a piece of plastic (estimate: 2 pieces 20x100 mm long) and glue/seal it onto the 3mm wall using silicone or the windshield glue/seal. I would first clean rear end of roof (open roof completely) or take rear glas out to reach both rear inner ends of roof. Use air pressure for hoses. And cut off the gurgling valves. That helps , but doesn’t prevent 100% from coming back. Install the filters/nets increase the time to next clean up . It all depends when and where you have roof open (fall, trees). And try not to park face up in drive way or one side up , both on a strong angle. Because this causes the rear ends or one side being used by the water to drain out. Hoses are on each corner and can handle up to 10 liter per minute. If you park for example always car face up, only the rear must handle all the water. And open the glass in every position and clean each glass around the sides and the glass seal , attached to the body . This reduces the water to come in, when roof is closed. Water will always dripping through the sealed roof, that is why there is a water channel built into the roof. You find it easy, because its usually the dirtiest channel when you look into the roof from the top, while open. The channel is a U-Shape channel. Starting on rear side and runs below the seal towards front, than to the other side of the front end and back to the other rear. I hope that helps a little to understand the way how it works and how to take care of water coming into car. You an clean the channels by using a old rag and a long stick, and wipe through the water channel starting on rear and pull dirt out to the front. Don’t do opposite way, because you will add more into rear end and clog up more. If you like my answer please client in like, and if it’s not enough or you don’t like it, let me know, so I can try to help you more, especially when you have the roof out of car. Because this is my idea and i did it with 100% success only on few cars. But it is not official fix, it’s my personal way , since I worked on several thousands of sunroofs and problems and that for many years. Some USA BMW dealers remember me and my sunroof repair training, I performed all over the US between 2009 and 2012. Maybe ask and I hope they do. Because if so, they should know how to help you. The training was named:Panoramic Sunroof Repair SB019. They got certified from my side after the training. Each US dealer should have 2-4 people who were trained from my side. Tell them my best regards, they are great and helpful people. They have also received a book if how to repair roofs. I made that and explain drain channel/water channel in this book too. Just in case you can’t find it. I am here to help, I loved that project /job , that is why I still help. I also trained other sunroofs of different sunroof companies , like Webasto and ArvinMeritor. You have an Inalfa-Sunroof. The sunroof information is on a label, attached to the roof on front center. To to able to read it, you have to unclip the control center in front top, where the sr-switch and interiors lighting is installed. I think I stop writing now and wait for your answer. Please let me know the outcome or any other problems you might have with the roof. Good luck, 🍀 Andreas

_c_d_c I made a public reply on your question. Please check, it’s long and I guess I am not so familiar with KZbin, otherwise I would have replied to you directly. Sorry. Question: do you park your car in a higher boardwalk or face uphill in your driveway or anywhere else ? Because this is not recommended on all sunroofs of this model. Try to find all valves (4- on each corner one) and take off the squeezed ends, named valves. They might don’t open appropriately to let water run through. Only needed for gurgling noise reduction. Let me know when you have the roof out of the car, because I explain you a “unofficial way “ to guide the water out and protect the cable tracks from getting water into. Because that is the reason why it dripping into your trunk boots. The trunk boots don’t let water drain out. Maybe a small hole in the lowest level of each boot can help, that the water can drain out at least. Did it before, electronic can handle water but not when drown under water.

Mihai B Explain your problem, I will try to help you. Or did you fixed it ? If so, great and give my video a Thumbs up

I was joking. It works!

Muthanna Akram , what you need to know? I had also animated pdf files uploaded, but the best would be, i direct you directly. Which bmw model do you have? X3, 5, or 3 or 5 touring? The mechanic of rear is easy. Just a angled plate on each side, which get pulled forward and underneath the “rear glass panel brackets”. Just tell me the problem and what you might struggle with, I will try to explain what to do.

@@AndreasinUSA Hey I have the same problem the rear panel goes up but wont come back down again, the only way i could sort of fix it was to grab a screw driver and a hammer and put the screwdriver in the holes on the ramp and use them to push that mechanism back on both sides. That then closes the rear window but as soon as it opens again it gets stuck. Any suggestions would be most welcome. Thanks

It seems to stuck, because the two small plastic arms attached between both are broken or the end stops in the rear roof came out of position. You need to remove the sunroof out if the car to fix it. It is possible to do that while roof is still installed, but this is very difficult and you need to know a lot of this roof and it’s functions before you can do that. Easy when it’s out of car. Repair Kirs are available at usually every dealership of BMW

carlyoho3 I don’t know that. But a certificate bmw dealer should know.