BMW Sunroof, Moonroof, Panoramic sunroof problems, Roof won't close FIX PART 1

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Part II, the FIX: • BMW Sunroof, Moonroof,...
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[@danielegbers3961]

Thank you so much. My mechanic said he didn't have the tools to do this fix. I think I'll send him a flat head screwdriver!

[@xyzspec82]

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[@MrFearwing]

As a total layman when it comes to car repair, I would never have expected to be able to repair anything in my car just by watching a

[@wetsoup]

I can't express enough positive things to say about this simple fix, roof closed in 2 minutes after wasting hours. Thanks and wish you the best !!!

[@alyshahin5306]

0009😊😊

[@rogerrabbit9990]

What an absolute legend!!! The anxiety was real, as I know the dealer would’ve charged a fortune to even look at it!! Genuinely appreciate your help & glad you took the time to form 1 of the best tutorials. (Berkshire, UK)

[@caldynphillip]

Awesome stuff. It worked on my x3. The dealer wanted between $2900 to 4000 to fix mines.

[@darkbrownkingblack]

THANK YOU MAN YOU'RE AWESOME!!!!! It's so nice to see somebody taking the time to help another person by creating a video that saves me money thank you so much man you're incredible

[@afiduke9477]

Thank you for sharing. I was having a panic attack just thinking of how much it would cost to fix. I fixed the roof following your video. The only problem I had was the clips that hold the panel broke so now I have a tape holding the panel where the motor is. Thanks anyway. You a a life saver

[@germanrepublic]

After the air conditioning has "quit" me just in time before my summer vacation and after checking in the air conditioning workshop it was clear that it is the evaporator, which must be new (sits in the air conditioning box, for which the entire (!) Dashboard must be removed, was now certain - I must fix at least NOW my also since purchase identically sticking panoramic roof. For the climate calls my workshop around the 2,500 euros - that must wait. Panorama roof repair would also be around the 900-1,200 euros in the best case, a new complete cassette would cost around the 3,000 euros. YOUR video practically saves me the vacation, especially since it seems as if the whole thing would be within an hour (?) already clarified?! I could "kiss" you, my unknown friend! Best E61 fix ever! Thick THANK YOU!

[@matthewmrust]

Exactly what I needed. You saved me lots of money and anxiety. Sent you some paypal $ in appreciation, and I encourage others to do so as well.

[@Ms.Bytchy]

I thought it was broken.. I tried 4 times.. on the 5th try. IT WORKED.. I wasn't patient 👍👍

[@DorinDragoi]

I know it is an old post but it recently helped me a lot and i want to share an advice. The video is great and comprehensive but i think it should be mentioned that is important to bring the front panel all the way down first, either manualy with the hex key or by short presses on the button. If you don't bring the panel down first, the mechanism in the back will be locked and won't move.

[@RichardChynoweth]

Thank you so much for posting this video! Your saved my E61 from a very wet Scottish autumn.

[@Dheyana123]

This guy save me $2500 parts and labor on my BMW X3 same problem he had it works... Thank you.

[@kellydenton2500]

This video saved me $3500. I am just stunned. How does one say “thank you for making it” that equals the significance of that? THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@gebeme11]

Major thanks man! No mechanic within an hour and a half would even look at the damn thing.

[@jumbajuice643]

You're a master - thanks for saving our Xmas holidays - no one was happy to help and ur video saved our day.

[@anthonygraham9753]

Thank you sir. I looked on every channel to try and fix my roof and nobody I mean nobody had a real fix except for you. Great job I am now a subscriber to you channel. Thank you once again.

[@roseb3116]

This video saved me 4000. We did everything except open up the panel and it worked perfectly. Thank you so much for your help. I was so worried about spending that money for a new rotar and cassette, I think I'm saying it right. Your the best.

[@PorkysThree]

Thanks so much for making this it's people like you who make the internet what a great thing it is!! Cheers from London!!!

[@TheSchroyers]

Thanks for the second time! You have officially saved me $310. It costs $155US to have the sunroof closed by the dealer. A friend and my son both opened it after already paying the dealership once to shut it since I am not paying $2997 to have it replaced. I have now placed black electrical tape over the button. Cheers

[@x-rent2757]

You can diconnect the wires from the motor, still the sunshade works and the glass part stays in one place with no wires. The warning in the dash shows allert, but you dont need a tape in the sealing :)

[@user-vh4nr2bg1y]

Fantastic video, and if I can do it then anyone can. It solved the problem completely, and saved a fortune in garage fees. Legend!

[@PhantomMark]

Had my first problem with the roof today but managed to get it closed without doing this, as I can see this may lead to another problem was great to watch your video in case things get more serious !! Thanks very much indeed.

[@Mollybad]

Great job with this (and what a pleasant voice you have)! After my next cup of coffee, I'm going to tackle this on my '05 BMW X3. Suddenly, the back tilt panel won't close and I think you'll be my hero!

[@freddiaz748]

Loo 98

[@JESANTANA5898]

Molly A. Badgett grea video

[@amarkh3405]

You just saved me a lot of money and hassle! The garage said the whole roof needs to be taken off and I would need to leave the car with them. Many thanks

[@robertpeptanaru1158]

Real man that knows how to deal with a such thing. God bless you!!!

[@vytautasmarcinkevicius1821]

Oh my good, 10 years after this video it saved my ass. My back tilt would’t close and the dark clouds were gathering. The trick with screw driver and hammer was a saver. Had to move glass a bit from the top with ice scraper and redo the process, but it’s all closed now

[@markehrman2408]

i CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR THIS INFORMATION! I WAS NEARLY AT THE POINT OF TAKING AN AX TO MY X3 OVER THIS ISSUE. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!

[@Svend1500]

Thanks! You saved my day, and saved the roof from a cover of empty garbage bags and duct-tape!

[@peerguy]

Thank you for making this video. My 2004 X3 had the problem for a month and it rained yesterday. It's a mess and I wanted to pay the dealer to fix it. Your video helped me fix it in 10 minutes.

[@ddyck8389]

Haven't actually done the fix yet, but I'm heading out to do it right now. Well documented, clear and thorough.

[@kevingonzales905]

Thanks so much for this. I've got an 2004 x5 with almost the same problem. After watching your video, went out to my car with a hammer and screwdriver and... voila... I fixed the sunroof. I thought I was going to have a $500 bill on my hands. Instead, I fixed it myself in 5 minutes. Thanks for taking the time to make this.

[@DDutchman58]

Absolutely the clearest, most useful instructions I have seen. Dank U Wel! Dirk v. Hal

[@garbowong9431]

I thought I broke my sister in laws BMW sunroof and had to shell out 3-4k, until she told me about your video. This took 5 minutes including getting the wrench from the tool box. FANTASTIC!!!!!! Thank You!

[@TommyElmesewdy]

Thanks for posting these videos (Part 1/2). Worked like a charm.

[@bimmerhacks]

U gave the solution I was looking for and fixed temporarily... Hats off mate

[@Brileste2010]

OMG! Thank you for this video. Instructions are detailed and easy to follow. I appreciate you.

[@richardcunningham5540]

Wow - this fix absolutely works. But a note to E53 owners. There are four small screws holding the cabin light panel in - unlike on the video here (which I think is E70). Do not try to lever this light/switch panel off, as in this video. Open the sunglass holder first (rear of the light/switch unit above your head) - you will see two tiny hex screws, 2-3mm. Undo these, it will come loose. Then gently lever out the forward light fitting from the main panel, and you will see the other two small hex screws. Undo these two, forward screw and the panel drops out easily. This then allows access to the sunroof motor. The rest of the procedure is exactly as per Homerrass's excellent video. What a brilliant fix - which has collectively probably saved all of us many thousands of dollars. As for my sunroof? After I got it closed, I disconnected the switch when re-installing the overhead light/switch panel and won't use it - or miss it - again. One day. I might effect the second stage of the fix which is to permanently disable the rear glass section. See Hommerrass excellent second video on this procedure. Donation on thre way. Many thanks again!

[@BMWorks_NL]

Richard Cunningham thank you kindly for your donation! I’ll enjoy a few beers this weekend :)

[@marthar5743]

you were sent from heaven , its raining in my town and I need to close the rear glass .. what a great video, thanks for posting..

[@anoojthakrar]

This was great - worked like a charm on my '05 X5. My dealer was asking $4000USD to fix the panoramic roof. Did it myself last night after watching your video. Now everything works except the vent function. Thank you!!!

[@jzbowmannz3683]

Thanks a bunch for the help!!!! My local dealer wanted $3,000 for this job...

[@naradmaloo2729]

thanks ...this helped a lot after my dealer told me it will cost over $1000... i did it in 20 mins ... good stuff!!!

[@rossfeller8412]

Thank you so much! Your fix worked like a charm!!

[@minhajeee]

Thank you sir it worked for my 2004 x3 3.0i. I followed your both part 1 & 2 videos and fixed the problem completely of the rear glass. Now I can enjoy the features except rear glass exhaust.

[@brooklyn_uav4589]

WOW! I was just about to go tape the sunroof up. When I said to myself check youtube and there your video was saved me from tapping up my x3 thx many times over.

[@MrMagsimus]

Hey man a big big thank you from me ❤️❤️your video saved the day , I was so stressed with this problem and this just sorted it out , thanks a million from me 👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧best wishes from Britain 😁😁

[@elcapitan12345678]

Hi Thanks for the video it helped me a lot, the easy way to do the job is at the 3 minuet mark of the video if you press the button to make the roof go down then turn the key of the car off at that time it stays down if you do this just as it hits the back glass then continue at the 5 min mark

[@OliveCh12]

You save my life and my family ! Thank you so much !

[@weissei2000]

You just saved my sunday, got the back roof closed thanks to your video! Donation on the way

[@BMWorks_NL]

Thank you sir!! Glad it helped :)

[@hiiiiiils]

Great video, easy understandable, and perfect camera holding... Thanks

[@DJmike68]

This totally worked for me. Thank you so much! You gotta love You Tube!!!

[@jinonika]

Thank you brother. I was able to fix mine. I was worried to pay a lot of money to change the motors. You rocked.

[@gkfreddieo7599]

I know this video is now 8 years old, but thanks a lot. This helped me out massively today 👍

[@outlawstargodstarwin9152]

Thank you so much watch this video and got my sunroof back to normal position right before the rain 🌧️ came. Can’t thank you enough great video

[@javierortega7186]

Tx for all info. I've could save 3-4K thanks to your video. Greetings from Spain!!!

[@cornelpleiter]

You just safed me in the middle of the night in poring rain! Thanks!!!!!🎉

[@gaynettewhite5517]

Thank you...had to do it twice though. Some wacky thing happened after I did it the first time. I pushed the button forward to align it and the big window slid all the way back and rested under the small one. I had no idea our sunroof would do that. Did get it fixed in the end. Thanks again.

[@yapix1201]

Thank you very much Sir! For decades I'm a 5-series guy. I was going to switch to an X3 or X5 because I liked the panoramic moonroof. Having watched your video in my research for my next wheels, I now realized the double-panel feature is trouble prone. Yes, I'm handy and mechanically inclined; but I've also become lazy in my pre-retirement years and just don't wanna deal with it to begin with. I think I should stick with single-panel deals.

[@Coolhandvic]

Thanks for taking the time to do your Beemer sunroof videos. Hope my new car (second hand) doesn't suffer the usual issues but at least I'll know what to do to fix it. thanks.

[@kimsova5598]

Thank you soo much for this helpful video!! We were able to follow along exactly and it fixed our problem, such helpful clear instructions when before watching we didn't know where to begin, thanks a ton!!

[@marshalllane8007]

Great video. Fixed my sunroof in minutes. I was surprised to learn BMW has been using this sunroof in the X3 since it made its first debut in 2004.

[@redshift567]

THANK YOU Who knew it can be so easy. Saved the day!

[@hadyanth]

My dad just bought an 05 X3 and this just happened. He eventually managed to wiggle it to the point the electrics shut the glass. I'm wondering if this is a matter of dirt and friction or a faulty mechanism. I'm going to investigate more and if needed do your fix on the other video. Thanks so much for taking time to make this guide 👍🏼👍🏼

[@elisimpson204]

Great video!! Really helped! Just watched it and fixed my mom's 2005 x3. Thanks a bunch!

[@cuongtong]

I got an x3 and had exact the same problem. Thanks for the video, saved me the $$ to take the car to an auto electrician.

[@lupedelacruz4152]

Thank you amigo I did it to my daughter's car and you saved her some money thank you

[@rafiqtravel]

Thank you sir, all the way from South Africa. 🙏🏽 You just saved me $1000 US. Your method worked exactly !

[@beenyg17]

thank you so much!! this was so easy and saved me the hassle of going to my mechanic!!

[@Octavia1tfsi]

Danke Danke Danke aus Deutschland für diese tolle Anleitung!!! Wünasche dir nur das Beste!

[@davidburrier7831]

Holy freaking crap... Thank you SO much!!!!! You are the first video I have seen that shows this! Done in lest than five minutes :) I have been trying to get the thing closed for TWO WEEKS! was afraid I was going to have to spend money I didn't have to get it fixed :)

[@Manup2day]

Awesome! Thank you from New Zealand. My sunroof was stuck open on the back right hand side. Did exactly as you showed and it worked. Cheers. Going to have a cold beer for you.

[@BMWorks_NL]

Roger (APPfordable APPs) you having a cold beer for me helps me how ;) glad it all worked out

[@NyleChyld]

Ah. Mazing! Can't wait to try it out on my stuck moonroof and save some major money. Thx for the hack!

[@asipofblaster1977]

This tutorial was very helpful! Thank you so much!

[@henryhardachre9603]

Total Legend !!! Just bought a used X5 E70 3.5D, (282 HP is just soooo awesome), Sunroof shade will not close fully, in the process of diagnosing that the rear sunroof in vent got stuck open. Doing the hold button in reset does not fix it. Thank you for this !!!

[@ericfoote3076]

I watched this video and went out to my x3 and did it . It really worked thank u 👍🏾😍👍🏾👍🏾

[@danniboi8278]

That’s amazing!! Thanks for sharing the knowledge.!great video !

[@mattbrooks4168]

This video helped me out a ton. I just got an 07 x3 today and this exact thing happened. Your technique worked like a charm. You saved my interior from rain leaking in. Thanks!!

[@GBImagecreation]

Thanks a lot mate! This will hopefully help but in any way you showed it properly I liked that!

[@TYSTARBARBERWORLD]

Thank you soooo much!!! You saved me a lot of money!!! A subscriber to the Tenth Power!!!

[@redryda019]

I found it difficult to open around the switches for access to panel so instead I tapped the close button little by little as I pushed the mechanisms back as far as it would let me...tapped some more for the main roof to close then finally everything closed. It opened on the first couple tries until I got really patient tapping the close button and doing the pushing on the back mechanisms for smaller window closure. I only had a screwdriver at the time. Went well. Thanks a million.

[@davidxu916]

Thank you for the clear instruction! really saved me so much pain for booking and going to the dealership!

[@BMWorks_NL]

Glad I could help you save 3k, I wasn't so lucky

[@nknosmith98]

Nice work! The best video and info on this I have found. Thanks

[@yvonguerveno3863]

i just brought a bmw x5 a mouth ago with out notice the small part of the sun roof was tilted , it was a private sell . anyway i just looked at your video and i manage to shut it after, i don't really know how long it's been like that , it's so rusted , so i just want to thank you for your video and your big help of shutting my sun roof

[@cristicrizz]

Very nice! Thanks, you are a very good person! for 3 months i have the roof open.

[@ironhorse7601]

Excellent video. Same issue, troublesome small rear tilt panel was jammed open. I went through the reset process and heard a horrible crunch, both panels were jammed. For now both panels are in the rest position and the car should be water tight. Tomorrow I will look to see if I can get the main panel to work and the disconnect the troublesome rear. Many, many thanks

[@hakchang]

Thank you! Saved me tons of headache. Awesome clear video instruction.

[@mjmj2756]

Excellent instructions thankyou from Australia

[@jamescalvelage4333]

Thank you so much. It's 6 degrees here and I've been outside for an hour trying to figure this out.

[@TAQUERO4444]

Wow thank you this video was very clear awesome views and it helped me close that dang sunroof what a pain thank you again

[@MrKhaosKevin]

Thanks for the easy video. This just happened to my X3 today.

[@ryansweeneyphoto]

Kevin Percy Same with my X3. Damn thing.....

[@fiesta_boi6805]

Thank you so much someone who knows what there talking about

[@krikrisud]

Realy all my thanks from France !!! you save my life boy ;)

[@foreignswoop4913]

You need a gold medal bro

[@iankocsabi9168]

Thank you ! Great advice! All the best !

[@fmoniquet]

Thank you for this top tutorial ! It worked perfectly !!

[@sasht2299]

There is a way to close the sunroof with the button. Dont push it all the way forward. just tap it forward a few times and the roof will come down a little bit. then you can push it all the way and it will close works every time

[@elmosong43]

Este es el mejor video que he visto, la mejor explicación y solución

[@morid1n]

Thank you. Managed to get the roof closed before a major storm! 🙂

[@rubenrauseo6818]

🙌🏻🙏🏻👍🏻 GREAT ! VIDEO ! THANKS SO MUCH ! FOR YOUR HELP ! VERY HELPFUL TUTORIAL ! YOU SAVE MY LIFE !

[@josephabridello4744]

thank you!!! saved me hours of time and a huge headache!!

[@TheAnvil1971]

Thanks, this helped a lot! Greetings from Germany.