E6 touring front vent problem

[70fever]

I'm restoring my 02 touring and have some problem with front vent and b pillar seals. They are in terrible condition , need to be replaced but i can't find them anywhere as they are NLA.

Does anyone know if  the saloon seals can be adapted to fit touring?  How to? or if you have any other suggestion , please recommend.

Thank you.

[halboyles]

Have you tried here:  https://www.wallothnesch.com/en/seal-for-rear-side-window-touring-left-51-36-03.html

 

[02Les]

1 hour ago, halboyles said:

Have you tried here:  https://www.wallothnesch.com/en/seal-for-rear-side-window-touring-left-51-36-03.html

 

Cool. Those seals were NLA last year when I was refurbishing my Touring. Considering W & N's €49 shipping costs now, they would be cheaper to get in the US, unless you're ordering many parts.

https://www.getbmwparts.com/oem-parts/bmw-left-vent-window-gasket-h51710-51361803163

Maybe BMW will make the B-Pillar seal & chrome piece for the Touring available again (one day).

 

[02Les]

3 hours ago, 70fever said:

I'm restoring my 02 touring and have some problem with front vent and b pillar seals. They are in terrible condition , need to be replaced but i can't find them anywhere as they are NLA.

Does anyone know if  the saloon seals can be adapted to fit touring?  How to? or if you have any other suggestion , please recommend.

Thank you.

Try emailing this guy in Germany.

lapo-classics@gmx.de

I bought a couple of good (used) B-Pillar chrome pieces (NLA) from him after the body shop threw mine away.

[otisdog]

3 hours ago, 02Les said:

 

I bought a couple of good (used) B-Pillar chrome pieces (NLA) from him after the body shop threw mine away.

 

You should be commended for your restraint...

[TobyB]

He never said there wasn't a bare- bottom spanking...

 

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[70fever]

7 hours ago, halboyles said:

Have you tried here:  https://www.wallothnesch.com/en/seal-for-rear-side-window-touring-left-51-36-03.html

 

Already got this parts , The one that i'm looking for is the triangle vent seal at front doors and vertical B-pillar seals.

Do you have any source?

6 hours ago, 02Les said:

Cool. Those seals were NLA last year when I was refurbishing my Touring. Considering W & N's €49 shipping costs now, they would be cheaper to get in the US, unless you're ordering many parts.

https://www.getbmwparts.com/oem-parts/bmw-left-vent-window-gasket-h51710-51361803163

Maybe BMW will make the B-Pillar seal & chrome piece for the Touring available again (one day).

 

Maybe not worth reproducing , touring not much around..

6 hours ago, 02Les said:

Try emailing this guy in Germany.

lapo-classics@gmx.de

I bought a couple of good (used) B-Pillar chrome pieces (NLA) from him after the body shop threw mine away.

Thank you , i'll try.

 

What about cut and glue saloon parts to fit? They seem to be a little bigger than touring , is it work?

 

Thank you guys.

[02Les]

8 hours ago, 70fever said:

 

 

What about cut and glue saloon parts to fit? They seem to be a little bigger than touring , is it work?

 

Thank you guys.

The Touring's B-Pillar seal & the chromed piece are around 10mm longer than the saloon equivalent. So, basically, you will have a gap (top or bottom) if you use the saloon part.

The B-Pillar saloon seal is not expensive (unusual for BMW) so you could try it and see how it looks.

I'm not a fan of trying to cut and paste seals; as I mentioned earlier, the rear side window seals were NLA last year and I used saloon seals butted up to part of my old original. Looks terrible and the quality/stiffness of the OEM seal is not what they once were. I'll now replace them with "available again" Touring seals.

 

[70fever]

Thank you , maybe my best solution is  just "waiting".

[Simeon]

Depends upon how much water is running in your window.