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Originally Posted by collinsexton
Good evening.
I have a 2008 X3 E83 with the panoramic sunroof. The rear glass will tilt up with the front when opening, but won't go down unless I manually close it. From my understanding there is a plastic piece or cable that breaks to cause this.
Has anyone tackled repairing the sunroof cassette rather than replacing it? I see there are repair kits available but I'm not coming across very much instruction on disassembly. I'm trying to debate whether to tackle this job myself or just try to find a used/junkyard assembly to throw in instead.
Thank you!
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I have the same issue with the rear glass vent opening but not closing, causing the whole sunroof to jam in the open position until manually retracting the wedges on either side of the rear glass. This also causes the initialisation error/issue where the shade and glass move in small increments.
I have not tried repair using a kit, and I think even replacement with a used or junkyard find will require a lot of work, as you have to remove A, B and C pillars, as well as visors, hand rails and headliner to access the cassette. Plus, you run the risk of the replacement cassette having the same issue, as it was pretty common on these cars from what I understand. New cassettes are worth more than the car is at this point too.
I have seen videos where they delete the rear vent by squaring off two plastic clips. I might try that instead of repair or replacement as I can live with the rear vent not opening and the process is easy and documented. :shrug:
Just my two cents!