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BMW has used plastic fuel-disconnects on some of their motorcycles for years. They crack, and naturally, it's the pressure side that cracks, spraying fuel. The company that makes the plastic ones also makes metal ones (oddly, they don't crack), but replacement by BMW was to put in plastic ones until a couple of years ago. Q:"Can't you replace them with the metal ones?" A:"BMW says the plastic is fine". Q: "You know, I've read a lot of different threads on the plastic ones failing again and no issues with the metal ones". A:"The stuff you read on the internet can't be validated". BTDT ... So, I'll ask about the technical bulletin you heard about, but I don't have high hopes. But, I will exercise the shade a couple times before I drive off. And, there's that chance that in the time between the parts being ordered and the real fix was announced that they'll fix it the right way for me.
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Sun roof fixed
Parts came in for the original repair, and probably 3-day turn around. That was a Tuesday. Thursday, the technician doing the work was in Los Angeles attending a technical school session that covers ... the updated repair process for the 2011 X3 sunroof. Ok, I've got a 328 for the week and weekend. And it saves the time and mumbling that the original fix would have caused when the panels failed again. Into the third week (parts from Germany, customs issues, wrong parts) it's all done. The technician, it being his first time doing this on a customer car, took his time. I'm ok with that. When he had gotten back from school, he had a whole different list of parts to order. Including the black-textured panels. Mine are grey. That took some time, too. There's a cautionary note in the replacement document that warns that if some doohicky isn't set right, you can pop the glass and even shatter it. So, I'm sure there was some additional time moving the panels under power an inch at a time, then opening the glass the same way, followed by the reversal, closing things up. Everything is good.
I've had it for a day, but it hasn't been nearly as hot as it was the day it failed. All-in-all, I'm good. Granted, the repair was not as quick as I would have liked, but everything considered (including a new 328 to play with), I'm good to go.
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Well, I left out one sentence. Sorry. "That took some time, too" refers to the wait for the grey panels.
I type slower than I think ... No issues with sun shade/glass to date.
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Ah ok, I was wondering as my sunshade also failed few days ago. I hope I don't have to wait that long for parts, but good to know there are updated part for this
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Just so you know, the dealership had to send the technician working on mine to the Los Angeles corporate office for further training on just this. Apparently the mechanism is re-designed, and the initial repair procedures and parts have been changed.
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Thanks for the heads up. Well I hope the dealer here will be doing a good job on the repairs. Not too many X3 has been delivered in my town, and mine is the first one to have sunshade failure.
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I finally got my car back today after 3 weeks waiting for parts and repairs.
I wonder if when the new and improved fix is available, would they have the old parts still available for order? I'm kinda nervous operating my sunshade now |
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It's fixed according to the dealer. Use it. If it breaks again, take it back. Don't stop using something you ordered because it might break again. Shouldn't happen if they did it right, but if they replaced the parts with the same thing, I'll bet it breaks again. That's why there's a re-design.
Better to have it break under warranty.
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