How To Remove And Replace a BWM Z3 Rear Plastic Window Project Z3

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• GF

  @gforcepdx · 2 years ago

  Thanks for the video. You've answered so many questions. My window shattered last week on a chill morning. Was pleased to find out it was replaced with a zipper but heard they were difficult. Looked simple enough watching you do it. I was very pleased at the end to see you tuck the fabric under the new rubber edging. My fabric never tucked and always bothered me. Two-sided tape makes sense. Hopefully yours remains secure to this day. Happy motoring.

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• LI

  @LiquidRetro · 1 year ago

  You gave me the confidence to give this a try I think

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• RI

  @richardmulcaster4039 · 1 year ago

  Thankyou so many times! &nbsp;I watched your video a month ago, ordered the screen off ebay and got it done last weekend, I would never have managed it without watching you do it first!<br>However - a couple of caveats for readers...:<br>1. I bought from ebay and it cost £106, when it arrived, the instructions were in German only and there was no double sided tape and no plastic parring knife for folding it. &nbsp;Google translate sorted our the German, but it was a comedy read basically telling me how difficult it would be. <br>2. When I lifted up the trim to remove the old window, it resulted in approximately 50% of the stitching that holds half of the zipper to the hood splitting / rotting away. &nbsp;This was disappointing! &nbsp;Nevertheless, another ebay order later and i had a sewing kit.... your confidence in stitching gave me the confidence to do it! &nbsp;It took me about 8-9 hours of sewing to re-do about half of the stitching, this being the vast majority of the work. &nbsp;I kept to the original holes both in zipper and hood material as it was the only way of being sure it would fit. <br>Once the stitching was complete, putting the window didn&apos;t take long at all, but warning - lining up the window zipper with the zipper on the hood without a traditional start point on the zipper is not easy. Secondly; when finishing the zipper once you&apos;ve been all the way around, there is a small, 50mm overlap of zip - BUT - pushing the metal zip tool through the tiny gap between the start point and the end point resulted in the zip breaking open, Twice! &nbsp;A Stitch to hold the start point together was needed. <br>Oh - and I have that little miniture clamp thing thats supposed to hold the start and finish together - well - even trying to use it by pushing through the zipper cord resulted in the zip breaking open - so I ditched that idea in favour of more stitches. <br><br>All in all, after many hours, it is a complete job, and looks amazing, I&apos;m actually impressed with the stitches too! &nbsp;Thankyou for giving me the confidence to do this!

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• TR

  @Trevrocks15 · 1 year ago

  Great video, wish I could have seen the stitching better and the last step where u tucked the trim away. I believe u might give it a try.

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• WH

  @whitefang407 · 4 years ago

  Awesome job buddy, you &nbsp;make it look so easy as some other links state its a nightmare to do, my stitching has also come out where your has too so pretty similar fix to what I need to do, thanks again

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• JI

  @jimiheil8007 · 8 months ago

  Brilliant!! Thank you!! <br>Jim in Palm Springs CA

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• PA

  @paulkopacz5051 · 1 year ago

  Very well done video and job replacing the rear window. I am in the same predicament at the moment. I will be purchasing a 2000 Z3 from a friend very soon and the rear window is yellowed and cracked badly. I tried to see if it was zippered but couldn&apos;t tell from the inside. Your video was very detailed and to the point. I was going to replace the entire roof even though it is in very good shape otherwise. Thank&apos;s.

• JU

  @JuanCruz-dt9rb · 3 years ago (edited)

  I don’t have a z3 or a bad window but I want a z3 so bad!

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• ST

  @stephenhayston4314 · 2 years ago

  Great video well done

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• WI

  @windsurfer3329 · 3 years ago

  Thanks for the great video! &nbsp;I am wondering if it would be better to use silicone glue between the fabric and the window to repel water. &nbsp;Do you have any problems with double sticky tape in terms of water? &nbsp;Please let us know. &nbsp;Thanks again.

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• DI

  @dixie8329 · 2 years ago

  Good job my man, but I call bullshit for my experience.. it didn’t fit properly and kept breaking at the zip whenever I had the hood fully closed.. I’m super jealous how easy you made it look! I ended up repairing my old cracked window and refitting it back. For me total waste of time

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• RI

  @ricardasr32 · 2 years ago

  My new window didnt come with this plastic rubber suround was wondering if possible to glue it from my old window

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