My cabrio leak leaks... help

[rkettner]

my vert leaks at the small triangle window, roof, indshield interesction. drips onto left thigh. here in vancouver bc it rains 150 days a year so i try to park it inside as often as possible and dry it out like mad in the sunny days. i have new seals for the top that i installed. it did nothing but i think the new triangle window seals would tighten it all up. i put some polyurethane selant on there and it did not stick for very long before it fell off and leaked yet again.

it is literally a chore to keep dry and not let get moldy. my hardtop has far fewer water issues though.

also another reason why i drive my volkswagen van during the winter.

[naika]

Look at the top of your door. Right at the peak of the molding that holds the little vert specific corner window. Mine leaks in the exact same spot, there is a very small gap there, only way to stop it is get brand new gaskets/top molding. Look into that corner and just push very softly up against the top and you should see it.

I was told that you will never get our cars completely sealed unless you go with a hardtop. Just another good thing to be a vert owner haha.

I have a brand new top with tension straps and cables replaced and I ran into the exact same problem because I did not replace the front seal.
I believe that it also depends on how good your door hinges are. I feel that my drivers door's are not the best and the alignment is a bit off, nothing that you can notice by looking at it but it still affects the gap where your top/door/frame meet.
Anyways, it could drop from there on your seat and run down to the bottom. I have went home with a wet butt a couple times

I found a way of improving that though. If you put a very thin washer being the railing that holds the driver window seal, it slightly helps get it a bit tighter and most of the time it doesn't leak unless I am standing at a traffic light in very heavy rain. Door hinges are my next try to get rid of the leak

[Mastrcruse]

Yea, Well I already know that I need EVERY seal replaced haha. I have had my windows adjusted, helped alittle but I have a small cut right where the top and the front drivers window touch so I sometimes stuff a paper towel in it.

If they weren't so fun to drive when the weather is nice...I'd be in a coupe/sedan but actually now I have a sedan so thats covered.

[steinbachphoto]

my vert leaks at the small triangle window, roof, indshield interesction. drips onto left thigh. here in vancouver bc it rains 150 days a year so i try to park it inside as often as possible and dry it out like mad in the sunny days. i have new seals for the top that i installed. it did nothing but i think the new triangle window seals would tighten it all up. i put some polyurethane selant on there and it did not stick for very long before it fell off and leaked yet again.

it is literally a chore to keep dry and not let get moldy. my hardtop has far fewer water issues though.

also another reason why i drive my volkswagen van during the winter.

haha yeah I live in Victoria. So its pretty much the same

[cochran]

Leaks

I have leaks as well. Major leak on the driver's side, where the convertible top and the side window have a gap, near the triangle window, and another, smaller leak at the front.

Can someone post pictures and part numbers of the side and front seals?

[Mastrcruse]

Go to realoem.com. They will have everything including the part numbers

[Mastrcruse]

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/partgrp.do?model=BB13&mospid=47326&hg=54&fg=10