5 Series E39 525tds (M51) TOUR
MK-24/Rothenstein
Baugruppe/Group: 41
41 01 99 (400)
Weltweit
All countries
02/1999
Water ingress through luggage compartment lid
E39 touring
Complaint:
If the luggage compartment lid is opened in the rain or immediately after taking the car
through a car wash, water drips into the luggage compartment.
Cause:
Design. Banked-up water cannot run off quickly enough.
Affected
vehicles:
E39 touring
Manufacturing period: Start of series production until calendar week 14/1998.
Remedy:
Since week 14/98, additional foam rubber parts have been installed during production
under the luggage compartment lid trim parts.
Procedure:
Remove both luggage compartment lid trim panels (see Fig. 1).
Figure 1
Glue a 20 x 15 x 16 mm foam rubber strip to the swage in area of the hinges on both sides
of the lid (see Fig. 2).
Figure 2
SI Water ingress through luggage compartment lid E39 touring
BMW AG - TIS
19.02.2013 23:57
Issue status (12/2007) Valid only until next DVD is issued
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