Hello! It’s been some time so I’m not 100% sure, however if I recall correctly, we just pulled down on the front section with the pseudo vents to release spring loaded clips and then we pulled the unit towards us. Then we just unplugged the cables. Hope that helps!
My cassette is also broken due to a lack of maintenance by the previous owner. BMW asks me 3000 $ to replace it but I am looking for a repair kit on internet but I only find kits for sedans, wagons and X3/X5, not for my F46, which shares the same pano sunroof with the X1
Best of luck with your search! A used cassette is most likely the way to go, and even that will cost you close to $1000 if it’s like the X5. I would check out if there’s anyone dismantling one of those cars near you at a wrecking yard or private. Repairing the sunroof will cost you less than replacing it as shipping will be expensive, but repairing it is tedious especially if you’re fixing a snapped cable, this means more time without a car… there’s pros and cons.
@@dariusGarage a german company called BMS Burkhart repairs BMW sunroofs for less than 1000$ in a single day or they sell repair kits, but not for the X1/F45/F46 who share the same pano sunroof. I sent them an email to know if they could send me the parts or repair it but I had no reply. I could totally cross France and Germany to have my pano roof repaired by them.
Nice work !
Hi. How did you manage to remove the sunroof control panel to get to the engine?
Hello! It’s been some time so I’m not 100% sure, however if I recall correctly, we just pulled down on the front section with the pseudo vents to release spring loaded clips and then we pulled the unit towards us. Then we just unplugged the cables.
Hope that helps!
My cassette is also broken due to a lack of maintenance by the previous owner. BMW asks me 3000 $ to replace it but I am looking for a repair kit on internet but I only find kits for sedans, wagons and X3/X5, not for my F46, which shares the same pano sunroof with the X1
Best of luck with your search! A used cassette is most likely the way to go, and even that will cost you close to $1000 if it’s like the X5. I would check out if there’s anyone dismantling one of those cars near you at a wrecking yard or private. Repairing the sunroof will cost you less than replacing it as shipping will be expensive, but repairing it is tedious especially if you’re fixing a snapped cable, this means more time without a car… there’s pros and cons.
@@dariusGarage a german company called BMS Burkhart repairs BMW sunroofs for less than 1000$ in a single day or they sell repair kits, but not for the X1/F45/F46 who share the same pano sunroof. I sent them an email to know if they could send me the parts or repair it but I had no reply.
I could totally cross France and Germany to have my pano roof repaired by them.