Dicky Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 (edited) As per title here is my guide to repairing you door trims on your E46 coupe, now this is what I did on my car and it worked a treat so I thought I would share it with you, and hopefully save you a few quid. This is a well known fault and BMW give this response SIB 51 12 04 Issued November 2004, Titled Door Protection Seal Peeling Apart. Cause identified is insufficient bonding between rubber and flock-coated portion of the door edge protection seal. So your door trims are sagging down, so what are your choices:- 1.) The problem part number is 51 71 95 37 00 so if you are buying second hand or not from BMW you don't want this one as it will probably be in the same shape as your out going one. 2.) The new part number 51 71 71 61 687/688 Black Door Edge Protector which will be a direct replacement, but these are expensive nearly £200 a side! 3.) You can repair your current ones, which is what I did and save £400. So when I first got the car, I tried to fix this with No More Nails Tape Strips, now this did the job and kept it up out the way, but it did look a little unsightly. So I removed all the old tape and cleaned it all up and it was back to its old sagging state and a bit of peel at the B pillar had now appeared as well. Also a bit of peeling down the A pillar So I bought some contact adhesive. Then as per instructions, spread it all over the inner door trim and all over the remaining side still on the car, left it to be touch dry which was about 10 minutes. Then pushed it all back in place, making sure that it all sat nicely as you can’t really adjust it once the two sides touch. Now I thought about just leaving it but didn’t want gravity to play any part in it, so I used Gaffer Tape to pull it in nice and tightly. Then after about an hour I removed the tape carefully and job done and it looks as good as new, because I had used gaffer tape I knew it would stick nicely to almost anything to keep it all in place. There was a bit of residue on the glass and paint but this wasn’t to hard to get off with a little elbow grease. Edited January 7, 2016 by Daz 330 Cs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 Well done Only thing is that that glue is the same stuff i used first of all. Its good for about three months, but when it gets hot it comes apart. Well mine did Hope it sticks for you though, as i tried cleaning the old crap off, but some was still on there, so might of been that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicky Posted August 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 Oh bugger, well I hope it holds up I think it should do all nice and clean and held in place, at least the write up will be the same, we will just change the product depending on how we get on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 Well on my upper bit it was fine, but the bit by the door handle came apart, as its quite a tight fit. But hope it holds for you, and it is good stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budgie Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 Good write up, let us know how you get on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deezer-D Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 Excellent DIY dicky - makes me feel bad now for not doing the M3 mirror one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee131 Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 i used mitre bond an that too is good for 3 months or so, the damn door trims are the worst part of the e46 but nice1 dicky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cunni Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 Awesome fix fella, mines started to do this on the drivers side now. Its a right sod. might have to give this a try! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonlpearce Posted September 15, 2008 Report Share Posted September 15, 2008 To anyone interested in the above, i tried Araldite (had some sitting around), now i thought this was supposed to stick just about anything to anything! Not true, it lasted all of 1 day and came apart, will be looking to get some of the above glue to sort ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBL Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Have used the above glue (evo stick) and it only lasts about three months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonlpearce Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Have used the above glue (evo stick) and it only lasts about three months Did you find a more suitable solution? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cunni Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 Aye, dicky hows yours? Im about to sort mine, whats the deal does this work? I've been told to use a compound called "Sticks like Sh*t" lol im not sure though. any recommendations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budgie Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 Yes waiting for this too. Mine hangs down really bad on both sides now, stuck back with sticky pads, good for 1 day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
330 Nut Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 i used mitre bond an that too is good for 3 months or so, the damn door trims are the worst part of the e46 but nice1 dicky! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee131 Have you tried using the worktop clamps in conjuction with the Ever Build Mitre Bond should last more than 3 Months then . You can get them in zinc plated or stainless lol ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzMan Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 Thank you for the write up, mines doing that as well now and I was wondering what the best glue was to use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz 330 Cs Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 I did mine the day before the Ultimate Bmw show with Evostick , left it over night , was out in the morning at half 5 removing all the tape ! Worked a treat ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicky Posted December 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Just for info it has been 4 months since I did this and they still look the business Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khyle Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 I thought my car just sucked for this sagging thing, never realised it was a generic problem. I solved mine with suer glue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mit Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 I'd have probably used black silicone sealant to glue mine back together, if I had this problem vipulan10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 Might have a brilliant solution to this one. Got a product called CT1. Its a kind of silicone, available in black/clear and white etc etc. costs about £10 a tube but will stick anything to anything! Will give it a go and report back. Well mine are actually ok at the moment, but might try it anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mit Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 Might have a brilliant solution to this one. Got a product called CT1. Its a kind of silicone, available in black/clear and white etc etc. costs about £10 a tube but will stick anything to anything! Will give it a go and report back. Well mine are actually ok at the moment, but might try it anyway This is the same as silicone sealant. Have you ever got that stuff on anything you weren't trying to glue together or seal? It's impossible to get off, so should do the trick nicely lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 This is the same as silicone sealant. Have you ever got that stuff on anything you weren't trying to glue together or seal? It's impossible to get off, so should do the trick nicely lol Yeah but its good stuff, and all the other ones are poo, so worth a go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveDunlop Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 only just read this, good write up dicky, will no doubt save some people alot of bunse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicky Posted February 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 Just for your info it has been over 6 months since I did this fix and it is still holding as good as new and I sometimes worry as I have to rub against it if getting in in a tight parking space and its still all good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul46rider Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 nice work dicky, mine has started coming away, as it happens i have that same adesive sitting in my tool box, as soon as the temps rise abit, i'm gonna get on with fixing them. Did you pull the sills right down to get at the whole thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
