Side Window Vertical seals; Discontinued?!?!

[rbg]

There is a guy on FB here in NC he parts a lot of m3s and I think he ships. I don't know him personally, but I got my HP DME from him. I will PM you his FB info.

[tnord]

we need a guy "on the inside" with BMW to give us a heads up when parts are about to stop being manufactured.

[mugm3]

I had to find a coupe being parted out to get this part as well. I tried to order earlier this year and it was on bo then nla.

[Icecream]

Maybe the M4/M2 has a similar piece that we can trim on the bottom, worst case. Mine was cracked so I removed before I saw they were nla, dont miss it tbh.

[m3nt0s]

These part numbers appear to be used for all E46 coupes, not just the M3. Probably easy enough to find a decent enough set for very little money at a junkyard.

https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/partxref?q=51368209401&series=E46

[Exclusivs]

Agreed on everyone’s post. Glad wasn’t the only one.

Seems to be such a generic piece. To find the measures on other models and match / trim whatever is closest.


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[AvusM5]

https://www.getbmwparts.com/oem-part...60-51365a097a3

https://www.getbmwparts.com/oem-part...60-51365a097a4

Strangely BMW “replaced” the originals with new part numbers. Unfortunately they are far more expensive but I took the chance and ordered the left (driver’s side) as my current trim piece is in bad shape. I’m happy to report that it is indeed the correct trim piece! I ordered from GetBMWParts.

[jet_dogg]

It's crazy man these are $20 pieces of trim.

Still cant believe the flywheel is 1700 vs 450 for the luk.

[m3nt0s]

Hmm, do these ever go bad? My car has 180k and those are pristine.

Seems that on rare occasion, an owner will luck out and they remain nice long term, seemingly forever. I am jealous!

[AvusM5]

It's crazy man these are $20 pieces of trim.

Still cant believe the flywheel is 1700 vs 450 for the luk.

Yeah it’s insanity! The chipped piece on mine was driving my OCD crazy so I bit the bullet on dropping $120 for a strip of rubber haha. Have you seen the current prices for the door rubber gaskets? $515 per side now.

Years ago I was able to source a LUK OEM flywheel for ~$380 direct from Amazon along with the LUK clutch kit for $205 for my E39 M5. Same Getrag 420G as in our M3s

[jet_dogg]

Yeah it’s insanity! The chipped piece on mine was driving my OCD crazy so I bit the bullet on dropping $120 for a strip of rubber haha. Have you seen the current prices for the door rubber gaskets? $515 per side now.

Years ago I was able to source a LUK OEM flywheel for ~$380 direct from Amazon along with the LUK clutch kit for $205 for my E39 M5. Same Getrag 420G as in our M3s

Yeah brother, the door seals and the upper shadowline trim to the kink is 500 per side too and I need two because of the deteriorated gaskets sealing the rear quarter windows.

[0-60motorsports]

BMW really needs to reel this shit in. especially for poor quality door seals that cost $500+ and fall apart very fast. I just dont understand why the hell they are still "glued" together and not molded.

[bimmerfan08]

https://www.getbmwparts.com/oem-part...60-51365a097a3

https://www.getbmwparts.com/oem-part...60-51365a097a4

Strangely BMW “replaced” the originals with new part numbers. Unfortunately they are far more expensive but I took the chance and ordered the left (driver’s side) as my current trim piece is in bad shape. I’m happy to report that it is indeed the correct trim piece! I ordered from GetBMWParts.

How difficult was this piece to replace? My passenger-side trim piece is starting to bubble up near the bottom.

[BCEXP]

I'd definitely just buy some nice Coco mats at that point ..

I was going to say I would just get some cool checkered pattern custom made ones by then. If factory floor mat prices go nuts, that's a heavy "nah" for me LOL. They gon' get dirty.