Sunroof exploded spontaneously!

e46e92love · 03-05-2010, 10:59 PM

That's your car having an outburst of anger and losing its patience with you saying "get this heavy piece of sh*t off me.....where is that light carbon fiber topping my brothers got".....

......j/k.

Seriously, glad you didn't get hurt, good luck on the service claim with BMW..

Cheers,
e46e92

smmmurf · 03-06-2010, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by e46e92love

That's your car having an outburst of anger and losing its patience with you saying "get this heavy piece of sh*t off me.....where is that light carbon fiber topping my brothers got".....

......j/k.

Seriously, glad you didn't get hurt, good luck on the service claim with BMW..

Cheers,
e46e92

Seriously, who gets a sunroof on these cars?

Finnegan · 03-06-2010, 01:46 AM

Another one? Wow. I'm glad you're ok and their taking care of you.

I am glad though that I got the CF roof...

MrHarris · 03-06-2010, 05:38 AM

That's some danger to manifold right there.

Voltigeur · 03-07-2010, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by colinexl

Was just driving on the freeway doing 70 mph, windows closed, around mid 50's, no trucks, just open road and BAM, sunroof explodes outwards for no reason. Called my dealership and took the care in, they agreed to replace it for free and got a loaner car. Pretty good service overall. Props to BMW of Mountain View.

Glad you're OK. Pretty scary when it happens, eh! I also got the same (good) service from BMW NA who rang to check on me / the status of the M3.

Ajax-Prime · 03-16-2010, 07:30 AM

The moonroof in my boss' LS460 fractured this am on the way in to work. Not exactly cold in Houston this AM, and he says that the glass is bowed out in an overpressure type pattern. Curious to see what Lexus has to say about it.

double_j · 03-16-2010, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Ajax-Prime

The moonroof in my boss' LS460 fractured this am on the way in to work. Not exactly cold in Houston this AM, and he says that the glass is bowed out in an overpressure type pattern. Curious to see what Lexus has to say about it.

If I were your boss, I'd just be thankful that the Lexus stops when he wants it to.

Voltigeur · 03-19-2010, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by double_j

If I were your boss, I'd just be thankful that the Lexus stops when he wants it to.

Yep, risks are all relative, eh.

Stunnerable · 03-19-2010, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by smmmurf

Seriously, who gets a sunroof on these cars?

I do... this ain't no track day hero.. it's a DD and a fun one at that.

Now if we were talking about a GT3 RS.. thats a different story.

photogS · 03-20-2010, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by smmmurf

Seriously, who gets a sunroof on these cars?

No huge fan of the sunroof either, but yeah, M3 are really track focused machines. Let's get rid of the a/c, radio, navigation, and other useless crap that proper race car shouldn't have on board

It's pretty fun, yet comfortable dd. Isn't it why most of us got the car? C'mon, you're talking like we drive GT3 RS or something

Voltigeur · 03-21-2010, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Stunnerable

I do... this ain't no track day hero.. it's a DD and a fun one at that.

Now if we were talking about a GT3 RS.. thats a different story.

My sentiments exactly. I love the performance but as it's a car I also *use* to move around town etc and live in a warm climate I find the moonroof of great utility.

Then, y'day I went on a local BMW Chapter club drive and it was bucketing down, and was again reminded why I like having the 'roof: in this very overcast day it was more pleasant to have some extra light in the cabin.

BTW, totally disagree w/ the Ed. at Edmunds:

http://blogs.insideline.com/roadtest...i-buy-one.html

I find my M3's suspension more comfortable than the 335d's AND it's reasonably quiet on the hwy (unless you mod it) and/or unless you don't rev it high. It's comfy as a GT and also can provide entertainment on a track.

smmmurf · 03-21-2010, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Stunnerable

I do... this ain't no track day hero.. it's a DD and a fun one at that.

Now if we were talking about a GT3 RS.. thats a different story.

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Originally Posted by photogS

No huge fan of the sunroof either, but yeah, M3 are really track focused machines. Let's get rid of the a/c, radio, navigation, and other useless crap that proper race car shouldn't have on board

It's pretty fun, yet comfortable dd. Isn't it why most of us got the car? C'mon, you're talking like we drive GT3 RS or something

Personally, I like the fact that the M3 comes with A/C, EDC, a nice nav system, and all that stuff that makes it civil. However, I am glad I do not have a moonroof. In fact, it is a feature I would have paid not to have. It breaks up the lines of the car on any color except black, adds 40 pounds of weight in the worst possible place, and takes away valuable headroom.

And I suppose it can also explode.

But if you like yours, more power to you. That's why you can order one. And perhaps also why you can't get a 335i without one in the United States.

photogS · 03-21-2010, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by smmmurf

Personally, I like the fact that the M3 comes with A/C, EDC, a nice nav system, and all that stuff that makes it civil. However, I am glad I do not have a moonroof. In fact, it is a feature I would have paid not to have. It breaks up the lines of the car on any color except black, adds 40 pounds of weight in the worst possible place, and takes away valuable headroom.

And I suppose it can also explode.

But if you like yours, more power to you. That's why you can order one. And perhaps also why you can't get a 335i without one in the United States.

Exactly my point. No reason to put people down because they got moonroof. For 99.9% extra weight added is not an issue and most people wouldn't tell the difference.

Like I said, not a big fan of the moonroof (mostly because that's another gizmo that can break or explode

)but I see why some people want one

Zed · 03-21-2010, 06:00 PM

Mexican food for lunch?

bigjae1976 · 03-22-2010, 09:20 PM

I saw a thread about this. Either on E46fanatics.com or E90post. Everyone thought the guy was full of sh1t.

I guess this is not a totally uncommon occurence. Luckily you didn't have any small kids or infants in the car.

Voltigeur · 12-21-2012, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Zed

Mexican food for lunch?

btw, todat's WSJ is running a story on supersize glass sunroofs and mentions that boards are rife w/ stories of spontaneous shattering:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...tos_LS_Autos_4

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