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cityclinic · Apr 29th, 2003, 08:29 PM

Lowering and raising the windows after rain or washing the MCS, causes streaking (grime) on the 'inside' of the driver & passenger windows.

Is anybody in Aus having the same problem?

See Faults and Fixes

KenL · Apr 29th, 2003, 08:31 PM

Lots of others have reported it. My car does it too, a wee bit annoying but I can live with it.

Boo · Apr 29th, 2003, 08:36 PM

Yep i get it.... Melody is looking over my shoulder and saying we are all slightly obsessive

Women!!!!

eltel · Apr 30th, 2003, 04:15 AM

Me too. Getting wet on the outside and greasy on the inside.

My service guy said it's quite common on all BMWs.

cityclinic · Apr 30th, 2003, 05:13 AM

I've owned three BM's and never had this problem. Wul (UK) had the dealer replace the window seals. So far no problem 3 months out.

alistaircooke · Apr 30th, 2003, 08:03 AM

related: but I tell you, I've got a worse problem.

I once made the mistake of putting the windows down, not noticing a bird had sh*t on the window.

Resulting in the droppings going down inside the seal. So now, everytime I clean minny's windows, they get "smeared with sh*t" as soon as I put the windows down again.

An Important Lesson for us!!!

I normally hand-wash minny myself, but I'm considering maybe I need to JetWash or take it BMW to clean up properly.

sniff! boo hoo!

Al.

Go Coop's · Jul 23rd, 2003, 07:09 AM

I have this same problem.

The inside of the driver side window, and the outside of the passangers window are always wet after I wash the car. My dealer put it in the wet tester and coulden't find a problem. Funny that! The next day I wash the car and guess what. It's wet again.

Coop's.

cityclinic · Jul 23rd, 2003, 07:24 AM

This is a common problem with MINI's.

I read on a thread somewhere that replacing the interior seals does the trick. After an oil service recently I was told they couldn't find the window moisture problem. It was raining when I called in to pick up the car so I asked the service guy to jump in. I took him around the block, pulled back into the service area opened and closed both windows and guess what ........ very wet inside the windows.

They have ordered the seals.

wils · Jul 25th, 2003, 09:18 AM

yeah i get that problem too
it's so annoying coz i always make sure i dun open my windows for a few hours after i've washed my car so that i dun get streaky and stuff
but no matter what, i still get those annoying streaks on the inside of the window...just figured it was a fault in the design or fit of the seals or something

AussieMini · Jul 25th, 2003, 11:26 AM

I've never had a car that didn't have this problem.

swamos · Jul 25th, 2003, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by AussieMini
I've never had a car that didn't have this problem.

Did the Colt of many regrets have windows

ShermanM · Jul 30th, 2003, 09:22 AM

They can fix it. Mine had a noise. They get it fixed at the service. However, they did need to order parts. It took two day in total for that service.

ShermanM

Apr 29th, 2003, 08:29 PM	#1
cityclinic MINI2 Master Join Date: Nov 2002 Local Time: 06:15 AM Posts: 1,524 Offline	Interior Moister Problem - AUS Lowering and raising the windows after rain or washing the MCS, causes streaking (grime) on the 'inside' of the driver & passenger windows. Is anybody in Aus having the same problem? See Faults and Fixes Last edited by swamos : May 1st, 2003 at 06:11 AM.

Apr 29th, 2003, 08:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
KenL MINI2 Master Join Date: May 2002 Location: Edinburgh Local Time: 08:15 PM Posts: 5,102 Online	Lots of others have reported it. My car does it too, a wee bit annoying but I can live with it. Red/Black R56 Cooper

Apr 29th, 2003, 08:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
Boo Sponsor and Widget Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Nth Beaches, Sydney Local Time: 06:15 AM Posts: 1,735 Offline	Yep i get it.... Melody is looking over my shoulder and saying we are all slightly obsessive Women!!!! The original SWORKS

Jul 25th, 2003, 09:18 AM	#9 (permalink)
wils formerly known as wsw Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia Local Time: 07:15 AM Posts: 642 Offline	yeah i get that problem too it's so annoying coz i always make sure i dun open my windows for a few hours after i've washed my car so that i dun get streaky and stuff but no matter what, i still get those annoying streaks on the inside of the window...just figured it was a fault in the design or fit of the seals or something i got an exhaust because i wanted to make my car sound fast, but its not fast at all, so therefore i am a ricer....

Jul 30th, 2003, 09:22 AM	#12 (permalink)
ShermanM MINI2 Regular Join Date: May 2003 Location: Melbourne Australia Local Time: 06:15 AM Posts: 89 Offline	They can fix it. Mine had a noise. They get it fixed at the service. However, they did need to order parts. It took two day in total for that service. ShermanM Remember to accelerateShermanM

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Apr 30th, 2003, 04:15 AM	#4 (permalink)
eltel MINIstry of Fun Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Eastern Suburbs, Mel Local Time: 06:15 AM Posts: 1,566 Offline	Me too. Getting wet on the outside and greasy on the inside. My service guy said it's quite common on all BMWs.

Apr 30th, 2003, 05:13 AM	#5 (permalink)
cityclinic MINI2 Master Join Date: Nov 2002 Local Time: 06:15 AM Posts: 1,524 Offline	I've owned three BM's and never had this problem. Wul (UK) had the dealer replace the window seals. So far no problem 3 months out.

Apr 30th, 2003, 08:03 AM	#6 (permalink)
alistaircooke C'mon you Spurs! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: North Shore Local Time: 07:15 AM Posts: 121 Offline	related: but I tell you, I've got a worse problem. I once made the mistake of putting the windows down, not noticing a bird had sht on the window. Resulting in the droppings going down inside the seal. So now, everytime I clean minny's windows, they get "smeared with sht" as soon as I put the windows down again. An Important Lesson for us!!! I normally hand-wash minny myself, but I'm considering maybe I need to JetWash or take it BMW to clean up properly. sniff! boo hoo! Al.

Jul 23rd, 2003, 07:09 AM	#7 (permalink)
Go Coop's MINI2 Sponsor Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bronte Beach Local Time: 06:15 AM Posts: 36 Offline	I have this same problem. The inside of the driver side window, and the outside of the passangers window are always wet after I wash the car. My dealer put it in the wet tester and coulden't find a problem. Funny that! The next day I wash the car and guess what. It's wet again. Coop's.

Jul 23rd, 2003, 07:24 AM	#8 (permalink)
cityclinic MINI2 Master Join Date: Nov 2002 Local Time: 06:15 AM Posts: 1,524 Offline	This is a common problem with MINI's. I read on a thread somewhere that replacing the interior seals does the trick. After an oil service recently I was told they couldn't find the window moisture problem. It was raining when I called in to pick up the car so I asked the service guy to jump in. I took him around the block, pulled back into the service area opened and closed both windows and guess what ........ very wet inside the windows. They have ordered the seals.

Jul 25th, 2003, 11:26 AM	#10 (permalink)
AussieMini MINI2 Senior Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Brisbane Local Time: 06:15 AM Posts: 687 Offline	I've never had a car that didn't have this problem.

Jul 25th, 2003, 01:10 PM	#11 (permalink)
swamos MINI Traitor Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Brisbane, Australia Local Time: 06:15 AM Posts: 4,985 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by AussieMini I've never had a car that didn't have this problem. Did the Colt of many regrets have windows

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