51 48... Removing and installing/replacing sound insulation on cowl panel

Special tools required:

51 0 300

Sound insulation can only be replaced with the following removed:

INSTRUMENT PANEL or
WINDSCREEN

Fig 1: Identifying Windscreen Installation Position
Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.

IMPORTANT: Press down expanding foam tape (5) just before installing, or glue on when replacing, the windscreen (2) with special tool 51 0 300 . Relaxed expanding foam tape could crush cement bead (3) (leaks, wind noises).

Replacement:

Stick new expanding foam tape (5) on sound insulation (7) along press-down elements (6).

Expanding foam tape (5) may only be stuck up to corner point of sound insulation (7).

Dashboard trim panel
Windscreen
Adhesive bead
Retaining strip, bottom
Expanding foam tape (sound insulation, cowl panel)
Press-down element for sound insulation (7)
Sound insulation, bulkhead upper section
Side frame