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Old Sep 5, 2019 | 09:03 PM
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Roller blinds not working for panoramic roof

Hi Friends. My front roller blind stopped retracting, and the rear was stuck solid in the closed position. Tonight I took the two glass panels off the roof and both the front and back rollers had become dislodged. They fit in this plastic bracket on each side of the roof, but the plastic bracket has bits broken off, so it no longer holds the blinds in place. In the photo below, you can see where both front and back holders have snapped off (red arrows) and there is a piece of the missing plastic (blue arrow).

I would like to replace those blind holder brackets either side, but I cannot seem to find these parts online, I don't think these brackets are in the 54107379625 Repair kit for roller blind.
And I am not sure if they are in 54107379624 Mechanism sliding roof. It's really hard to tell from the pictures.

Any help would be much appreciated


 
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Old Sep 5, 2019 | 09:27 PM
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I guess the other option is don't replace the blinds at all, and go with some of the non-permanent sunshades available. Anyone done this, does it look weird if you had factory roller blinds but then you remove them? Would anyone know (for example if you were trading it in)?
 
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Old Sep 13, 2020 | 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by txoffroader
Hi Friends. My front roller blind stopped retracting, and the rear was stuck solid in the closed position. Tonight I took the two glass panels off the roof and both the front and back rollers had become dislodged. They fit in this plastic bracket on each side of the roof, but the plastic bracket has bits broken off, so it no longer holds the blinds in place. In the photo below, you can see where both front and back holders have snapped off (red arrows) and there is a piece of the missing plastic (blue arrow).

I would like to replace those blind holder brackets either side, but I cannot seem to find these parts online, I don't think these brackets are in the 54107379625 Repair kit for roller blind.
And I am not sure if they are in 54107379624 Mechanism sliding roof. It's really hard to tell from the pictures.

Any help would be much appreciated

Hi , I ran into the same problem with my Cooper sun blind roller , have you manage to get this plastic piece that holds the two rollers ?
couldn't get the P/N

Tnx
 
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Old Sep 13, 2020 | 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by txoffroader

I would like to replace those blind holder brackets either side, but I cannot seem to find these parts online, I don't think these brackets are in the 54107379625 Repair kit for roller blind.
And I am not sure if they are in 54107379624 Mechanism sliding roof. It's really hard to tell from the pictures.
That part was part of the whole blind assembly, though it's discontinued.
See what ECS shows,
https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-...107379618~oeb/
I think you should just get the 54107379625 Repair kit for roller blind.
https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-...i/54107379625/
It might no look identical, but probably an updated design.


 
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Old Sep 13, 2020 | 07:19 PM
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Tnx !
 
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Old Sep 14, 2020 | 12:16 AM
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I had that same issue. The repair kit does not include the part you need. Look at the pictures. Those parts only come with the whole assembly which is like 400 dollars. I had to replace the entire thing to fix it. Just for those stupid small pieces.
 
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Old Sep 14, 2020 | 03:16 AM
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I had both of my blinds replaced under warranty, the back one was stuck closed but the front worked fine. I never open the rear one but use the front everyday.
 
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Old Sep 14, 2020 | 03:22 AM
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You are 100% right , this is my findings too , I am going to put some epoxy there so it will hold the broken piece and the shaft in place , lets see if it will work
another option might be car dismantler, they might have it too
Tnx !
 
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Old Sep 14, 2020 | 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Guym
You are 100% right , this is my findings too , I am going to put some epoxy there so it will hold the broken piece and the shaft in place , lets see if it will work
another option might be car dismantler, they might have it too
Tnx !
I went the other route and completely removed both blinds. Not ideal, but I wasn't going to spend $100s on fixing it.
 
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