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      03-20-2018, 06:17 AM   #1
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Roof Vinyl Wrap and wind leak sound?

Hi all, so today I finally decided to gloss black wrap the roof of my F32. The installer did a pretty good job of the wrap and he also did the interior visible area when the sunroof is opened. When i picked up the car I noticed there is a leaky wind sound coming from the sunroof at all speed. It's not a loud one, with speakers on its pretty hard to identify it. I'm just wondering, whether this is a known issue with vinyl wrap and weather lubricating the seals would fix the issue?
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Sounds like installer didn't put back the weather strip and seal it good enough.... I'd just take it back and have them fix it.

I was looking to wrap the roof also, but hate the thought of f-cking with the sunroof....sounds like you already having issues with that.

Let us know if it gets resolved and what was causing it. Thanks.

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Sounds like installer didn't put back the weather strip and seal it good enough.... I'd just take it back and have them fix it.

I was looking to wrap the roof also, but hate the thought of f-cking with the sunroof....sounds like you already having issues with that.

Let us know if it gets resolved and what was causing it. Thanks.

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Yep, I did more investigating and here is what I came up with. The wind leak sound is audible from 40 km/h, it's not loud nor constant but its definitely there if you listen carefully. when the sunshade is closed, it is muffled by 50%. With music at about 25% of full volume, you will not hear any wind leak at all. In saying that, when driving on highway, it is still seldom but more noticeable, especially when turning. In terms of water sealing functionality, it is raining a fair bit today, if it leaks then something is definitely wrong, I'll update on that later. All in all, if there are no water leakages, I think the wind leak is just the way it is.

Moving on to the wrap. My car is AW and I decided to go with the gloss black vinyl wrap for my roof. Though it may look glossy in pictures, it is not as reflective as paint. The best description I can come up with for the wrap is it feels and looks like glossy electrical tape haha. It definitely adds more aggressiveness to the vehicle.

I haven't had the opportunity to take any pictures as its been raining for the past few days, but i will definitely get some done when I have time
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I'd like to do a roof wrap but I'm nervous about taking a blade to the roof antenna seal. I'll work myself up to it one day or another
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got my f32 440i done up with a gloss black roof wrap as well, my installer removed the antenna & wrapped it in one single piece. he did an amazing job, no bubbles or warps!
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got my f32 440i done up with a gloss black roof wrap as well, my installer removed the antenna & wrapped it in one single piece. he did an amazing job, no bubbles or warps!
We are twinning
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Looks good!
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yup the Alpine White over Coral is an awesome choice! I guess great minds do think alike
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got my f32 440i done up with a gloss black roof wrap as well, my installer removed the antenna & wrapped it in one single piece. he did an amazing job, no bubbles or warps!

Looks great! Nice to see they did a proper job by doing the rails also it looks like

Some close up shots maybe some daylight ones too?
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When I initially got the roof done I decided not to get the rails done because I thought I would use them, but I never do. Have an appointment this Friday to get them done as well. My guy removed the antenna and wrapped individually as also. Makes all the difference doing it separately.
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got my f32 440i done up with a gloss black roof wrap as well, my installer removed the antenna & wrapped it in one single piece. he did an amazing job, no bubbles or warps!

Looks great! Nice to see they did a proper job by doing the rails also it looks like

Some close up shots maybe some daylight ones too?
thanks! yeah I got my rails done! looks much more complete, the way it lines up with the back window & windshield. totally changed the appearance of the car & I would recommend it to everyone!!

I snapped some mediocre iphone pictures for ya
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what a beauty! you should consider getting your reflectors colour matched, it helps to bring the car together really nicely!
you can order the reflectors online pre-painted, but i opted to get my vinyl wrap guy to colour match it for half the price.
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what a beauty! you should consider getting your reflectors colour matched, it helps to bring the car together really nicely!
you can order the reflectors online pre-painted, but i opted to get my vinyl wrap guy to colour match it for half the price.
In Straya, our BMWs don't come with reflectors

woops just realised they are present at the rear bumper haha, I actually don't mind the rear one. However, the front ones are questionable.

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