I’m the same way ! My dad however is another story, he has always said that I’m a wuss when it comes to working with them, and so far (knock on wood) he’s been right :) that’s why we let him deal with them haha

@@dariusGarage I'm sure that if the car isnt "on", the air bags wouldn't deploy. I have the same car but in petro. Just recently cleared the drain port with a tube and water bottle. My button to open the roof requires giggling and holding it down to open and close. Sounds like a contact issue. Probably needs removal and cleaning. Wish you showed how to remove the center roof control.. But looks like everything else, pop out and disconnect.

@@MLeung-vl7we or if you had leakage issues maybe the switch is corroded and not functioning properly, may warrant a replacement of the switch

Best of luck with your search! A used cassette is most likely the way to go, and even that will cost you close to $1000 if it’s like the X5. I would check out if there’s anyone dismantling one of those cars near you at a wrecking yard or private. Repairing the sunroof will cost you less than replacing it as shipping will be expensive, but repairing it is tedious especially if you’re fixing a snapped cable, this means more time without a car… there’s pros and cons.

@@dariusGarage a german company called BMS Burkhart repairs BMW sunroofs for less than 1000$ in a single day or they sell repair kits, but not for the X1/F45/F46 who share the same pano sunroof. I sent them an email to know if they could send me the parts or repair it but I had no reply. I could totally cross France and Germany to have my pano roof repaired by them.