[stilldae]

It has rained all day yesterday here in central Illinois, and it started snowing this morning and it has been going on since;

With the window lowering function (where the window slightly lowers when the door is opened) disabled due to frozen window, my door won't close all the way. I'm just waiting for my window to thaw, and hopefully it'll close then.

Do you guys think this will be a recurring issue? I think I'll be pretty upset to find my door not closing on my way do work. Any solutions?

[midwest 340xi 6sp]

Originally Posted by stilldae

It has rained all day yesterday here in central Illinois, and it started snowing this morning and it has been going on since;

With the window lowering function (where the window slightly lowers when the door is opened) disabled due to frozen window, my door won't close all the way. I'm just waiting for my window to thaw, and hopefully it'll close then.

Do you guys think this will be a recurring issue? I think I'll be pretty upset to find my door not closing on my way do work. Any solutions?

You had the perfect storm with rain then cold...Short-term solution is to find a warm garage somewhere...Underground mall parking?

[Demetrius Joel]

Damn this sucks.

[Nick 92]

Just run / slide a credit card etc along the outside window channel and it will drop down as normal had the same issue with last BMW and Audi its the joy of frameless doors.

[hoppy6698]

I would try putting on the 1Z Gummi Pflege. It protects rubber against freezing and summer sun damage.

http://www.detailersdomain.com/1Z-ei...tick_p_77.html

[stilldae]

Thank you for the input guys!

[allthatisntnow]

Maybe a can of aerosol de-icer would be handy to carry incase you get caught out too. Really does work well

[Scott2414]

Hey Stilldae, I am in Central Illinois also. The rain yesterday and snow today have not been fun. Although it did give me a chance to test out my snow tires for the first time since Bloomington has not really cleared all the roads.

[sstarrx3]

Fill a bottle with 3/4 vinegar and 1/4 water. Spray the window and let it run down all the way. It will be de-iced pretty quick.

[LDSM]

Haven't had the need to try this myself yet, but I've heard a trick is to use silicon spray. Spray some on a cloth and wipe it on the rubber parts that meet the window and you won't get frozen out again.

In the video he sprays it directly on the rubber, but most people suggest to spray the cloth first then wipe it on the rubber parts to avoid overspray and it getting on the paint.

[Béhème]

Just take the time to remove the ice and snow from the window - it's unsafe to drive with it there anyway.....

[mfourn20]

I've had this problem when the weather goes from raining to freezing temperatures. This is actually pretty common in Rhode Island where I'm from.

The credit credit card trick works pretty well...also the defroster will get the window back working in about 10 minutes I've noticed.

[Ian_Mark]

just let it thaw out usually melts in 5-10mins. happened to me Christmas week over here in the UK. now back when I was in North Dakota that was a different story, waited over 30mins for it to thaw out in my Subaru sti. wish I had a remote start

[chaswyck1]

I'm confused by this thread. It was 76 degrees here today!