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      06-24-2012, 07:00 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by toofache32 View Post
I have never in my life put the top down, then rolled up the windows. Why would you do this? To each his own, I guess. Reminds me of people that wear a fleece vest but take off the sleeves. Are you cold or aren't you?
It has nothing to do with the cold for me.

In the first six months I was getting horrible black marks on my white leather seats from the seat belts.
I asked BMW to fix them as I thought the dye was bleeding into the alcantra.

When they investigated they found the black marks were brake dust and soot.
The shape of the seat belt retractor cover is a natural air scoop that catches dust, grime, soot and brake dust as you drive along with the windows down. It gets embedded in the seat belt as you pull it in and out and rubs off on the seat.

They cleaned the seat belt for me and asked me to try drivign with the windows up.

Two advantages of this.
1. Less buffetting and easier to talk and hear the music, and
2. I no longer get the dirty marks on my white alcantra seats.

18 months on since I found this out and I have not had to clean the seats since.
My windows now stay up when I drive.
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