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Hi I have a 2016 R1200RS every now and again I get condensation behind the dash screen
My dealer says I have to pay for a repair seal and front screen kit my bike has the 2 year BMW dealer warranty and some others have had the job done under warranty what do you think
Thanks
John

Since owning my used 2017 Rs I have noticed "condensation" at times on rightside of dash screen. It was 3.5 years old when I bought it from a dealer with 2 year warranty and actually paid the next years continuation of the BMW warranty.
I never actually was that bothered about this little problem but after owning it myself for over five years and over 40000 miles, bikes now on 52k I decided to actally have a look.
Removed the unit and underneath are 8, I think, very small torx screws. T6 i believe. These removed the screen lifted quite easy with the seal stuck to the back of the screen. The seal feels like a soft rubber, so I took that off and smeared a little clear silicon grease onto it and then placed it in the seal groove on the front of main unit to sort of freshen it.
I was working outside in sunshine, on a clothed table, in the sun. When checking the screen the condensation didn't appear to be drying ? Wiping with a cloth showed it to be slightly sticky.
I believe it possibly is something like maybe silicon grease that got on the screen during pre-fitting storage. I used electrical contact spray on a soft cloth and it did come off with some gentle rubbing.All great I thought. On reassembly I sprayed just a little of this contact spray on the inside of the bottom part and then refitted screen with the sell already in the groove. Turned over for the screws to be fitted. I put small dab of the grease on these to make more of a seal at that point. But ,on turning the unit back over, found that some of the contact spray had dribbled down on the inside of the screen. The thought of the spray was to hope that as it evaporated it would push any excess moist air out, but never really worked. all good in the end after a reclean.