Vert hard top roof rack DIY (really fits...)

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  • bimmerkarl
    Wrencher
    • Mar 2005
    • 222
    #1

    Vert hard top roof rack DIY (really fits...)

    basically I got tired of not being able to carry shit around, so I did something about it... factory hard-top racks are about as rare as unicorn farts so I made a few measurements and found the closest match that would allow modification to fit...

    I went with Yakima due to measurement and cosmetic reasons...

    48" bars (2)

    control towers (4)

    landing pad #4 (4)

    yakima 38" fairing (totally necessary unless you LOVE terrible wind noise)

    and special bolts (from some local nut'n'bolt place)
    M8-1.25X20mm socket head cap screw... (fancy way of saying allen head)

    there is no rack that has bolts this large, this is why we must MAKE it work


    the "landing pads" require some modification. You must enlarge the holes and also elongate (inwards) the mounting holes they are only about 1/8" off so I brought each side inward 1/16" and made the holes big enough for a M8 screw to fit through...


    There ya go! Now we have the most useful E30 ever made... 3 looks for the price of one AND it carries shit in style...
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    • flyboyx
      R3V OG
      • Sep 2008
      • 8371
      #2
      well, please allow me to be the first one to comment on your thread. that is f-ing nice! i am going to do exactly this for my ht. good job. that rack is actually nicer than the stock rare one. if nothing else, it will make it easier to lift off the top with a pulley system in your garage.

      can i please ask how much you have invested in the parts?
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      Gigitty Gigitty!!!!

      88 cabrio becoming alpina b6 3.5s transplanted s62
      92 Mtech 2 cabrio alpinweiss 770 code
      88 325ix coupe manual lachsilber/cardinal
      88 325ix coupe manual diamondschwartz/natur
      87 e30 m3 for parts lachsilber/cardinal(serial number 7)
      12 135i M sport cabrio grey/black

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        • IminDiegoTriick
          E30 Mastermind
          • Oct 2009
          • 1564
          #3
          oh my god. fuck yes. you are the man!


          Fast life fuck slow..Low life for life
          Let the mix flow..Let the night flow
          I'm so gone ✗ ♥ O

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            • bimmerkarl
              Wrencher
              • Mar 2005
              • 222
              #4
              Normal cost for a regular yakima control tower system... I think it was around $300 total .. sometimes you can find the control towers online uses for super cheap... They are the most expensive part....

              I will pull the landing pad (adapter) off the roof so you can see the modification and special hardware... It's. SUPER easy... After you get all the parts and tools it will yak an hour or so to fit and install...

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                • MC Hammered
                  R3VLimited
                  • Jul 2008
                  • 2076
                  #5
                  That is some seriously cool work you did there!


                  My 1989 e30 s52 Touring... this is Betty

                  My 1989 325i vert (sold)...this is Nina

                  My 1991 M5 (sold)... this is Veronica

                  Photo comparison: OEM vs aftermarket windscreen for a convertible

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                    • dothadance
                      E30 Enthusiast
                      • Jun 2011
                      • 1121
                      #6
                      i like how it isn't 20 inches above the roof, or at least it looks lower than regular ones from the pictures.

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                        • CHIF8008
                          No R3VLimiter
                          • Nov 2010
                          • 3447
                          #7
                          very well executed good sir. carry on
                          -FREEDOM- is cruisin at 80, windows down and listening to the perfect song-thinking "this is it"
                          -The Beauty in the Tragedy-
                          MECHANIC SMASH!!- (you all know you do it)
                          Got Drop?? ;-)
                          Originally posted by JinormusJ
                          But of course
                          E30s are know to be notoriously really really really ridiculously good looking

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                            • bimmerkarl
                              Wrencher
                              • Mar 2005
                              • 222
                              #8
                              Why thank you... I'll post more pics from different angles so you can see height, modifications, and overall sexyness...

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                                • McGyver
                                  R3V Elite
                                  • Jun 2009
                                  • 4423
                                  #9
                                  This will be done on my hard top if i ever have the money for a snowboard rack.
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                                  1987 - 325i Convertible Delphin Auto [SOLD], 325i Convertible Delphin Manual [SOLD]
                                  1989 - 325i Convertible Bronzit m30b35 swapped [SCRAPPED], 325i Sedan Alpine Auto[DD]
                                  1991 - 325i Coupe Laguna Manual [Project], 535i Sedan Alpine [SCRAPPED]

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                                    • Todd Black 88
                                      No R3VLimiter
                                      • Oct 2007
                                      • 3449
                                      #10
                                      Any more pics?
                                      Originally posted by codyep3
                                      I hope to Christ you have looks going for you, because you sure as fuck don't have any intelligence.
                                      2001 silver/Blk 325 cabby. SOLD
                                      1988 Blk/Blk e30 factory wide body kit car SOLD
                                      1992 DS/BLK 325 m-tech II apperance pack cabby SOLD!
                                      2002 325xit Sil/blk. SOLD
                                      2012 328i xdrive touring. Wht/blk. SOLD
                                      2009 135 cabby. monacoblue/blk leather SOLD
                                      2007 Z4m coupe. Silver grey/black/ aluminum. 1of50
                                      2010 F650gs twin
                                      2016 M235i cabby. Mineral grey/Red leather

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                                        • bimmerkarl
                                          Wrencher
                                          • Mar 2005
                                          • 222
                                          #11
                                          I'll get some posted tonight or tomorrow...

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                                            • thebutcher37
                                              R3VLimited
                                              • Aug 2008
                                              • 2877
                                              #12
                                              :up::up::up::up::up::up::up::up::up::up:
                                              That's pretty F'ing dope!
                                              :up::up::up::up::up::up::up::up::up::up:


                                              1st useful info on R3v in a long time.. LOL


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                                                • IronmanE30
                                                  R3VLimited
                                                  • Sep 2009
                                                  • 2121
                                                  #13
                                                  Great Job! Just what I have been looking for.

                                                  Cheers,

                                                  Jim
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                                                    • bimmerkarl
                                                      Wrencher
                                                      • Mar 2005
                                                      • 222
                                                      #14
                                                      a few more pictures for your enjoyment...

                                                      I think I'll be ordering the hardware in stainless in the next few days as mine have started to corrode in less than 2 months in Hawaii's salty air... :-/
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                                                        • bimmerkarl
                                                          Wrencher
                                                          • Mar 2005
                                                          • 222
                                                          #15
                                                          a little light painting photography... mixed with flash of course for the model...
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