Reinstalling e30 sunroof after delete

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  • fruggly30
    Noobie
    • Jun 2023
    • 2
    #1

    Reinstalling e30 sunroof after delete

    I am new to this forum and have owned my 1990 318is e30 for around 4 years now. So I definitely do not know everything about them so bare with me.

    When I bought my e30 it had a welded sunroof delete, it seems they had bogged the roof up (assuming due to minimising the welding show under the paint).

    Now I am wanting to do a full respray of it to a new colour, I was wondering if it would be possible to cut & remove the sunroof delete and reinstall a sunroof.

    I know this would be a hefty job if it is possible but since I assume I have to fix the sunroof delete anyway, just wanted to ask if anyone has done this or if its possible before I respray.

    Thanks!
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    • rturbo 930
      R3VLimited
      • Dec 2005
      • 2603
      #2
      Might be easiest to take a roof skin from a sunroof car and replace your roof skin with that one. I'll hazard a guess your roof is now warped from the welding.

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        • Panici
          Moderator
          • Dec 2009
          • 2316
          #3
          Originally posted by fruggly30
          I was wondering if it would be possible to cut & remove the sunroof delete and reinstall a sunroof.
          Anything is possible, just have to decide how much punishment you want.
          Personally a sunroof wouldn't be worth the hassle for me to attempt this job. Better to fix the delete the right way and then paint it as a slicktop.

          Originally posted by rturbo 930
          Might be easiest to take a roof skin from a sunroof car and replace your roof skin with that one. I'll hazard a guess your roof is now warped from the welding.
          Agree this is probably the easiest route.

          '87 BMW E30 325is Turbo
          '99 BMW E36 M3 - - - '98 BMW E36 328i

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            • roguetoaster
              R3V OG
              • Jan 2012
              • 7751
              #4
              You would probably be the first E30 owner to ever reverse a sunroof delete. You would really need to see how they deleted it before proceeding, so I'd say remove the headliner and inspect unless you've already done so.

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                • 82eye
                  E30 Mastermind
                  • Jan 2009
                  • 1891
                  #5
                  Originally posted by roguetoaster
                  You would probably be the first E30 owner to ever reverse a sunroof delete. You would really need to see how they deleted it before proceeding, so I'd say remove the headliner and inspect unless you've already done so.
                  this ^

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                    • Vincenze
                      E30 Modder
                      • Apr 2019
                      • 915
                      #6
                      You can cut the roof from a donor.
                      https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/forum/general-forums/members-rides/the-project-forum/372494-project-wei%C3%9Fer-regen-91-318is-restomod/page4#post6867197


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                        • fruggly30
                          Noobie
                          • Jun 2023
                          • 2
                          #7
                          Awesome thanks everyone! Yeah thought it might be a tad crazy to undelete it but wanted to hear other people's opinions!

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