Reinstalling e30 sunroof after delete

[fruggly30]

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!

[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.

[Panici]

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.

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.

[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.

[82eye]

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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[Vincenze]

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

[fruggly30]

Awesome thanks everyone! Yeah thought it might be a tad crazy to undelete it but wanted to hear other people's opinions!