E30 Hard top buying guide

[McGyver]

so i am new to E30s and now that i am moving out and wont have a garage. i want to pick up a hard top for the winter. the problem is that since i have never seen one and all the tops i have found are out of driving distance. could the cabrio owners who have them put together a list of items that buyers should look for and reasonable prices for a hard top. thanks in advance for anything that you guys can share.

[3bvert]

my answer, find one , buy it
if you can , get it with all hardware. they are vry hard to find around here thats why my smart ass answer

I have not heard of them being twisted , the biggest complaint I have read is missing hardware or broken windows

Ill take one even if it had the headliner missing and the rear window missing. both I can replace, maybe not like original, but Ill settle for it. I just want a hard top for winter too, color not important
but budget will put that off for a long while
come on lottery
but I was told you have to play to win

[McGyver]

my answer, find one , buy it
if you can , get it with all hardware. they are vry hard to find around here thats why my smart ass answer

I have not heard of them being twisted , the biggest complaint I have read is missing hardware or broken windows

Ill take one even if it had the headliner missing and the rear window missing. both I can replace, maybe not like original, but Ill settle for it. I just want a hard top for winter too, color not important
but budget will put that off for a long while
come on lottery
but I was told you have to play to win

im not sure where you are from, but Condons Auto Parts in Westminster , MD (1-800-543-7274) said they had one for $800 w/o a headliner or back window. but the guy said since its missing stuff he would go lower. he also sucks at getting back to you about stuff.

[bmw325csi]

just give it a couple of days and a hardtop will pop up somewhere, nice and complete for around 850-1500.

[3bvert]

Im too far away, but I would see if he would take 4, then get a plastic/acrylic window made.
saw one recently that had the winter storage stand, no back window, no hardware and he listed it for 6, I was broke and had pass

[McGyver]

wow, that sounds like a great deal to have to pass up on.

[3bvert]

odly enough they do come up in my rural area. this spring had another one at the "normal" 1500 and that is what you can expect 1-1.5
Matt B's neighbor I think bought one this winter for about 7

[woodisgood]

try this site www.searchtempest.com I find all kinds of e-30 stuff this way.

[3bvert]

wow , nice site so using this site I found

origianl poster, so there is a hardtop within about a half days drive from you for less then 1k, looks good

[hotrodlincoln]

Check it out. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1987-...RCHQ3aUSQ3a101

[McGyver]

Check it out. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1987-...RCHQ3aUSQ3a101

yeah, i saw that one, but it is more than i have to spend, although those roof racks look pretty cool. any one wanna give me 2200? :D

[McGyver]

by the way, i know the top came with a strange wrench, is it nessasary to secure the top? and is their anything else the top needs? (other than a bag and a stand for the rich)

[hotrodlincoln]

by the way, i know the top came with a strange wrench, is it nessasary to secure the top? and is their anything else the top needs? (other than a bag and a stand for the rich)

Not needed to secure the top itself. Just used to make minor adjustment.

[McGyver]

ok, so when you said get the hardware, i thought that was the wrench. now i have a top that was only used a few times, but not the factory bolts to hold it down or the covers for the inside. if anyone has a set of those bolts and or covers, pm me so i can work on completing my set!

[3bvert]

congrats on getting a top
Im jealous