did you delete your sunroof and install a headliner?

[oliver.r]

If so I need your help!

I deleted my sun roof and cassette so now I don't have a way to keep the rods up, they just flip down so my headliner seems a bit lower then it should be.
how did you keep the rods from flipping up side down?
theyre originally retained with metal tabs on to the cassette which I no longer have.
thanks for the help!

[oliver.r]

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[DIIRTY-30]

Can you elaborate on what you mean by the rods?

I'm trying to picture it in my head but having a hard time.

[oliver.r]

Yea, the cloth headliner has rods going through it horizontally from one side of the roof to the other, they are what keeps the headliner up, hope that helps

[rickycricketts]

If so I need your help!

I deleted my sun roof and cassette so now I don't have a way to keep the rods up, they just flip down so my headliner seems a bit lower then it should be.
how did you keep the rods from flipping up side down?
theyre originally retained with metal tabs on to the cassette which I no longer have.
thanks for the help!

How did you reinforce the front of the roof? I just took my cassette out and also would like to know how others are doing their headliner. I'm contemplating shaping my own foam and gluing it into place. Then I can glue the headliner to that.

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[oliver.r]

How did you reinforce the front of the roof? I just took my cassette out and also would like to know how others are doing their headliner. I'm contemplating shaping my own foam and gluing it into place. Then I can glue the headliner to that.

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im not sure what you mean by reinforce the front of the roof, I left the sunroof intact, didn't skin it, used that for support and welded it all in

[DesertBMW]

I deleted sunroof on 3 E30s, main reason is because you simply can't buy replacement parts, and no one makes aftermarket sunroof parts.

On first E30, I removed the whole sunroof system including the shell that is tack welded to the roof, then I attempted to weld the sunroof top to rest of the roof, but the weld started wrinkling the roof. So it became a mess, then I had to cut the panel off at the welds then weld a support inside then weld the support, then use urethane windshield installation compound and seal the opening, it came out ok.

On two others, I did not remove the cassette part, and welded 4 bolts to the cover, then drilled 4 holes down on the cassette then bolt the cover down, then use urethane sealant and it came out looking slick,

[Robert]

Sorry if this is off topic.

What are you going to use to make the roof smooth? I deleted my sun roof and removed the cassette, I also skinned the original sunroof panel & weleded a 1/4th inch piece of solid tubing around the whole cassette to fill the gap in some what. I then tack welded the skinned panel in. Now here is the hard part, how do you smooth out the top of the roof w/o using so much bondo (that will eventually crack).

I planning on getting a new headliner put in, i don't think its worth using the stock OEM one. Its probably easier to just get one glued in.

[oliver.r]