Cabrio Tonneau & Top Hinge Strut Sale !

[jeffnhiscars]

Already got them, thanks

I know you do...this was meant for the rest of the gang :-)

[Stan]

Already got them, thanks

[jeffnhiscars]

This is all so out of date. I do have a few deck lid and top hinge struts on hand and once these are sold thats it so if youre thinking of grabbing any current prices are:

deck lid pair $35
top hinge pair $65

both for $89. shipping is included, plastic sleeves are not but they are available online last I checked

[Stan]

Thank you Jeff! I’ll let you know what I learn. Seems like 3D printing could work for the sleeves if I can’t source them.

I bought the sleeves from Maximillian.

https://www.bmwmobiletradition-online.com/bmw

[Stan]

Any news here? Have you been able to make struts?

[Prost]

This is correct however both electrical and manual tops use the same shocks. They are buried in the hinge down near where the top bolts to the body and can be seen with the rear part of the top raised to upright.

Regrettably, I do not have top struts available at this time.

Thanks for the clarification ;)

[jeffnhiscars]

If/when I reorder top struts I'll let everyone know. In the meantime I do have deck,lid struts on hand for $40/pair shipped.

[PDXPeter]

This is correct however both electrical and manual tops use the same shocks. They are buried in the hinge down near where the top bolts to the body and can be seen with the rear part of the top raised to upright.

Regrettably, I do not have top struts available at this time.

Yeah I was just thinking of the top cover struts. I scavenged the lower mounts from a junk car and am going to see about having them welded in :)

Would you mind putting me a list so I can buy all 4 when you get them in stock?

[jeffnhiscars]

You dont have the right mounts to fit the top hinge struts. They only came on non-auto tops. These would bolt to the side of the top hinge itself. You will be able to see the mount on the upper part of the hinge but there is no place to mount them to the car itself.

This is correct however both electrical and manual tops use the same shocks. They are buried in the hinge down near where the top bolts to the body and can be seen with the rear part of the top raised to upright.

Regrettably, I do not have top struts available at this time.

[PDXPeter]

Do you mind to show the pic of all 4 struts? I am a bit confuse about where are those exactly go into.

Thanks

You dont have the right mounts to fit the top hinge struts. They only came on non-auto tops. These would bolt to the side of the top hinge itself. You will be able to see the mount on the upper part of the hinge but there is no place to mount them to the car itself.

[Prost]

I must somewhere..lol.let me look.

You're not likely to be missing them. If you need to hold the deck lid up with your shoulder then you need those and if raising the top feels like you are lifting a cinder block you need the hinge struts too. Honestly I'm yet to see a cabrio that didn't have blow hinge struts...unless they've already bought replacements from me :)

Do you mind to show the pic of all 4 struts? I am a bit confuse about where are those exactly go into.

Thanks

[jeffnhiscars]

I try to make sense once in a while. Nice of you to notice lol

[Schnitzer318is]

^Makes sense. Hadn't thought of the sleeve needing to float in/out over the top of the strut. I'm sure they made it out of plastic to limit the noise produced by the sliding. Nice work BMW.

[jeffnhiscars]

Since you have sources for manufacture of struts. I was wondering if a strut of correct spec could be manufactured with an eyelet one end and the ball receiver on the other. This (in my head) would negate the need for the plastic mounting sleeve.


Sound possible?

You can make a strut to virtually any spec in any configuration. The top struts I had made came without the ball sockets attached so I sat there screwing them on with a dab of Locktite.

I do think the sleeve is part of the top design though since it allows the top end of the strut to "float" without tension or compression. Anchoring it would obviously defeat whatever the intent of that is

[Schnitzer318is]

I honestly didn't know thentops had struts either until I was stripping down a spare frame and had a wtf moment. I've never done an auto to manual top conversion so don't have the answer.

Since you have sources for manufacture of struts. I was wondering if a strut of correct spec could be manufactured with an eyelet one end and the ball receiver on the other. This (in my head) would negate the need for the plastic mounting sleeve.


Sound possible?