Hardtop Mounting Help Needed - Missing Parts

[DavidV]

So I bought an E30 factory hardtop last night. :-) The front latches on securely, and I have removed the rear plugs where I understand the top would normally lock down -- but there is no pin or bolt provision on the hardtop to lock it down. The previous owner must have removed/lost these.

I looked into the retrofit kit from BMW, and it is no longer available. Can anyone help? Is there a common thread pitch bolt that I can use?

Any help appreciated.

-- DavidV :D

[SchnellerVert]

ebay.de

[DavidV]

I already checked - no luck. They sell the mounting provision that goes to the body of the car, but what I am missing is the bolt/pin from the top itself.

Note the bolts sticking up from either side of the rear window in this pic. My top is missign those.



Apparently 54 21 1 976 239 is the PN for the retrofit kit. And 54 21 1 972 681 and 54 21 1 972 683 are the PNs for the locks.

Does anyone know if the retrofit kit contains the locks? Or is the retrofit kit just for the reciever end?

-- DavidV :D

[DavidV]

Problem solved. Both the retrofit kit and locks are available special order through BMW. I ordered mine from Patrick at BMA.

Here is a pic of the parts diagram in case anyone ever needs to search and look this info up like I did. In my case, I needed the locks, not the retrofit kit.



-- DavidV :D

[DavidV]

Pics of mounting hardware:



If anyone has a spare set, please let me know.

-- DavidV :D

[aaron_silva]

I thought you said you ordered them from BMA?

Aaron

[DavidV]

I thought you said you ordered them from BMA?

Aaron

We weren't sure if they were still available. As it turns out, they are. So I am all set.

-- DavidV :D

[///M42 sport]

how much was the top?

[DavidV]

how much was the top?

$500

-- DavidV :D