Has anyone added a sunroof to their car that did not come with one?

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  • Miasma
    R3VLimited
    • Apr 2007
    • 2009

    #16
    Just trade your car with a non slicktop, Don't be a lazy bitch.

    Lots of people want those for track use.

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    • 2002maniac
      R3V Elite
      • Feb 2005
      • 4260

      #17
      I always thought those canvas ragtops were cool.

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      • 10Toes
        Me Father Was A Tree
        • Jan 2008
        • 61222

        #18
        Originally posted by ZM Blue Devil
        we have a complete kit, it even has the glass window. 200 shipped?
        Would you take $140 shipped to 98465?

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        • 10Toes
          Me Father Was A Tree
          • Jan 2008
          • 61222

          #19
          Originally posted by 2002maniac
          I always thought those canvas ragtops were cool.
          Do they make a kit to convert my car to one?

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          • White325is
            R3V Elite
            • Oct 2006
            • 5947

            #20
            Do not cut a hole in your roof!!!

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            • 10Toes
              Me Father Was A Tree
              • Jan 2008
              • 61222

              #21
              Originally posted by White325is
              Do not cut a hole in your roof!!!

              I will take my time and mesure it all out properly, don't worry.

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              • Miasma
                R3VLimited
                • Apr 2007
                • 2009

                #22
                Have you ever had your headliner out? Let's just say your are in for alot more work than you think.

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                • 10Toes
                  Me Father Was A Tree
                  • Jan 2008
                  • 61222

                  #23
                  It is still going to be less work then swaping all my parts into a sunroof car. I would end up swaping my headliner and cut the hole in it any way because it is too hard to find cars with black headliners.

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                  • Miasma
                    R3VLimited
                    • Apr 2007
                    • 2009

                    #24
                    Have fun.

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                    • N2MYE30
                      R3V Elite
                      • Oct 2007
                      • 5536

                      #25
                      Originally posted by nwvb bmw
                      It is still going to be less work then swaping all my parts into a sunroof car. I would end up swaping my headliner and cut the hole in it any way because it is too hard to find cars with black headliners.
                      This is the price to pay to do it right. And you can paint the headliner black. If your serious about taking a can opener to that rare car...go all the way...California top is the way to do it. The fully retractable canvas type.

                      COTM

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                      • whiltebeitel
                        R3VLimited
                        • Apr 2007
                        • 2098

                        #26
                        What parts do you have on your car? I'm sure you find someone that would trade you a equal or nicer car for yours.
                        '89 325i track sloot
                        '01 530i daily

                        -Enginerd

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                        • Alkasquawlik
                          R3V Elite
                          • Feb 2008
                          • 4557

                          #27
                          Let him do it, then wait for his thread in 4 months when it starts to rain when he complains and bitches about how it leaks.

                          SC*AR

                          Originally posted by JamesE30
                          And with a car looking like yours I imagine the balance shall tip in the favor of insult, like a big fat fucking retarded fucking black girl on a see-saw, opposite... a dwarf.

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                          • Lance Racing
                            R3VLimited
                            • Jul 2005
                            • 2340

                            #28
                            The local E30 PRO-3 guys are all over non-sunroof cars. We have to take sunroof, and all the associated tracks and brackets out, both to reduce weight, and to fit the roll cage tighter to the roof. Then we have to weld in a seal shut the opening. Extra steps that just add to the build process.

                            Is this an M20 car or M42?

                            To answer your question, to try to retrofit a factory sunroof would take a lot of work. There's a lot of tracks, runners, motors, etc to install above that headliner. And every time I pull a headliner out of a parts car, I wonder how the heck BMW fit them in. Very fragile and sort of tough to secure at the edges. I would have hated to be Franz on the BMW assembly line putting in headliners. Putting headlight buckets in would be a lot easier on the back. LOL.
                            Lance Richert '88 M3, #35 PRO3, i3 etc.
                            www.LanceRichertArchitect.com

                            2019 E30 Picnic Weekend: June 22-23 2019

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                            • 10Toes
                              Me Father Was A Tree
                              • Jan 2008
                              • 61222

                              #29
                              Originally posted by whiltebeitel
                              What parts do you have on your car? I'm sure you find someone that would trade you a equal or nicer car for yours.
                              Brakes
                              Suspension
                              Engine
                              Transmission
                              LSD Diff
                              Short Shifter

                              Do you know of a clean car that is similar that has a black headliner and a sunroof and they would want to trade? That would be awsome.

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                              • kishg
                                R3VLimited
                                • Sep 2006
                                • 2624

                                #30
                                As i said a few times already, NOOOOOO!!!

                                seriously, why do you need a sunroof? i have them in all my cars (well except the vert) and i almost never use them..
                                '12 F30 328i Sport Line
                                '91 SpecE30 #523
                                '00 Ford F-350 Dually Tow Vehicle

                                BMWCCA #360858 NASA #
                                128290

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