Anyone know where to get a top installed for cheap?

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  • Jorgosas
    Noobie
    • Aug 2016
    • 26

    #1

    Anyone know where to get a top installed for cheap?

    Hey guys I'm new to this forum and I just was wondering if any of you knew where to get a convertible top installed relatively cheaply in Southern California. I can provide the new top but I have no idea how to install it. Thanks for the help!
  • flyboyx
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    • Sep 2008
    • 8371

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    • dnguyen1963
      R3VLimited
      • Nov 2011
      • 2648

      #3
      It is not that difficult to do. It took me two Saturdays to replace the top. I used the guideline above and the original BMW videos. Google is your friend. A friendly tip...get yourself a good Dremel and a metal cutting wheel. Many of the Phillip screws are rusted and cannot be taken out. Use the Dremel and cut a line into the screw head then take them out with a flat head screw driver. You also need a rivet gun.

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      • ClassiE30
        Banned
        • Feb 2016
        • 255

        #4
        Originally posted by Jorgosas
        Hey guys I'm new to this forum and I just was wondering if any of you knew where to get a convertible top installed relatively cheaply in Southern California. I can provide the new top but I have no idea how to install it. Thanks for the help!
        Try Burbank Upholstery in Burbank it's on Burbank Blvd. I payed $420 for the install.

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        • dnguyen1963
          R3VLimited
          • Nov 2011
          • 2648

          #5
          Originally posted by ClassiE30
          Try Burbank Upholstery in Burbank it's on Burbank Blvd. I payed $420 for the install.

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          With or without supplying the top? $420 for the labor is not bad.

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          • ClassiE30
            Banned
            • Feb 2016
            • 255

            #6
            Correct $420 was labor, I bought the top (sonnenland material) and tensioners at German Auto Tops ($680) which is down the block from Burbank Upholstery.

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