COKGBLR goes under the knife

[Cletonius]

Yeah it's like driving a go kart. It'll be nice to get those BBS from you and finally have some real tires so I can try it out for real

[bmw325_num99]

looks like a ton of work. I bet
it drives like a dream. jealous of your new rear subframe!

[Cletonius]

I have really been wanting to do this to my car. I'd love if you could post the PDF! I love how it came out!

Sorry for the delay, here's the guide.

http://db.tt/SH947cZg

[Cambiocorsa]

I have really been wanting to do this to my car. I'd love if you could post the PDF! I love how it came out!

[Cletonius]

Finally got it installed! I think my wife is as happy to see it out of the living room as I am to see it on the car.

I greased everything like mad so it slides smooth but the gasket is still a little tight in there. I figure I'll give it a day or two closed to kind of compress it some.







Because it was brought up, I'd like to point out that the only difference in the mechanism are the springs for the water channel, and that you have to cut the pin that makes the headliner panel lift when you vent the panel.

I have a PDF of the installation guide I can post if anyone wants it. It made the whole process much easier.

[Cletonius]

Everything is the same. I greased up my roof last year and compared everything to the mechanism I pulled from the parts car. There's just a little nub you have to cut off of the sliding pieces so the shade slides right. I have the installation guide from BMW so I'm hoping it'll go smoothly for me.

[Zreberlcoe]

I want a glass sunroof sssssoooooo bbbbbbaaaaaadddddd. but I don't want to redo the cables lol.

[Cletonius]

Thanks!

I wanted one from the getgo but was resigned to never having one. This one fell into my lap so I couldn't resist. I'm going to be redoing the shade as a trial before I attempt a full headliner.

[cmcgrogan]

its going to look so nice. i wish i had one. nice build

[Cletonius]

Time for an update!

A few months ago the fuzz started peeling from around my sunroof gasket so I figured it was time to get going on my moonroof repair. I acquired a new BMW gasket from a forum member and added a can of trim black to my order at the upholstery supply shop.

My moonroof came from a real gem of a parts car so it was in less than fabulous condition when I found it; one of the mounts was halfway peeled off the glass. I used a nice urethane adhesive to glue the metal back down. I took pictures of this process but for the life of me cannot find them anywhere.

Now that the brackets were all glued up I could mask off the glass and paint.



Paint at the ready


I did 4 "med-wet" coats with 3 minutes flash time as directed.


After the masking was removed it looked like this


Now I've just got to wait 48 hours for the paint to fully cure before I can install it. Longest 48 hours ever.

[MattAvino]

I will, thanks

[Cletonius]

I didn't find it on their website. Link?

No clue, send Levent an email.

[MattAvino]

The dealer has them for the trailing arms

Edit: guten parts sells a kit for $60 that has everything, found this out after buying all the bits and a flare tool.

I didn't find it on their website. Link?

[Cletonius]

Pre bent e30 lines? Where can I find this?

The dealer has them for the trailing arms

Edit: guten parts sells a kit for $60 that has everything, found this out after buying all the bits and a flare tool.

[MattAvino]

That is the brass T divider in the rear that goes to the lines. It is a cheap 'while you're in there' thing to replace with the subframe removed. The hardlines rot out, I did not take a good look but they are only 10 bucks a side prefromed. I did it on my Mother's e30 a year ago, new line from the MC to the rear with a new T and pre made lines with new rubber lines.

Pre bent e30 lines? Where can I find this?