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Aftermarket top with zip in rear window?
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As I think about this the logistics becomes even more challenging. I replaced the zip in window in my genuine bmw top with one from emiata, who happens to be local. The goal on installation is to insure the ripples are not diagonal and if they are you need to shift the zipper a tooth or 2 in either direction. Once you get that, letting it bake in the sun for a week or 2 shrinks it til the ripples are gone.
Leaving it folded brings back the ripples but they don't last long.
Dilemma is....even if you do find the other half of the zipper, seems to me it has to be positioned and tensioned precisely right to stay flat after it's "baked". How you accomplish that is the magic sauceSeat Shocks....I have passed the baton to John Christy from Ninestitch. Email John or Garrett at ninestitch1@gmail.com
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Alice the Time Capsule
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Originally posted by BaltimoreBimmer View PostIs the only appeal of the zip in window the ability to easily replace it when it ripples or what not? Or are you guys wanting one so that you can basically take the window out whenever you fold so that it lasts longer?
My back window is destroyed but the top is fine.
If I replace the top now would be nice to have the option to replace the window only if it ages faster than the top.1991 318iC
1989 325i Field Rescue
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Th sun actually tightens the window but too much will also break it down sooner. As has been said, the real advantage is being able to replace it independent of the top itself.
Case in point I have a genuine OE top that came with a scratched up window.Seat Shocks....I have passed the baton to John Christy from Ninestitch. Email John or Garrett at ninestitch1@gmail.com
https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho...86#post4944786
Alice the Time Capsule
http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=360504
87 Zinno Cabrio barn find 98k and still smells like a barn. Build thread http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/show...20#post3455220
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I like removing the window and driving with the top up, it's nice to be able to stow the window when putting the top down, but the biggest advantage is being able to change the window easily when it breaks or yellows.Jon (OO=[][]=OO)
1992 325ic white, stock with a 5-speed swap
Palm Beach County
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These windows are not like unzipping your fly.Seat Shocks....I have passed the baton to John Christy from Ninestitch. Email John or Garrett at ninestitch1@gmail.com
https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho...86#post4944786
Alice the Time Capsule
http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=360504
87 Zinno Cabrio barn find 98k and still smells like a barn. Build thread http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/show...20#post3455220
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I don't know about quick but I'd say yes, being able to swap it seems to have been the purposeSeat Shocks....I have passed the baton to John Christy from Ninestitch. Email John or Garrett at ninestitch1@gmail.com
https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho...86#post4944786
Alice the Time Capsule
http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=360504
87 Zinno Cabrio barn find 98k and still smells like a barn. Build thread http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/show...20#post3455220
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can anyone confirm that 54348134876 has the zip out window?
or is it 54341468010? I see very different prices for eachLast edited by bradnic; 04-08-2017, 04:17 PM.I BUY/SELL REFURBISHED CM5907s & CM5908s
HOWTOs:
DB vert plastic bumpers
OEM Keys
MTech1 docs
88 ix Lach/Card
91 ic Calypso 3.1
86 Cosmo 2.7
OEM+ or bust!
reelizmpro: I will always be an e30 guy.. I still do all of my own labor
TrentW: There's just something so right about a well-built M20 in an E30
e30m3s54turbo: I save my money for tuner parts.
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Originally posted by bradnic View Postcan anyone confirm that 54348134876 has the zip out window?
or is it 54341468010? I see very different prices for eachI BUY/SELL REFURBISHED CM5907s & CM5908s
HOWTOs:
DB vert plastic bumpers
OEM Keys
MTech1 docs
88 ix Lach/Card
91 ic Calypso 3.1
86 Cosmo 2.7
OEM+ or bust!
reelizmpro: I will always be an e30 guy.. I still do all of my own labor
TrentW: There's just something so right about a well-built M20 in an E30
e30m3s54turbo: I save my money for tuner parts.
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