broken cab roof

[paulh]

Can anyone give me any advice on fixing my e30 cab roof. One of the arms has snapped, i have had it welded but to no avail. Does any one know of someboby in the north west who will touch it. It is electric and can it be used manualy.

[cliffybabe]

any pic's of what bits broken was it part of the motor or hood frame???

[paulh]

it is part of the hood frame

[Rosc0PColtrane]

Sounds like a nightmare. New frame may be the only way to go. If so, you'll need to remove the fabric first. This sounds more painful than just a regular roof replacement as you'll have to have it reattached to the new fram like it was a new roof!!

May well be worth aquiring a second hand frame and exploring the cost of having a new roof entirely. There's a company in Swansea that retrims roofs for £250.

Depends on the condition of your roof really.

There will probably be some clever sods around soon to give you more accurrate advice before long!!

Oh and welcome to the zone mate, unfortunate first post!

[cliffybabe]

If its the frame u might be in for some trouble have u got any pic's of the broken bit??

U may need to get a new frame

[paulh]

i am not sure how to put pictures on the forum , any advice

[cliffybabe]

email me ur pic's and ill post them

neil_warren9@hotmail.com

[paulh]

chheers mate i will get some pictures done asap

[DaveD]

is it one on here

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do ... g=54&fg=10

i is usually 2..3.or 11 that go

[paulh]

not sure which part it is , but hopefully there will be a few pictures posted soon

[cliffybabe]

here's the pic's mate

[cliffybabe]

i think ur gonna need a new frame

or that bit of frame replaced

[Z3I]

Looks a nightmare, wonder what caused it in the first place. Buy a hardtop for now, and wait until a complete hood and frame turns up on here or ebay..

[DaveD]

new frame,,,,,,,,,,,,,sorry...they don't sell the bits ..but try jason in walsall first ..he knows everything there is to know and might be able to help

[paulh]

how can i gat in touch with Jason from walsall

[paulh]

is there any way that the roof can be operated manualy . Is there a manual conversion available for the roof.

[DaveD]

07871 662902 jason

07968 852395 bill

e30 bmw centre