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is it possible ?,anyone done one? anyone seen one? think ill look in to this it'll look awesome as the yanks would say, what do you think.

e30ata wrote:is it possible ?,anyone done one? anyone seen one? think ill look in to this it'll look awesome as the yanks would say, what do you think.

i think the men in white coats are knocking your front door you better run

there might be some structual issues that need dealing with but could look good, not on an e30 imo

town325i wrote:

e30ata wrote:is it possible ?,anyone done one? anyone seen one? think ill look in to this it'll look awesome as the yanks would say, what do you think.

i think the men in white coats are knocking your front door you better run

dont think it'll look that bad close your eyes think off a Black,Lachs,Silver or even a red with a black glass roof think it'll look OK

A panoramic hardtop would be very

ImysE30 wrote:A panoramic hardtop would be very

Excellent idea,ill hav to get a soft top

e30ata wrote:

ImysE30 wrote:A panoramic hardtop would be very

Excellent idea,ill hav to get a soft top

Wouldn't be cheap i don't think

Or even a carbon fibre one

ImysE30 wrote:

e30ata wrote:

ImysE30 wrote:A panoramic hardtop would be very

Excellent idea,ill hav to get a soft top

Wouldn't be cheap i don't think

Or even a carbon fibre one

i think its been done before but im not sure

I think Dips has one with a sunroof

Looking on the yank sites, they say more than $5000

town325i wrote:

ImysE30 wrote:

e30ata wrote: Excellent idea,ill hav to get a soft top

Wouldn't be cheap i don't think

Or even a carbon fibre one

i think its been done before but im not sure

It has...

It was on a white cab.. with a crazy red leather/fluffy interior.. usually snapped up in meets for magazines...

what annoys me with this current craze for 'panoramic screens / roofs' is the description. a panorama is a wide view of a scene, NOT a tall view! they are in fact a total contradiction!

i think its been done before but im not

Anyone got any pics

did have one of the one mentioned above, a hard top, but was told only 3ish were ever made... i did post the pic on here a couple of years ago but cant find it for some reason....

plus cant find the actuall pic either.,...

Carbon Fibre hardtop??

What happened to it?

Wasnt carbon fibre...

it was a hardtop for a cab.. but with glass through the entire centre, down to the back windscreen,
ONE piece...!!!

I certainly remember seeing one like that, can't seem to find a thread or pic on here though. Would look awesome

Shaz had/has one with a sunroof in it:

Roof skin is just that,the structural members are the header rails and cant rails,so the main problem would be finding a manufacturer!
Be a bit warm in the summer,though...

^^^^^^ So are the new mercs hot in the summer or a peugeot 307sw?

ImysE30 wrote:I certainly remember seeing one like that, can't seem to find a thread or pic on here though. Would look awesome

Shaz had/has one with a sunroof in it:

Loving those wheels ... What are they???

Borbet B's

ImysE30 wrote:A panoramic hardtop would be very

agree
founded on e30fansite.nl :



wiesmann with sunroof :


another wiesmann with sunroof on m3 convertible

some e30fansite.nl member quote about oem panoramic one below , translation via google translate:
"This hardtop is ever made to the IAA in Frankfurt I think.
Has one years or 3 / 4 ago stood on ebay.de for sale.
I then offered Euro 1400 but was unfortunately too little .."

TheHeap wrote:^^^^^^ So are the new mercs hot in the summer or a peugeot 307sw?

probably, plus the glass will have all sorts of special coatings to try and reflect heat and uv, and the cars theyre fitted to will have aircon.

you already get a more panoramic view out of an e30 than most other things on the road with it's thin pillars and deep windows.

the idea of a glass roof doesnt appeal to me at all, and to do a proper custom job would cost many thousands of pounds i would imagine. plus on an e30 the roof blends into the pillars, there is no roof pannel as such. it would work better on an e36 or something where the roof flows from the top corners of the front screen to the top corners of the rear screen with a rubber trim / join line / door seal line

erm? Isn't the point of a covnertible that you can have a "natural" panoramic view in under 30 or so seconds?

gareth wrote:what annoys me with this current craze for 'panoramic screens / roofs' is the description. a panorama is a wide view of a scene, NOT a tall view! they are in fact a total contradiction!

What annoys me is those pedantic sorts that work themselves up over marketting gumpf!

I'm not wound up, maybe I phrased it badly but it's such a stupid way of describing it
The fact most people don't see the fundemental error in their terminology says a lot for the intelligence of their intended market.

wheelie_lv wrote:

ImysE30 wrote:A panoramic hardtop would be very

agree
founded on e30fansite.nl :



That i do like

This is what you want:



BTW I know I sound sarcastic, But I actually love the british open classic mini's.

Why not buy a cabbie solves the rear arch issue too.

TheHeap wrote:^^^^^^ So are the new mercs hot in the summer or a peugeot 307sw?

Believe me, they are. Its like sitting in a green house. However most have a panel that covers over the glass from the inside.

weren't many made and not cheap to buy

An electric webasto roof like the Mini Open Classic or Polo Open Air would like quite cool on an E30, especially with colour coded fabric






I think...

e30shed wrote:An electric webasto roof like the Mini Open Classic or Polo Open Air would like quite cool on an E30, especially with colour coded fabric






I think...

they done one on a e36 compact

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BMW_318ti_1997.jpg

Ollie_bwoii wrote:

TheHeap wrote:^^^^^^ So are the new mercs hot in the summer or a peugeot 307sw?

Believe me, they are. Its like sitting in a green house. However most have a panel that covers over the glass from the inside.

not the ones i drive

e30ata wrote:

wheelie_lv wrote:

ImysE30 wrote:A panoramic hardtop would be very

agree
founded on e30fansite.nl :



That i do like

That looks awesome

Would cost quite a bit

This?



Even a baur does the same job.