manual to electric rag top

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thebigone
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Sat Feb 23, 2008 2:55 pm

Hi,
How hard or easy is it to make a manual rag top into an electric one or is it not possable

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E30BeemerLad
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Sat Feb 23, 2008 4:12 pm

it will be possible but in no way worth the grief

Electric hoods are a liability
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gooner1
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Sat Feb 23, 2008 4:17 pm

Just one more thing to go wrong + extra weight.
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Martinaston
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Sat Feb 23, 2008 6:14 pm

I've never opened up a manual one but i was under the impression that the bodywork was missing the holes for all the motors.
There is NO nucleus.
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blingsta
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Sat Feb 23, 2008 9:45 pm

probably opens and closes quicker when manual ? + more reliably :D
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pete27577
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Sat Feb 23, 2008 9:51 pm

dont do it mate :D :D
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thebigone
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Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:51 pm

sorry been away then that will be a no LOL
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