convertable roof
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treeseries
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how the hell do i get my roof down its manual as far as i know.ive undone the swivel bits by the window screen but it wont go any further than that? is there a secret or does the car need to be on or what i never owned one before.
currently without a BMW ðŸ˜
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Chris-W
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Undo latches at front, lift the front of the roof slightly. Then lift the rear of the roof, release the 'horseshoe' cover with the handle in the passenger side rear card and release the finger latch under the passenger side inner of the cover. Once horseshoe cover is open fold the roof into the stowage space & close cover.
Hi, If it's a manual it goes like this,
1.) undo the two handles above the windscreen.
2.) lift the front of the roof up until it stops at the point where it holds it' self open.
3.) lift the bottom of the rear of the roof up, this won't hold it' self up, so you have to hold it up with one hand while you do the next three parts.
4.) on the rear passenger side trim panel by the back seats there should be a handle that looks like a small door handle, pull that.
5.) now you should see the panel covering the box that the roof folds into lift up slightly, and it should feel loose and you should be able to rattle it, but it should open completely.
6.) on the same side as the handle you've just pulled, lif the roof box cover up slightly, and where it curved round to the front of the box cover, on the passener side, on the interior side of the box cover, above the handle you've just pulled, there is a little gap you can fit your finger into, inside there is a small lever, pull it to one side, and this releases the roof box cover completely, and then it will open fully.
7.) open the roof box cover.
8.) with the back to the roof lifted up, you can now fold the roof down into the roof box, and close the roof box until clicks shut, and is tight, (doesn't rattle).
1.) undo the two handles above the windscreen.
2.) lift the front of the roof up until it stops at the point where it holds it' self open.
3.) lift the bottom of the rear of the roof up, this won't hold it' self up, so you have to hold it up with one hand while you do the next three parts.
4.) on the rear passenger side trim panel by the back seats there should be a handle that looks like a small door handle, pull that.
5.) now you should see the panel covering the box that the roof folds into lift up slightly, and it should feel loose and you should be able to rattle it, but it should open completely.
6.) on the same side as the handle you've just pulled, lif the roof box cover up slightly, and where it curved round to the front of the box cover, on the passener side, on the interior side of the box cover, above the handle you've just pulled, there is a little gap you can fit your finger into, inside there is a small lever, pull it to one side, and this releases the roof box cover completely, and then it will open fully.
7.) open the roof box cover.
8.) with the back to the roof lifted up, you can now fold the roof down into the roof box, and close the roof box until clicks shut, and is tight, (doesn't rattle).
Make sure there are no creases in the back window when you put the roof in the stowage space. Take your time and make sure the window has folded neatly.
Otherwise you will get nasty marks on the back window that will annoy you!!
Otherwise you will get nasty marks on the back window that will annoy you!!
1992 Mauritius Blue 325i Cabriolet.