Convertible roof help

Post Mon Mar 09, 2020 10:12 am

Hi I have a electric roof on my convertible and the usual issue with the main motor,where it shear away and bends the bug bar.
I have bought the reinforcement kit to fix this issue. Is there anyone on here that can put it all back together and do any needed adjustments etc to get it all working again. If so how much would you charge?

All help much appreciated.

Post Mon Mar 09, 2020 7:38 pm

Some stuff in the wiki about the electric roof here: https://www.e30zone.net/e30wiki/index.p ... #Cabriolet

Ben

Post Mon Mar 09, 2020 9:08 pm

I've seen that thanks but not helpful with my issue

Post Sun Mar 15, 2020 12:22 pm

Post Mon Mar 16, 2020 1:26 pm

Hi, Have you fitted the repair plate and the motor? What tends to happen with things break is the bars bend out (apart from the main motor's securing points getting broken). However, it is a simple case of bolting in the new bars and testing it.

What stage are you at?

Post Mon Mar 16, 2020 9:01 pm

Hi I've got the reinforcement plate and new bar just waiting for the gas struts to arrive for the horseshoe

Post Tue Mar 17, 2020 12:29 pm

Have you fitted the repair plate and the new bars? I have asked you this before.

It's been a while since I looked at the mechanisms, but I don't recall seeing any gas strut... I could be wrong and simply cannot recall seeing them.

Any pics? They would be a great help.

Thanks

Post Tue Mar 17, 2020 7:13 pm

There are gas struts to assist the raising of the roof.

They are hidden down near the hinges.

I suspect that they're all fucked by now.

Ben

Post Wed Mar 18, 2020 9:11 am

Cheers Ben. Wow, I don't recall them at all. I'll take another look when I can!

Post Sun Jun 07, 2020 1:33 pm

Cayman autos in Redhill (Surrey) sorted mine out. I highly recommend them