cab roof probs

[burnout]

Hi all just bought a 325 cab with few faults which are not back breaking
but i've been trying to get the roof down but it doesn't sit right in it's
hole so the cover can come down and cover the roof,this is all being done manually i think it's electric but not sure the guy never told me.

has anyone got some advice,thanks in advance

[DaveD]

not til you find if its manual or electric...has it got a switch on the dash or a handle in the back

[burnout]

not til you find if its manual or electric...has it got a switch on the dash or a handle in the back

it's got a switch next to the rear demister switch which i'm not sure
what it's for as it has no markings on it and there's a hand lever on
the n/s rear panel next to the speaker

if it is electric and is faulty can you operate it manually?

[m3-cab]

Mine's electric but it doesn't have a handle in the back. As far as i know, if it's got a handle in the back, it's a manual hood.

[burnout]

i'm guessing it's manual then how do you get the to sit right in when down
as don't sit right in?

[orangecurry]

To start with the roof fabric has to fold properly - it folds every say 9 inches or so, concertina stylee. Make sure the rear screen is folded in half, and has no creases in the middle.

The handle in the back N/S suggests it is manual.

[DaveD]

this is what the mechanism for a manual hood looks like

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do ... g=41&fg=55

ca'nt find anything in the bmw manual but will have another look

[mrLEE30]

to fold down a manual roof properly is a bit of an art form.

1. open the clips
2. lift the front part of the roof
3. open the rear screen completely
4. open the rear hatch
5. close the rear screen part back to lower position
6. pull the front of the roof up and backwards ensuring the screen folds in the middle and does not crease
7. stop the opeing movement when the front roof rail is at the same height as the roof enclosure cover
8. (the trickey bit) push the front traverse roof support (the one about a foot away from the front clip rail) push it into the folds of the roof, or toward the rear of the car, it should fold back and take the fabric with it, i normally have to manually fold both sides to get it right.
9. lower the roof into the enclosure
10 close the enclosure door


All cabs i have been in contact with do not fold properly and this technique works every time, can do pics if you want

mrlee

[burnout]

cheers ppl finally got it closing properly you're not wrong about folded
evenly to sit right in.

[DJ_B4L]

mrLEE30 do sum pics

soometimes the thread on the roof that holds the centre bars come away thats when people get even more problems

[mrLEE30]

ok!!

[orangecurry]

when you do the pics, have a thermometer in the background so we can see the hellish cold conditions you are taking these pictures in.....

[mrLEE30]

we are actaully haveing the wettest and coldest winter for 30 years. it has been raining now for a week and the night temps are down to 10C, on Xmas day it was colder here then in Manchester!!! the cabby is stuck in the garage under its blanket keeping the local ferrel cats dry at the moment. will do the pics on my weekend