E30 Zone

Hi , has anyone replaced the plastic rear window or the gas struts on the horseshoe cover on an e30 cab ? any idea what they are like to do ?

cheers paul.

Rear window ... you either have a zip-in or sew-in window. If you have the zip in you can buy a new window. Undo the stitching and unzip the old one ... but I have getting the new in and lined up is difficult. If you have a sewn in window then the roof will have to come off to replace it ... which means you may as well buy a new roof. Do a search on the site as there's a guy in Swansea who replaces the whole roof for about 250 quid.

Dampers are expensive to buy new .. go to a breakers yard and remove the dampers from an E30 front seat (2door or cab obviously) and use them instead. Changing them is just a matter of a couple of clips ... 5 mins tops.

G

Thanks m8 , i have got a zip type widow so do you think its a diy job to replace ?

cheers paul . oh and thanks for the strut tip too

I've never done it - just heard it can be a bitch zipping the new one in.

G

its easy just take your time lining the zip. if the 2 sides are out of line you will get crease lines across the window .....zip it up and if it looks ok put the clip in and glue around the edge to seal it

I have instructions for fitting a zip-in window if you need em?

grantfk10 wrote:I have instructions for fitting a zip-in window if you need em?

Any chance of posting them here ? Or are they too long ?

lukescott wrote:

grantfk10 wrote:I have instructions for fitting a zip-in window if you need em?

Any chance of posting them here ? Or are they too long ?

i would be interested to see them too

Shinobi1 wrote:

lukescott wrote:

grantfk10 wrote:I have instructions for fitting a zip-in window if you need em?

Any chance of posting them here ? Or are they too long ?

i would be interested to see them too

Hi guys, it's a 3 page word.doc with pics. I can e-mail it.