HARDTOPS

[palerider325icab]

There are 2 for sale on ebay one one a red e30 and one on a black car.
Which one is the genuine top and which one is the weisman copy as i am bidding on one of them.

Cheers
Ryan

[6potWil6pot]

Far as i know the Genuine BMW ones arent painted (theyre just Grey) where as the Weismann ones are!

[M3RAGS]

the black vinyl one is a weissman one.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 17261&rd=1

The blue one is an original.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 79542&rd=1

another weissman one
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 36673&rd=1

i have two for sale btw, one weissman one and one original and I dont want as much as these guys.

[M3RAGS]

Far as i know the Genuine BMW ones arent painted (theyre just Grey) where as the Weismann ones are!

no thats not entirely true.

The weissman ones come colour coded and covered in vinyl whereas the original ones come in vinyl covering in varying colours.

[palerider325icab]

What price you looking for genuine item cash price asap.I suppose it does not matter if genuine or not as long as it a hardtop.

[M3RAGS]

genuine 900
weissman 850

[palerider325icab]

That sebring grey one is starting at Ԛ£500 and its local to be think i will take a chance on that.

Cheers

[M3RAGS]

yeah it may be starting at that but i bet my left nut he wants a lot more!

[suave]

Do you have two cars as your bidding on two or are you looking for the cheapest option.

[raviboy]

raggs your genuine hardtop would go straight on mine as its the same colour. Im seriously considering it mate.

[palerider325icab]

No i have asked the chap with the red cab to cancel my bid which he has not done yet.

[palerider325icab]

I have just won a hardtop on ebay,problem is i was just having alook at the pics again and i noticed a few questions sent from fellow ebayers.One stood out as the guy claimed it was he old hardtop and wanted to know if it still was leaking and how long he has had it for.
The guy that is selling has only had it 2 months.
Do these things leak are they serious leaks should i walk away i dont want to be stuck with a hardtop that leaks please advise.


Cheers
Ryan

[nav786]

alot of them do leak mate. ormally the ubbe seal along the front. can be eeplacd around Ԛ£85 i think. is it agenuine bmw one you got?

[DaveD]

has anyone had a look on german ebay...they seem to go for about 500 euros there...but i dont sprecken de deuche!

[M3RAGS]

still got 2 hardtops here.......

all this talk, why not come and buy one!

[palerider325icab]

I just have and at the right money,its just that it might be leaking dont want to get stuck with a dud.Its still looks like a nice hardtop will more then likely pick it up this weekend.

[motorsport]

They do leak a little but you can sort it cheaply.
I personally carefully run a very thin straight line of black masking tape along the top join between the hardtop and the top of the front screen. If you do it slowly and neatly enough it looks just like a normal black rubber seal. Additionally it will not leave any marks that you can't clean off when you take it off for summer. Infact it looks neater than a rubber seal. My hardtop is painted though so i suppose the tape will get a better seal.
Worth a go as mine is absolutely water tight, no good though if you have the top on and off all the while, mine stays on from late September to late March.
Don't use gaffer tape though and keep it neat and straight......!
Andy.

[nav786]

o you tape the rubber on the hartop or the metal panel above front screen where hardtop sits?

[motorsport]

I run a neat line of tape along over the join of the hardtop and the top of the metal above the windscreen which then covers the gap where the rubber is exposed, it actually seals over the rubber. I'll try to get a pic.
Basically looks like a rubber windscreen seal as they join the screen to the frame by overlapping each slightly.