Electric roof help

[j4gz]

I have posted a pic of the arm that controls the hood going up and down and the bolt which is attached to the frame which broke of and I ordered one from bmw not cheap i went to fit the part on the roof again but will not fit correctly I'm pretty sure the arm is bent somewhat pls can some one help me out and check it against there's by some type of measurement so I can be sure that it is the prob. Cheers

[aimlessrock]

to be honest mate i would look to covert the roof to manual, i did this about 2 years ago as the electric roofs can be a pain to sort out and maintain, plus parts are expensive.

just my opinion.

[jimbom30cab]

I have a arm in the garage will post a pic tomorrow

Jim

[Gert_8]

I have posted a pic of the arm that controls the hood going up and down and the bolt which is attached to the frame which broke of and I ordered one from bmw not cheap i went to fit the part on the roof again but will not fit correctly I'm pretty sure the arm is bent somewhat pls can some one help me out and check it against there's by some type of measurement so I can be sure that it is the prob. Cheers

Hello mate,

The arm you are showing in your pic, has a very slight bend in it, but not to the extent yours is showing - this will definitely stop your roof from working.

See the dia (part # 3). You need to buy a new one - straightening it out will not help as it has been weakened.

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do ... g=54&fg=10

Part # 10, 11, & 14 you have purchased. You just screw these onto arm, part #3 - provided it was straight.

You may find that you still cannot get the arm to fit - you need to do this by disconnecting the main roof motor (seen from the right hand side of the boot).

I assume both the motors work (main one and the horseshoe one in the centre, viewed from the boot).

if they do, then there is a synchronising process that needs to be followed (see wiki article below).

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/imag ... etting.pdf

Let us know how you get on with the above first.

Electric roofs can be a PITA, but do carry on, as they are great when they are working properly.

PS. If you remove the levers # 18 & 4, you will see the top of the motor. Can you show me a pic of this, please?

[jimbom30cab]

yer, mine was almost striaght when i took it off, no where near the bend your's has

i'll get a pic up

jim

by the way, i spent months of my life trying to get my electric roof working and then converted it to manual

[Gert_8]

by the way, i spent months of my life trying to get my electric roof working and then converted it to manual

Quitter!

[jimbom30cab]

lol

i take my hat off to you mate for having the patience to see the job through

on the plus side you could start a new business fixing people's roof (like mine) and probably do very well out of it !!

nice work

[Gert_8]

Nah, Jim, I don't know enough to set up a business (besides, I don't like getting my hands dirty... ).

I have messed around with the roof long enough to work out what can go wrong with them, though.