Looks better on Ant's.

[Tracy Dee]

Hard tops are great for everyday left outside they even look nice on.
Problem is if you can pick up roof at reasonable price the fitting kit is almost as much making it very expensive indeed.
Not sure if mine has a fitting kit on it not sure how you can tell.?
I bought a hard top years ago when I had an MX5 went straight on for £250 quid same colour as well.
Modern convertibles don't need a hard top they are just so good and insulated but a Z 3 would benefit if you can afford one.
Must try to check if mine has fitting kit what should I be looking for and where please.

 

[Grumps]

Haha you're welcome to take up space in my garage any time Mike ........there's even a fridge in there for your tinnies .

Believe me he wouldn't take up much room!! Erm sorry munchkin

 

[hard top]

Believe me he wouldn't take up much room!!

I would just sleep between the fridge and the washing machine, saves me having to walk far to get a cold one....

 

[Bozzy]

Hard tops are great for everyday left outside they even look nice on.
Problem is if you can pick up roof at reasonable price the fitting kit is almost as much making it very expensive indeed.
Not sure if mine has a fitting kit on it not sure how you can tell.?
I bought a hard top years ago when I had an MX5 went straight on for £250 quid same colour as well.
Modern convertibles don't need a hard top they are just so good and insulated but a Z 3 would benefit if you can afford one.
Must try to check if mine has fitting kit what should I be looking for and where please.

Here's a few pics of the fitting brackets just behind the seats, if that helps @Tracy Dee

 

[Grumps]

Thanks mate, I'd always wondered what they looked like.

 

[Sean d]

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Here's a few pics of the fitting brackets just behind the seats, if that helps @Tracy Dee
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I recon I could fabricate a fitting kit if I had one to copy,

 

[Bozzy]

Thanks mate, I'd always wondered what they looked like.

Nothing special really mate, despite how expensive they are.
Do you have them on yours Dave ?.

 

[Grumps]

No mate but when peeps have been helping me do stuff more than one has thought it's a had a hard top on at some point. There's some wiring about and I've got the rear demister switch

 

[Bozzy]

I recon I could fabricate a fitting kit if I had one to copy,

You could end up with a nice little side line on the go there mate .

 

[hard top]

I recon I could fabricate a fitting kit if I had one to copy,

Borrow @Bozzy's next summer?
I could have lent you mine at the time but it is for a Weissman, now on @BMBabe's car, and totally different to BMW.

 

[Bozzy]

Borrow @Bozzy's next summer?
I could have lent you mine at the time but it is for a Weissman, now on @BMBabe's car, and totally different to BMW.

It's not mine any more Mike, sold it to Ant.
He may well loan the brackets to Sean.

 

[hard top]

It's not mine any more Mike, sold it to Ant.

Yep, my bad, read about that on here..Doh....

 

[Bozzy]

Yep, my bad, read about that on here..Doh....

It's ok mate, my memory isn't so good lately.
Hope you haven't forgot about £200 you were sending me .

 

[hard top]

Hope you haven't forgot about £200 you were sending me .

Not at all my dear friend, but as I understand it, it got lost in the post...

 

[Antm72]

With the correct tooling making the brackets shouldn't be too difficult. Certainly cheaper than buying a set the electical bits are all sill available from bmw but you could improvise these too.

 

[hard top]

the electical bits are all sill available from bmw but you could improvise these too.

Ant, you don't need it, had all the electric gubbins on my car, never used it.
The rear window is just behind your head, cabin heating does it for you.

 

[Antm72]

I had all the switching already fitted so may be its had a roof before. Not sure if it works mind.
Ordered a few cover caps from Bmw all parts where in the U.K which i was surprised about but parts available so all good.

 

[Paulro]

It's ok mate, my memory isn't so good lately.
Hope you haven't forgot about £200 you were sending me .

Good to see it's gone to a good home.

 

[Tracy Dee]

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Here's a few pics of the fitting brackets just behind the seats, if that helps @Tracy Dee
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Thank you.
I assume the bracket is under a cover ?
I will have a look next time in the car.

 

[Antm72]

Yes they have covers to cover the whole bracket then a cover that twists to protect the mounting points when the roofs not on