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How to remove hardtop?
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 5:08 pm
by kezz
Please could someone help?
I've recently bought a lovely 53plate 2.5i I'm over the moon with my new car BUT...
I asked if I could take the hardtop off to try out the motor in the softtop no-one at the garage knew how... so drove up the road where "someone could help me" but no-one there knew how either!
So I then drove to my local BMW dealer in Bath and no-one there knew how either...
Do I need a "special tool"? or is a 7mm Allen key okay for the job?
According to the BMW dealer they used to sell them but now they are discontinued!
I NEED to test the roof motor ASAP so that I can get it fixed at the garage's expense and not mine!
Any help will be very much appreciated.
(sorry if it's a really blond question but I didn't want to go poking around with no-idea at all in case I break something!)
Re: How to remove hardtop?
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 5:12 pm
by ranski
where abouts are you?
Re: How to remove hardtop?
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 5:16 pm
by kezz
Somerset/ Wiltshire boarder...
Re: How to remove hardtop?
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 6:12 pm
by ranski
Re: How to remove hardtop?
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 6:34 pm
by Leesfarm07
Pm sent
Re: How to remove hardtop?
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 6:39 pm
by andysat
Im surprised your local BMW dealer didnt have a clue!
Re: How to remove hardtop?
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 6:52 pm
by Leesfarm07
Sorry Rich, didn't see you'd left a link
Re: How to remove hardtop?
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 7:19 pm
by kezz
Thank you I'll have a look
Re: How to remove hardtop?
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 7:20 pm
by kezz
Leesfarm07 wrote:Pm sent
Thanks for the PM hopefully I'll figure it out!
Re: How to remove hardtop?
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 7:21 pm
by kezz
andysat wrote:Im surprised your local BMW dealer didnt have a clue!
Think it was really a case of "I can;t be bothered"
Re: How to remove hardtop?
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 7:22 pm
by andysat
kezz wrote:andysat wrote:Im surprised your local BMW dealer didnt have a clue!
Think it was really a case of "I can;t be bothered"
Re: Odp: How to remove hardtop?
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 7:35 pm
by McKoval
kezz wrote:
I asked if I could take the hardtop off to try out the motor in the softtop no-one at the garage knew how... so drove up the road where "someone could help me" but no-one there knew how either!
So I then drove to my local BMW dealer in Bath and no-one there knew how either...
You are 100% sure, that you havent bought a COUPE, right?
TapaTalking
Re: Odp: How to remove hardtop?
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 7:38 pm
by ranski
McKoval wrote:kezz wrote:
I asked if I could take the hardtop off to try out the motor in the softtop no-one at the garage knew how... so drove up the road where "someone could help me" but no-one there knew how either!
So I then drove to my local BMW dealer in Bath and no-one there knew how either...
You are 100% sure, that you havent bought a COUPE, right?
TapaTalking
<slaps forehead>
Re: Odp: How to remove hardtop?
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 12:58 pm
by kezz
McKoval wrote:kezz wrote:
I asked if I could take the hardtop off to try out the motor in the softtop no-one at the garage knew how... so drove up the road where "someone could help me" but no-one there knew how either!
So I then drove to my local BMW dealer in Bath and no-one there knew how either...
You are 100% sure, that you havent bought a COUPE, right?
TapaTalking
Ah ha... That MUST be it...
Re: How to remove hardtop?
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 12:59 pm
by kezz
