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Post by Kenneth111 » Wed Aug 08, 2018 1:47 am

buzyg wrote: Wed Aug 08, 2018 12:53 am Welcome to the board. Great looking Zed. :thumbsup: Yes a proper little cottage industry over here, sorting dead and dying roof motors. So much so that the price is much cheaper now, than it was several years ago. I guess if you have less failures over there then the price won't drop. You pays the going rate and enjoys your new P &J :driving:
Werd guy ! 8) :lol: i asked to mechanic to give me the OLD rusted motor,....ill get it back tomorrow and post pics of the rusted beast :headbang:

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Post by Crazy Harry » Wed Aug 08, 2018 8:09 am

jamie_z4 wrote: Tue Aug 07, 2018 11:14 pm
Kenneth111 wrote: Tue Aug 07, 2018 10:55 pm
Smartbear wrote: Tue Aug 07, 2018 10:41 pm Hi, that’s not cheap-the right guys can do this job in under an hour for £80! :o
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Hows that possible? The new part alone cheapest is about $350 from what ive seen .....most are $600

I know from others that theres at least 4.5 hours of labor :D
the guys over here can revive even the dead-est of dead motors!
and because they get access to it and pull it into the boot it takes about 30mins to an hour. DLV moved mine (as an insurance -it was still working) in around 20 mins.

Even rusty corroded looking motors come back to life after a soaking in diesel. I guess necessity is the mother of invention and with so many failures members in the UK worked out another way to access the motor and saved a lot of time (and money) compared to BMW book time.

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Post by jabber » Wed Aug 08, 2018 8:26 am

Hi and welcome :thumbsup:
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14 E89 Z4 2.0 msport grey gone now
10 E89 Z4 3.0 Black auto now. Very sadly gone
Gone 04 E85 z4 3.0 Maldives blue smg

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Post by Marlon » Wed Aug 08, 2018 9:40 am

We have several Forum members who work miracles resurrecting dead roof motors and relocating to the boot without removing the roof - all for around £80
For example this sodden lump was brought back to life in under an hour by DLV:
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Post by Crazy Harry » Wed Aug 08, 2018 12:11 pm

This is Mike (DLV) finishing off the motor move by refitting the parcel shelf - whole job done lying in the boot!
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Post by Kenneth111 » Wed Aug 08, 2018 3:46 pm

Marlon wrote: Wed Aug 08, 2018 9:40 am We have several Forum members who work miracles resurrecting dead roof motors and relocating to the boot without removing the roof - all for around £80
For example this sodden lump was brought back to life in under an hour by DLV:
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Ahhhhh yes, ive SEEN all the pics of them relocated to the trunk, but i didnt think people were refurbing the rusted junk and then relocating them.

Id not relocate the original junk,...but id certainly love the CHEAP no roof removal relocation. :D

id least put out $500 for a new motor, ....before relocating it,....but yes thats damn cheap Wooo 8)

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Post by Kenneth111 » Wed Aug 08, 2018 3:48 pm

Crazy Harry wrote: Wed Aug 08, 2018 8:09 am Even rusty corroded looking motors come back to life after a soaking in diesel. I guess necessity is the mother of invention and with so many failures members in the UK worked out another way to access the motor and saved a lot of time (and money) compared to BMW book time.
ill get my rusted motor back today....anyone want a free one to refurbish? hehehe :thumbsup:

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Post by Kenneth111 » Wed Aug 08, 2018 8:46 pm

yeah, BMW Z4 hydraulic motor corroded the hell out....... really the only design flaw and KNOWN ISSUE with the BMW Z4..... $1100 to fix it..... :| :headbang: . *$#(#(@ ! :unamused::sob:
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