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I apologize…I never meant to derail this thread. It was the only source I found with photographic documentation that I came across that actually showed the roof shell being removed. I needed some more detail about that since I was struggling. I figured it was part of the whole hydraulic...

Thanks for the responses and clarification on the process everyone. Thankfully the car is not needed and it is garaged. I’m gonna step away from it and ruminate about how I want to proceed…see if I can build up the courage to take the bolt on or not. My wife impulse bought this car and it...

To be clear, that is a picture from the hydraulics rebuild thread. Yes the shell has been removed. Yes there are mounting bolts for the roof shell in the area that you circled. That area only contains two of the three bolts that mount the roof shell. The third bolt that needs to be removed...

Thanks robbie. It seems this is the scenario that has played out. 😔 I had tried applying heat with an air gun, but it was too little too late. I got the first two vertically mounted bolts toward the front of the rear shell out with no heat and no problems. Unfortunately, Murphy’s Law has...

Right…that is the thread I was originally referencing and posted my question in. It was suggested that I start a new thread. That thread had several useful links and pictures that helped me get started. One link, I can’t find right now, showed the general location of the mounting bolts…it...

Hi guys I’m in the unfortunate position of having to try and fix the non-functional convertible hard top of my wife's 2012 bmw Z4. The top got stuck part of the way through its closing cycle last Fall. I played with the harness in the trunk area and got it almost all the way in the open and...

Hi guys I’m in the unfortunate position of having to try and fix the non-functional convertible hard top of my wife's 2012 bmw Z4. This thread seems to have more related useful information and pics than others I have come across. The top got stuck part of the way through its closing cycle...