Completed my first mod. -roof motor relocation

[chapeau]

Well nearly completed it :?

Using a guide created by Beynon5 i was able to move my roof motor into the boot. Have to say it is very straightforward to do, no disconnecting of pipes etc, but is incredibly fiddly to cut the cable ties holding the pipes to the motor housing to get it out. Took me about 4hrs of messing about, although i was being extra careful not to damage anything. Just got to build a nice carpeted cover for it, but thats another day


My Z must have been a garaged princess with its previous owners as the motor housing was bone dry and the motor looked brand new, not bad for a 2005 car. Anyhow I can rest easy now knowing it will never get wet.
Heres some pics:

Inside the case straight after getting motor out


Fresh out the casing, bone dry. One relieved owner.


In place and testing ok!


I then wrapped it in the foam from the motor housing:


edited: Now added the carpet cover so a complete job.

 

[Marlon]

Thats impressive for your first mod! Well done, looking at the motor and housing I'm wondering if it has been replaced in the past? I assume you moved it without removing the roof?

 

[firebobby]

Well done and a very clean motor. Just need to make a cover for it now

 

[sw4nny]

Great work for a first mod, mine was fitting a stubby,and I was chuffed to bits at my skills.
Good on ya

 

[chapeau]

Thats impressive for your first mod! Well done, looking at the motor and housing I'm wondering if it has been replaced in the past? I assume you moved it without removing the roof?

That did cross my mind but there were no receipts for it being done when i had the car. Either way i'm happy, and yes all done with the roof in place

 

[chapeau]

Great work for a first mod, mine was fitting a stubby,and I was chuffed to bits at my skills.
Good on ya

One of the previous owners beat me to the stubby mod. My first actual add to the car was a scoshe magicmount magnetic phone holder to the windscreen, but i can't really count that.

 

[sw4nny]

Great work for a first mod, mine was fitting a stubby,and I was chuffed to bits at my skills.
Good on ya

One of the previous owners beat me to the stubby mod. My first actual add to the car was a scoshe magicmount magnetic phone holder to the windscreen, but i can't really count that.

I must add that after three years of ownership I did relocate my motor to the boot this year so my skills have moved on slightly.
Enjoy the Zed .
Every mod counts :wink:

 

[Yorkie Z]

Good work

I really need to do this at some point. Just one more thing to add to the list :?

 

[Grumpyowl]

A good job Well done chapeau
As above, although mine is a garage queen I think this is a precautionary job to be done next spring.

 

[peterh]

Evening,
Can you tell me where I can find the guide for moving the motor?

 

[chapeau]

Evening,
Can you tell me where I can find the guide for moving the motor?

This is the one i used http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=85266.
step 4 shows the cable ties that need to be cut to get the housing out. This is what took me the longest due to the restricted access, although once they were snipped it was relatively straightforward.
One thing i found out was to watch out for the power cable and the pipe that loops over the mounting's bracket(you can see them going over to the left in the photo on step 4). When i pulled the housing up they needed to be moved round the bracket to allow it to come up enough to be pulled out.

I also held mine in place in the boot by removing the screw that holds the two pieces of carpet together and used the hole to run a cable tie through.

 

[Number5]

If you've managed it on your first time without removing the roof, I'd say its been out before. (Damn good effort nonetheless)

I've done 6 or 7 this year by removing the roof so know exactly whats in there, however, I've just tried doing one this evening without removing the roof and its been an absolute pig. The motor was still fixed and cable tied to the roof post, so there was no way it was coming out. Eventually, I managed to get half the roof out on one side enough to lift it and get at the cable tie and fixing slots to free it. (Still had to disconnect from the roof module and two other local connections, plus door trim and speaker paneloff too)

I've been fighting with it for two hours and its finally dripping away in the boot. Tomorrows job will be to put the left hand side back together, then address the motor, which I hope I can salvage.

 

[Georgio]

Qudos for doing this with the roof on, you must pretty small arms and have the dexterity of an octopus as I tried this some years ago and the best I could manage was to feel around the motor housing let alone cut all the ties and get it out.
Once you have removed the roof once it's a 20 min job the next time, so this is the route I went at the time.