Next mod on it's way...
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Guess what I read in the paper today... BMW's coming out with the M Coupés with Carbon Fiber roofs on their '08 model year!
Haha... just joking.
You, sixspeed are a very brave and adventurous man. :bow: I can't wait for the finale!
Haha... just joking.
You, sixspeed are a very brave and adventurous man. :bow: I can't wait for the finale!
Top stuff Andy! 
Carbon roof looks so good with the white paintwork.
It's an improved design over the E46 that the roof can be held down with bolts to allow the sealant to set. On the E46, I remember you had to use a dozen of clamps and leave then on overnight.
Carbon roof looks so good with the white paintwork.It's an improved design over the E46 that the roof can be held down with bolts to allow the sealant to set. On the E46, I remember you had to use a dozen of clamps and leave then on overnight.
Dan, I think Rick was joking 
Well the final installment is here. The roof came off again tonight, and we began the task of cutting away the old sealant to give us a nice flat surface to lay the new stuff onto...
All off and looking much better!
Laying down a new bead of sealant...
And then it was on with the roof! It fitted up fine although first time round we noticed there were a few areas that weren't sealing as the bead wasn't tall enough to touch the bottom of the roof. So we removed it and ran another bead around on top of the previous. It was only in a few places, near the corners at the back, and half-way down the sides.
Here's a shot from inside. Obviously there's still the headlining etc to re-fit yet, but I'm waiting 24 hours for the sealant to go off and make sure there's no other problems before I refit the interior. I don't like constantly taking out and putting back the lining, as they can be rather delicate and prone to damage quite easily.
So that's pretty much it! Just a check tomorrow evening to make sure it's all sealed ok, and then I'll have to clean the interior up as there's still lots of bits of old rubber lying all over the carpets/seats, although nothing a quick vaccuum won't sort.
So a couple of external shots for you - dufus here forgot to shut the passenger door properly (doh!) but I will treat everyone to some better pictures once I've cleaned the car and polished her all up again
Well the final installment is here. The roof came off again tonight, and we began the task of cutting away the old sealant to give us a nice flat surface to lay the new stuff onto...
All off and looking much better!
Laying down a new bead of sealant...
And then it was on with the roof! It fitted up fine although first time round we noticed there were a few areas that weren't sealing as the bead wasn't tall enough to touch the bottom of the roof. So we removed it and ran another bead around on top of the previous. It was only in a few places, near the corners at the back, and half-way down the sides.
Here's a shot from inside. Obviously there's still the headlining etc to re-fit yet, but I'm waiting 24 hours for the sealant to go off and make sure there's no other problems before I refit the interior. I don't like constantly taking out and putting back the lining, as they can be rather delicate and prone to damage quite easily.
So that's pretty much it! Just a check tomorrow evening to make sure it's all sealed ok, and then I'll have to clean the interior up as there's still lots of bits of old rubber lying all over the carpets/seats, although nothing a quick vaccuum won't sort.
So a couple of external shots for you - dufus here forgot to shut the passenger door properly (doh!) but I will treat everyone to some better pictures once I've cleaned the car and polished her all up again
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That IS nice. Congratulations. Your car looks soooooooo much better.
Finally cleaned the car up for the first time since we started. All the headlining is back in, and put a layer of Klasse polish and sealant over the roof...
It looks stunning!!!! Even if I do say so myself I'm going to head out a bit later before the sun goes down and try and take a couple of pics.. might enter one into the montly competition
Can't wait to show it off - guess next chance will be the Virginia Waters meet on the Bank Holiday....
Still need to weight the standard panel tho, to work out the weight difference... lol
It looks stunning!!!! Even if I do say so myself
I'm going to head out a bit later before the sun goes down and try and take a couple of pics.. might enter one into the montly competition Can't wait to show it off - guess next chance will be the Virginia Waters meet on the Bank Holiday....
Still need to weight the standard panel tho, to work out the weight difference... lol
carl said:
More than likely... :lol:
Tbh, the standard panel is quite weighty - there's a very noticeable difference when you're carrying them, but what it actually works out to on the scales probably won't be a lot in the big scheme of things (kerb weight).
But with the other mods I have planned over the next year or so - Carbon/Kevlar seats, Carbon Ceramic brakes, and possibly one or two other carbon panels - then it will add a nice finishing touch to the overall weight loss...
Cheaper to go on a diet thoughsixspeed said:But with the other mods I have planned over the next year or so - Carbon/Kevlar seats, Carbon Ceramic brakes, and possibly one or two other carbon panels - then it will add a nice finishing touch to the overall weight loss...
