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Post by Tysonwills » Sun Jun 18, 2017 7:04 pm

It will be all year use. , are they study enough for the rain We get over here can the roof stand up to it

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Post by firebobby » Sun Jun 18, 2017 7:12 pm

Tysonwills wrote: Sun Jun 18, 2017 7:04 pm It will be all year use. , are they study enough for the rain We get over here can the roof stand up to it
DLV lives in Liverpool and does these in his sleep, so a quick ferry crossing and your sorted. These cars are pretty watertight..they are BMW's at the end of the day.
What's being said on here is "don't let a broken roof motor put you off buying a decent car" just try and knock the price down to factor in the repair. And if the roofs working OK, live with it :thumbsup:
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Post by Ducklakeview » Sun Jun 18, 2017 8:36 pm

firebobby wrote: Sun Jun 18, 2017 7:12 pm
Tysonwills wrote: Sun Jun 18, 2017 7:04 pm It will be all year use. , are they study enough for the rain We get over here can the roof stand up to it
DLV lives in Liverpool and does these in his sleep, so a quick ferry crossing and your sorted. These cars are pretty watertight..they are BMW's at the end of the day.
What's being said on here is "don't let a broken roof motor put you off buying a decent car" just try and knock the price down to factor in the repair. And if the roofs working OK, live with it :thumbsup:
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Post by Marlon » Sun Jun 18, 2017 8:46 pm

Tysonwills wrote: Sun Jun 18, 2017 6:46 pm Can the motor be replaced or moved without removing the top and if not is it a big job
Motors very rarely need replacing if the right guy is on the job, it can be revived/overhauled and then relocate to the boot.
Its worth mentioning that it's down to the ingenuity of a handful of members that have worked out how to do it without taking the roof off! The costs for replacement motors at dealers is £500 upwards, these forum guys will fix it and relocate for a fraction of the cost. I should know - I've had mine done :thumbsup:
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Post by Number5 » Sun Jun 18, 2017 8:55 pm

D4dawg wrote: Sun Jun 18, 2017 6:48 pm If used all year id have mine done
But mines dry use only
My Alpina hasn't seen rain in my 2.5 year ownership but when it failed this year after winter hibernation, I extracted it to find the drain wells bone dry but the casing the motor sits in was flooded. Therefore you never know how a previous owner treated it.

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Post by D4dawg » Mon Jun 19, 2017 12:10 am

Number5 wrote: Sun Jun 18, 2017 8:55 pm
D4dawg wrote: Sun Jun 18, 2017 6:48 pm If used all year id have mine done
But mines dry use only
My Alpina hasn't seen rain in my 2.5 year ownership but when it failed this year after winter hibernation, I extracted it to find the drain wells bone dry but the casing the motor sits in was flooded. Therefore you never know how a previous owner treated it.

(I relocated it and fitted a brand new motor)
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Post by Pabby1980 » Mon Jun 19, 2017 12:55 am

Once you clarify that it works, relocate it to the boot.

I had my car for 4 days until DLV sorted it.

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Post by Tysonwills » Mon Jun 19, 2017 9:52 am

Hi Pabby1980 have you got DLV details cant seem to find him on here

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Post by Marlon » Mon Jun 19, 2017 10:07 am

Tysonwills wrote: Mon Jun 19, 2017 9:52 am Hi Pabby1980 have you got DLV details cant seem to find him on here
Here you go:
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Post by giz » Tue Jun 20, 2017 1:59 pm

Number5,

Hi Number 5, I'm in Bristol and have a 2006 2.0 litre Z4 and my roof only closed about 1/4 of the way up and stopped, I pressed the open button and it went back in to the boot. I'm not sure if its the motor or any switches.You were recommended for roof motor repairs at a reasonable cost on this forum and I was wondering if you could take a look. If you could pm me that would be great
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Post by giz » Tue Jun 20, 2017 2:48 pm

newbie here in Bristol z4 2.0 roadster
Im trying to contact number 5 as he's recommended here for roof/hood motor repairs any contact details for him
many thanks

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Post by giz » Tue Jun 20, 2017 2:54 pm

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Post by Ducklakeview » Tue Jun 20, 2017 6:48 pm

Tysonwills wrote: Mon Jun 19, 2017 9:52 am Hi Pabby1980 have you got DLV details cant seem to find him on here
Email me @ [email protected] and I'll send you my number.

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Post by Ducklakeview » Tue Jun 20, 2017 6:50 pm

Marlon wrote: Sun Jun 18, 2017 8:46 pm
Tysonwills wrote: Sun Jun 18, 2017 6:46 pm Can the motor be replaced or moved without removing the top and if not is it a big job
Motors very rarely need replacing if the right guy is on the job, it can be revived/overhauled and then relocate to the boot.
Its worth mentioning that it's down to the ingenuity of a handful of members that have worked out how to do it without taking the roof off! The costs for replacement motors at dealers is £500 upwards, these forum guys will fix it and relocate for a fraction of the cost. I should know - I've had mine done :thumbsup:
I've done a lot of these now, probably a couple of dozen on here, but over 125 for dealers etc, I have NEVER had to replace a motor, no matter how badly corroded they have been. They are very robust, and if need be I can strip one in 5 mins to get it going again.

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Post by Number5 » Sun Jun 25, 2017 10:56 am

giz wrote: Tue Jun 20, 2017 2:48 pm newbie here in Bristol z4 2.0 roadster
Im trying to contact number 5 as he's recommended here for roof/hood motor repairs any contact details for him
many thanks
All sorted yesterday for Giz (Wayne) a very wet motor that was completely dead when he arrived but he left a happy man with all relocated and working again.


Extracting the motor from its housing
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The state of the drowned motor
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The water trapped in the housing pod
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