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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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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.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
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
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firebobby wrote: ↑Sun Jun 18, 2017 7:12 pmDLV 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.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
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
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Motors very rarely need replacing if the right guy is on the job, it can be revived/overhauled and then relocate to the boot.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
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
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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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Not good buddyNumber5 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 18, 2017 8:55 pmMy 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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Once you clarify that it works, relocate it to the boot.
I had my car for 4 days until DLV sorted it.
Prevention is better than a cure.
I had my car for 4 days until DLV sorted it.
Prevention is better than a cure.
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Hi Pabby1980 have you got DLV details cant seem to find him on here
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Here you go:Tysonwills wrote: ↑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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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
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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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
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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Email me @ [email protected] and I'll send you my number.Tysonwills wrote: ↑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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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.Marlon wrote: ↑Sun Jun 18, 2017 8:46 pmMotors very rarely need replacing if the right guy is on the job, it can be revived/overhauled and then relocate to the boot.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
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
Mike
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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 The state of the drowned motor The water trapped in the housing pod
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Alpina Roadster #307
Porsche Boxster GTS
Previous Zs
Stratus E86
G29 30i
1x Imola Z4MR
Alpina #019
10x E85 Se/Si Roadsters
2x E89's
Roof Motor Relocations (Bristol)
Porsche Boxster GTS
Previous Zs
Stratus E86
G29 30i
1x Imola Z4MR
Alpina #019
10x E85 Se/Si Roadsters
2x E89's
Roof Motor Relocations (Bristol)