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Re: SoftTop Failure

Post by Shipkiller » Fri Nov 23, 2007 9:56 pm

After detailing my car over at the Navy Auto Hobby shop, I stopped off at one of the local BMW dealers, buying a new switch ($31.00). When I got home, I was taking all my detailing crap out of the trunk and low an behold, the missing switch spring.

DOES EVERYTHING WITH THE BMW LABEL HAVE TO COST SO MUCH? $31.00 is way over priced, but it is a must have.
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Re: SoftTop Failure

Post by Citation 650 » Fri Nov 23, 2007 10:10 pm

BMW pricing. Just take the part # and add a $ in front. :headbang:

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Re: SoftTop Failure

Post by zee42 » Sat Nov 24, 2007 3:43 pm

Just goes to prove the old saying "If you want to find something...Quit looking for it"
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Re: SoftTop Failure

Post by WLH » Sat Nov 24, 2007 4:16 pm

zee42 wrote:Just goes to prove the old saying "If you want to find something...Quit looking for it"
...otherwise it will be in the last place you look... :thumbsup:
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Re: SoftTop Failure

Post by fire-n-ice » Sat Nov 24, 2007 4:22 pm

Ship: return it and get your money back!
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Re: SoftTop Failure

Post by Shipkiller » Sat Nov 24, 2007 4:35 pm

fire-n-ice wrote:Ship: return it and get your money back!

Nope. the old spring was kinda bent up. So I put the new one in this morning. I will keep the old one, do some mods to it and wait until it breaks again.

Besides, my wife has better piece of mind knowing a NEW part was installed. I know, I know, illogical

I have learned this much in my life. Once a woman has made up her mind, or gotten something in her head, not even a SUPERNOVA could make it go away...

I just have to deal with it....
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Re: SoftTop Failure

Post by ovrkll » Sat Nov 24, 2007 10:55 pm

^^ You definitely got that one right!! :D
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Re: SoftTop Failure

Post by Yal » Sun Nov 25, 2007 1:32 am

And women think we don't understand them. You summed it up in a sentence!

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Re: SoftTop Failure

Post by Shipkiller » Sun Nov 25, 2007 2:43 pm

But you know, I don't mean it in a bad way. My wife seems to be write more times than I am. So I alway listen to her. I don't listen at my own peril.

But when it comes to mechanical/electrical stuff, she does not know what end of a screwdriver to use. Once when we were first married, I actually saw her use a 10 Penny nail to hang a picture up. :headbang:
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Re: SoftTop Failure

Post by fire-n-ice » Sun Nov 25, 2007 3:27 pm

Shipkiller wrote:Once when we were first married, I actually saw her use a 10 Penny nail to hang a picture up. :headbang:
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Re: SoftTop Failure

Post by Aebous » Sun Nov 25, 2007 9:11 pm

I loled
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Re: SoftTop Failure

Post by DonC » Sat Apr 26, 2008 2:15 am

Wanted to say thanks for this post. My roof would not open, and the issue was the micro switch in the boot (trunk). I followed this post and fixed it.

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Re: SoftTop Failure

Post by Shipkiller » Sat Apr 26, 2008 2:41 am

That's one of the reasons this forum is here for.... :thumbsup:

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