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Cut my roof off today!!
- Vanne
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Cut my roof off today!!
I cut my roof off today, very easy job with advise from both Chris and Alex, just use some fine metal guitar string. easy peasy.
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- Darkangelv2
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Cut my roof off today!!
You had me worried when you said 'cut'! I had visions of angle grinders etc!
The carbon roof looks great. If you leave it un-lined it acts like a large patchy panoramic sun roof where you get thin spots in the weave
The carbon roof looks great. If you leave it un-lined it acts like a large patchy panoramic sun roof where you get thin spots in the weave
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- RickRob
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I too thought that this was going to be a post from an enlightened, if not slightly bonkers, coupe owner!
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- Silverzedtom
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Looks like you have the weather to enjoy it for a while!
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Looking forward to seeing this done, should look great and very much in keeping with the 'M brand'
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- Darren Slone
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Cut my roof off today!!
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- MrPT
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Cut my roof off today!!
Seriously, can you drive around a bit with it off and give us your thoughts?
Would love to do carbon targa panel conversion one day. Feels like the holy grail of coupe ownership!
Would love to do carbon targa panel conversion one day. Feels like the holy grail of coupe ownership!
2008 Z4MC: heavy wheels | crap suspension | skittish rear end | wobbly engine | not enough induction noise | underwhelming turn in | inconsistent braking | lardy battery | chubby steering wheel
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2006 Z4 2.5si: gone
- TomK
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I actually made an enquiry a couple of months ago to a company about doing this Bit of a pipe dream though to be honest
I used to have a 968 and the lift out roof panel was really great, miss it.
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- MrPT
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Cut my roof off today!!
Did you get a response? I reckon a two panel system using the shape of the “double bump” and a fixed centre section to keep the joints clean and to avoid having to weld in additional fixing tabs. Then push turn fasteners in all four corners on the underside.
I can see how you’d make the panels - potentially by “cutting and shutting” a CF roof with additional CF end plates. Custom rubbers seals might be the tricky bit.
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2006 Z4 2.5si: gone
- Fishy Dave
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Cut my roof off today!!
You could upgrade to a Roadster Tom, cheaper too.
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- Vanne
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Cut my roof off today!!
Lol drive around for few days. It was rather sunny. Absolutely burned my face/head. Can't wait for roof to be cured on.
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- paddy wright
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The things coupe owners will do to try and get a roadster! Wouldn't have been easier to take the Z3 for a run!
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- Vanne
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yeah that would have been, but the z3 has a roof too. I have to build one of those wooden stands so i can store the roof for the z3.
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