I recently picked up a hardtop for my E85, and pulled out the old hardtop stand I had made for my E36 convertible hardtop. It fits perfectly, so I thought I'd share details here for anyone who might not want to buy the generic hardtop stands from ebay...
Not exactly a conventional how to, but....
Here's the plans using measurements taken from another forum:
I had a local metalwork shop use those measurements and I ended up with this
A lick of paint and the addition of some foam complete it
The hardtop sits perfectly upright and is completely secure
Excuse the sagging headliner - I've already removed it and I plan on getting it re-covered soon
All in all, it only cost the equivalent of around £25 to put together.
Hopefully this post can inspire others to put together their own hardtop stand.
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Home-made Hardtop Stand
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Home-made Hardtop Stand
I was going to have a go using wood, but maybe I'll now look into metal with a local fabricator.
2008 E85 3.0si
Space Grey, Dream Red New England heated Msports.
Xenons, MFSW, cruise, PDC, wind deflector.
ZHP, stubby, gloss black grilles, DLV box, gaptech, no CDV.
Space Grey, Dream Red New England heated Msports.
Xenons, MFSW, cruise, PDC, wind deflector.
ZHP, stubby, gloss black grilles, DLV box, gaptech, no CDV.
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Home-made Hardtop Stand
I made one out of 22mm copper pipe and then covered with pipe insulation .Removed the hardtop today ,I forgot how heavy it was as it had to go upstairs.
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Home-made Hardtop Stand
Looks like a cracking jobpaulc_bkk wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 5:08 am I recently picked up a hardtop for my E85, and pulled out the old hardtop stand I had made for my E36 convertible hardtop. It fits perfectly, so I thought I'd share details here for anyone who might not want to buy the generic hardtop stands from ebay...
Not exactly a conventional how to, but....
Here's the plans using measurements taken from another forum:
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I had a local metalwork shop use those measurements and I ended up with this
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A lick of paint and the addition of some foam complete it
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The hardtop sits perfectly upright and is completely secure
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Excuse the sagging headliner - I've already removed it and I plan on getting it re-covered soon
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All in all, it only cost the equivalent of around £25 to put together.
Hopefully this post can inspire others to put together their own hardtop stand.
Sterling Grey 3.0i E85 Black Heated Leather M sports seats , 224's ,Sat Nav, Bluetooth, Xenons, PDC, Gaptech ,Cruise and a nice warm garage. NOW GONE
Silver 3.0i Z4 NOW GONE
Silver 3.0i Z4 NOW GONE
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