RHD 72' up on eBay
- Thread starter Michael Kaye
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Sux what they did to the roof
I know…why would anyone a roof like that?
Anyone with any experience of these things know how easy it would be to convert back to no sunroof?
This car recently sold at the auction!!!!
I'm not sure it is the same car. Let me check the pictures I took of the auction car…
I think it is the same car :
http://www.coys.co.uk/cars/1972-bmw-e9-csi-right-hand-drive#
This car sold for £31K at the auction I attended. Another forum member then saw it sold the following day for £24k at the same auction. None of this makes any sense. Maybe the first buyer pulled out, and the second time it didn't hit the reserve. Plus it didn't sell at the auction back in December…
http://www.coys.co.uk/cars/1972-bmw-e9-csi-right-hand-drive#
This car sold for £31K at the auction I attended. Another forum member then saw it sold the following day for £24k at the same auction. None of this makes any sense. Maybe the first buyer pulled out, and the second time it didn't hit the reserve. Plus it didn't sell at the auction back in December…
Confirmed. Same car.
I told you its the same car !
@Cornishman has a car with a same/ similar sunroof. These type were ‘popular’ in the 70’s as an after market sunroof.
Brita in the UK and Webasto in Germany. To eliminate that you’d most likely have to replace the whole roof.
https://www.e9coupe.com/forum/threads/webasto-subroof-wind-noise-fix-needed.30041/#post-242035
Rek
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Hi Rek,
Both ideas would require a whole new roof. Finding a non sunroof roof will probably be easier since the sunroof ones are generally quite rusty. Not the easiest task in finding and replacing the roof, headliner, painting (to match the rest of the car won’t be easy either) apart from the cost factor. Your car looks too good to restart the process IMHO.
Keshav
Simufly
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When the sunroof starts leaking
I would remove the whole sunroof and make it a non sunroof model
I would remove the whole sunroof and make it a non sunroof model
It should? The spoiler one is for the drivers side so for RHD’s on the right side, no?
Keep it. Maybe paint the surrounding trim the same color as the roof? That silver trim stands out too much.
But I would if it was mine, replace it with an aftermarket power sunroof. Get a OEM sunroof header/visor panel so it looks more OEM.
This one looks pretty convincing.
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1970-bmw-2800-cs-6/
But again, it'd be better if it had an OEM visor panel and switch in the right location.
But I would if it was mine, replace it with an aftermarket power sunroof. Get a OEM sunroof header/visor panel so it looks more OEM.
This one looks pretty convincing.
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1970-bmw-2800-cs-6/
But again, it'd be better if it had an OEM visor panel and switch in the right location.
Rek
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Thanks for the ideas. I think it might have a small leak so a decision might be forced on me. I will consider the good ideas.
I am also confused on the windscreen wipers. The drivers side does not have great coverage so it might be the wrong way round. I might try them out.
I am also confused on the windscreen wipers. The drivers side does not have great coverage so it might be the wrong way round. I might try them out.
Simufly
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They are a slightly different shape, in that the spolier arm is slightly more "bent " than the other. The spoiler on the LHS allows both arms to sit lower and more parallel to the base of the screen. As can be seen on your car the spoiler on the RHS means the outboard end hits the base trim . The later wiper arms are different and are the same shape but early ones like yours are handed.
In any case the spoiler makes bu**er all difference in my experience and as has been mentioned the wiper system in general is not very good with limited clearing for RHD cars, and hardly brilliant for LHD versions. A compromise, which I use, is a slightly larger blade on the drivers side. Remember the 50 year old system is not that powerful and very large blades will put considerable extra strain on the motor and linkages.
Simple answer dont drive in the rain!
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I think there was a guy selling magnetic sunroofs somewhere ? 