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Cabrio
10-23-2004, 03:16 PM
I got an amazing deal on a used hard top. I will have it painted silver to match the body colour.

It looks kinda funky though. Should I show up like that tomorrow at the Dim Sum meet?
audiophilia
10-23-2004, 03:20 PM
congrats...do you have the storage cart? They are cool, too...
Jersey
10-23-2004, 03:22 PM
two tone baller...hehe
yea show up with it...they are rare...from far will look like CF....lol
Cabrio
10-23-2004, 03:26 PM
congrats...do you have the storage cart? They are cool, too...
I may get one on eBay or something. I am not quite sure where to store it yet in the summer since I have 2 cars and my garage is full of stuff.
Cabrio
10-23-2004, 03:30 PM
two tone baller...hehe
yea show up with it...they are rare...from far will look like CF....lol
What does CF stand for?
christyles
10-23-2004, 03:32 PM
What does CF stand for?
Carbon Fiber
laziemofo
10-23-2004, 03:53 PM
coupes look nice with hard tops!!!!
Chopper
10-23-2004, 04:07 PM
COngrats on finding the hard top.

Looks funky with the two tone. :D
two-timer
10-23-2004, 05:30 PM
haha that looks sick
dieselgrl
10-23-2004, 07:05 PM
It looks good with the hard top...definitely bring it out tomorrow!
STALKER
10-23-2004, 07:15 PM
I totally thought it was carbon fiber when I first saw it, I thought "wow, what a baller".
Sunapollo
10-23-2004, 07:35 PM
Love the hardtop !! Still a baller with such a beautiful ride !! :thumbsup:
Regin8r
10-23-2004, 07:52 PM
Damn, make me want to get hard top again. :mad:

Looks good :thumbsup: two-tone!

Did you need the installation kit? I checked my car today and I have the same thing when I removed the cover (in your pic in the other thread).

I suggest the hard top hoist over the cart if you have a garage with nothing stored above your car.

Reg
Cabrio
10-23-2004, 08:47 PM
Damn, make me want to get hard top again. :mad:

Looks good :thumbsup: two-tone!

Did you need the installation kit? I checked my car today and I have the same thing when I removed the cover (in your pic in the other thread).

I suggest the hard top hoist over the cart if you have a garage with nothing stored above your car.

Reg
There is no need to get the installation kit!!! The pic I posted was it!!!

Even the guy who sold me the HT said he got the HT after the original car purchase and he didn't have to get the kit.

I have a feeling that originally all the cabs were shipped with the receptacles installed and BMW stopped doing that probably after 2001.

What year is yours?

I am thinking about making my own hoist by using the ski-rack mountings on the top that accept a 6mm width x1.5mm thread bolt. I can use 4 eye-bolts in this size to hoist it up to my garage rafters.

What do you think?

I suppose I can always get an EZ-Top hoist.
M007
10-23-2004, 09:01 PM
That is the first time I see a hard top. Should bring it out tomorrow. :)
Regin8r
10-23-2004, 09:06 PM
Mine is also 2001. Hmmm...I guess it does come with it since I have that too!

woot

Hoist doesn't need to be very fancy since you'll probably only use it 2 times per year. You can replicate the eztop one.

http://www.eztop.com/bmw3.htm
Phantasie
10-24-2004, 09:57 AM
Very nice! I think hardtop looks soooo much better than soft! Nice!
christyles
10-24-2004, 02:00 PM
Sweet. I've never seen anything like that before. Glad you came out.
Chopper
10-24-2004, 02:29 PM
Yeah...loved the two tone look of your car. Nice Mini-look. :)
dieselgrl
10-24-2004, 03:03 PM
Your car looked great with the two tone. If you have a chance to photoshop your car with silver paint, share it with us and we can try to help you decide :)
Regin8r
10-25-2004, 07:52 AM
http://members.rogers.com/regin8r/bmw/330hardtop.jpg
Chopper
10-25-2004, 07:57 AM
Man..that one-colour look looks great too. How much to paint the hard top again? :D
BlueSky
10-25-2004, 08:45 AM
hehe.. i like the idea of leaving the roof black and the rest silver... :devil:
Chopper
10-25-2004, 09:15 AM
What would be REALLY cool is have the hard top painted to look like the inside of the car plus some sky.

SO that way...it will LOOK like there is NO roof and you are driving with the top down all year round. Never seen that before woot :D :D woot
glenspeed
10-25-2004, 10:22 AM
my preference paint the b pillars body colour and leave the top black, it will look like you have a Porsche Targa like panorama sunroof!!! somebody photoshop that!!!

or M3 CSL carbon fibre roof...
M007
10-25-2004, 06:44 PM
http://members.rogers.com/regin8r/bmw/330hardtop.jpgNice picture. :)
dieselgrl
10-25-2004, 08:31 PM
I think leaving it black looks better...it's unique and is a good contrast.