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01-08-2022, 07:03 PM | #23 |
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I'm keeping them I have an e93 m3. Before he gave me the car I bought the pump for $20 and the convertible button for $15 . Trunk seal for $10. Now I have all the seals and they are all in good shape. Supposedly it was sema car. All that is left is a custom side skirt that is damaged.
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As much as I would like to help you with that shipping would be a pain for me.
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I was able to remove the red tape I previously shared and replace it with black gorilla heavy duty tape. I am not certain if this will proof to be a good preventive measure, but I am hoping it will at least help prevent the spring from snapping out of the rail and completely deforming (or damaging the roof paint as seen/heard by others) when the plastic clips fail/break. The tape seems to be super sticky but not too thick which don't seem to interfere with the convertible mechanism. Also, because it isn't as thick as the red tape I removed, I was able to get a more clean install while covering greater surface area of the plastic rail/cover. In addition, there is a slight play to allow some flexibility while the opening/closing mechanism is in the process. I'll update the group if anything significant/noticeable happens (hopefully none).
If anyone decides to do this, these plastic pieces have some sliding play (towards the trunk and towards the front of car), so be sure to align the plastic rail in a correct position. If positioned too close to one or the other side, there will be a gap on opposite side which may cause too much water to flow into the groove where the metal rails set into when the top is completely closed. Last edited by cloumeM; 03-01-2022 at 11:26 AM.. |
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04-05-2022, 07:10 PM | #28 |
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I received a pm from a user asking about roof trim that is not accepting pm in return for some reason
an e93 bring parted out local to me Check out this item on OfferUp. https://offerup.co/MH79AL9yZob |
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I bend the exposed metal enough to stay within the metal track, tape the metal track to the plastic piece, and also applied more of the tapes to the rest of metal track and plastic piece to improve the holding strength. So far, zero issues. BTW, I check the taped areas whenever I wash my car which is at least every other week. |
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Also, from your prior post I can see you taped over the metal track and connected to the plastic trim there. Did you tape anywhere else besides that, or is it just the one continuous piece in your picture? Appreciate the info as I will probably attempt this myself soon.
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I appiled the tape on both sides of all four clips on each metal rail/track and as many other areas as I could (curvature of metal track didn't allow me in some spots). So maybe 1 to 2 additional spots? Hope this helps. Btw, I tried a few different tapes and I found the gorilla tape worked the best (flexibility, adhesive strength, and perfect thickness). Sorry I wasn't able to find the packaging, but I picked it up from Home Depot and there was only one that looked like the picture below. These tapes were close to the paint section. |
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The other thing I did with the tape was used a spudger tool to push the tape where it goes over the side of the metal rail further inside the crevice to make better contact with the plastic trim piece. I also ended the tape there as I didn't want it to interfere with the gasket along the plastic trim piece to be on the safe side. Anyway, thanks again for all the info and help!
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Thanks for sharing, I have the same issue and plan to get that tape this weekend, I also ordered the plastic clips from FCP. I have one that was crushed beyond recognition. I used a twist tie to hold the spring down temporarily.
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