White Z4CM carbon roof?
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That's the one, looked soooooooo good. I had cleaned mine that night before going out but his looked showroom fresh (another reason to park down the road a bit
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Lovely car you have there sir.
Thanks for answering my question chaps! If you read this six speed- e mail me as I'd like to use your car for a PH feature!
Cheers
G
)Lovely car you have there sir.
Thanks for answering my question chaps! If you read this six speed- e mail me as I'd like to use your car for a PH feature!
Cheers
G
Garlick, Have a read of this..
http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=336&...
(btw, it'd look great on your black one..)
http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=336&...
(btw, it'd look great on your black one..)
Hellooo!
Yes that was me (I think I'm the only white Z4MC with a carbon roof anyway - for the moment!). I see the thread has already been linked where I posted the how-to, so I won't bore you with the details. Quite nerve -wracking cutting the old panel out, but more than pleased once the new panel went in.
Yes, not a huge amount of weight saved (but there's more weight saving plans on the horizon - so it'll all add up in the long run), but I love the look of it anyway, so that is worth the money alone to me
Will be at Virginia Water anyway, so you can have a good poke around. The fit is great, and the finish of the carbon fibre is perfect, so definately recommended if someone else wanted to do it. The panel came from TC Kline in Ohio, off of their Carbon Coupe.
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Yes that was me (I think I'm the only white Z4MC with a carbon roof anyway - for the moment!). I see the thread has already been linked where I posted the how-to, so I won't bore you with the details. Quite nerve -wracking cutting the old panel out, but more than pleased once the new panel went in.
Yes, not a huge amount of weight saved (but there's more weight saving plans on the horizon - so it'll all add up in the long run), but I love the look of it anyway, so that is worth the money alone to me
Will be at Virginia Water anyway, so you can have a good poke around. The fit is great, and the finish of the carbon fibre is perfect, so definately recommended if someone else wanted to do it. The panel came from TC Kline in Ohio, off of their Carbon Coupe.
Another pic
Hi-Res
Edited by sixspeed on Wednesday 15th August 00:21
f13ldy said:
I think its fair to say that I love this car.
Congrats on choosing white as well rather than interlagos blue colour that everyone buys to be "safe".
Actually, some of us bought interlagos ones cos...erm...it's a nice colour and we like it. Each to their own...but by all means keep those sweeping generalisations coming...Congrats on choosing white as well rather than interlagos blue colour that everyone buys to be "safe".
Edited by jezzaaa on Wednesday 15th August 11:37
Where did you hear that? It's definately not plastic (if so, thats some weighty plastic they're making these things out of!).
Pretty sure the original panel is steel (didn't feel light enough to be ally). Just waiting on some scales to find out the difference in weight between the two... (carbon panel is 7lbs)..
Pretty sure the original panel is steel (didn't feel light enough to be ally). Just waiting on some scales to find out the difference in weight between the two... (carbon panel is 7lbs)..
Edited by sixspeed on Thursday 16th August 13:02
Edited by sixspeed on Thursday 16th August 13:02
The guys at BMW when I bought mine told me it was plastic & bonded into place, could be wrong of course, but there are two rubber seal things running down either side of it which mean that the roof section is a separate pressing ( in whatever material ) and therefore not integral to the main structure. It would make sense to make it out of plastic rather than steel for a number of reasons, like the front wings on Renaults, the Carbon roof is a great idea, and looks very trick, especially on a white car. 
It is fixed to the car with four bolts (one in each corner) and a bead of sealant/glue around the edge, so they were nearly right.
Nice Z4C you have there in your profile, btw
A few of us are planning a similar European tour for next year as well
Nice Z4C you have there in your profile, btw
A few of us are planning a similar European tour for next year as well Edited by sixspeed on Thursday 16th August 14:37
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