A Wild Thought...Swap the roof for another one..

[AlpineRob]

So I recently got a 91 318is...almost the same car I sold a year ago and regretted..so i finally got myself back into one!

Except..this one does NOT have a sunroof..At first I thought wow that is rare, and liked the idea but its really a bummer not have a sunroof in a bimmer...I think a lot of the "experience" is lost without one...

So it was someone else who said, as a joke, "why not just have the roof cut off and swap for one with a sunroof in it...?"

Could it really be all the involved..? obviously not a diy but how long would it really take a shop to do..? a day?? Has anyone even thought of doing this or even better, had experience with this??

This could be something I'll really consider.. mainly because I got such a great example of a 318is...well under 200k on it, not a spot of rust..and not so much as a ding on the entire body..So I probably wont have any plans to sell this car.. but that sunroof delete is killing me..

Am I crazy? What do you think?

[willworkfore30s]

DO NOT CUT THE ROOF OFF A SLICK TOP 318is!  Sell the car to someone who will appreciate it for what it is and buy one with a sunroof.  Non-sunroof cars are rare.

[AlpineRob]

Yeah that is true..quite rare...despite its rarity I don't suppose its worth much more than one with a sunroof ?..(still not considering selling it)

[willworkfore30s]

To KBB they may not be more valuable but to an enthusiast they are.

[lbreevesii]

Seriously man,  people buy slicktop skins and weld in panels and stuff just to make their E30 a slicktop.  Enjoy the factory goodness or swap it out to someone who will enjoy it.

[Donkeyshins]

Please leave the sunroof-delete alone and buy a new 318iS if you have to have a sunroof.  They're fairly rare (not to mention about 16 lbs lighter).

-D

[FL318is]

I hate the sun roof (rust portal).

[Donkeyshins]

I hate the sun roof (rust portal).

Well, there's that, too.

-D