Glass Moonroof? - Page 2 - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

Alan Archer · 4th July 2007, 21:02

As an Ex motor vehicle technician (although not BMW)
I've replaced a few sunroof mechanism and panels over the years.
Whats quite apparent is that the glass roof option (with blind) is more
complicated and will probably use a different headlining panel arrangement
to accomodate the Blind (which has a channel of its own) than a steel roof.

To make the blind work would entail getting all the parts from a donor car.
Dropping the headlining out of any car can be a pain, but the biggest pain
is putting it back in without screwing it up again !

I see another solution though guys....
when its sunny, open the steel roof.
when it rains...close the steel roof and practice going sideways.

de Witt · 4th July 2007, 21:52

Would an E32 moonroof work in the E34?

SpecRaceM5 · 4th July 2007, 22:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alan Archer

I see another solution though guys....
when its sunny, open the steel roof.
when it rains...close the steel roof and practice going sideways.

I agree with the begining of your post, but the last part I felt was quote worthy! The more I think about it, the more I see how silly it would be. Yeah the glass is cool, but why let the sun in and block the wind out...

de Witt: I have often wondered this about other e32 parts. I honestly don't know the answer, but it brings up another quesition. Do the e32 door panles fit the e34?

I will have my headliner out to re-upholster it, so maybe when this happens I'll try the glass moonroof since I'm already half way there.

Cheers,

Brian

konst · 5th July 2007, 11:06

Just too add my twopenceworths. I think those sunroofs were made by Webasto (certainly is on my m3), its possible that they may have produced something similar for someone else, out of glass.........

just a thought.

SpecRaceM5 · 5th July 2007, 19:26

That's what I'm thinking. Kind of a parts bin item.

Brian

Geach · 5th July 2007, 20:09

I can sympatise with Ivan with the daunting task of fitting due to the fact that I had a hell of a job to get it all out,Bearing in mind I was also working on a scrapper! Although in my defence I did not refer to any literature.
Maybe I should have just chopped out a large square section of roof with the discsaw after all M8? At least you would of had a 'template' then?

BuickGSBoy · 6th July 2007, 02:55

The mechanism is most certainly a Webasto roof, it has the logo on the motor.

My Uncle is a Webasto distributor in Pittsburgh. I have never spoken to him about this roof in particular, but speaking to him about others I do know that they only make a couple different sized chassis for the roofs.

I also know that replacing the glass panel is a fairly painless process as we replaced the panel in my Mom's Impala SS. Three screws per side. The M5 panel has these same screws as these are used to adjust how the panel fits in the roof when fully closed. (down slightly in the front, up slightly in the rear to minimize wind noise)

I do not know about the tracks for the sliding shade panel.