E36 power tops?

[Jeremy Cottrell]

Do all E36 convertables have power tops?
Do any E30s have power tops? Thanks

[ekim]

There are:

Fully automatic
Partially automatic
and Manual

[blkongry]

Partially automatic?? what's that? From what I thought, the 318 came with the manual top (although I think the power was an option) and the higher models came with power tops. I'm interested to hear the difference between fully auto and partially auto.

[Jeremy Cottrell]

All the E-30 cars I have seen have manual tops. All of the E-36 cars have had power tops.

[BMWCowboy]

E-30s have partial auto>>U have to unlock & push up then the motor folds it & stows it>>>E-36s are the same but some are fully auto like the E-46s>>unlocks & locks automatically ~

[tommbmw]

1997 328 i cinvertible

does anyone know where i can find the part numbers or supplier for the control rods that connects the motor to the roof opening mechanism and the control rod that connects the motor to the lid raising mechanism?

thanks
Wash DC area

[BMWCowboy]

All BMW Dealers have the parts & part numbers<<

[Wayne 962]

Originally posted by BMWCowboy
E-30s have partial auto>>U have to unlock & push up then the motor folds it & stows it>>>E-36s are the same but some are fully auto like the E-46s>>unlocks & locks automatically ~

Not entirely true - my 1995 E36 does not lock and unlock automatically - it requires me to open a large latch at the front edge of the windshield...

-Wayne

[BMWCowboy]

uuuhhhhh...yeah its eXactley as I said >>what are you ta|kn about????

[Wayne 962]

Originally posted by BMWCowboy
uuuhhhhh...yeah its eXactley as I said >>what are you ta|kn about????

Hmm, you're right. That's what I get for posting at 3AM!

-Wayne

[BMWCowboy]

LOL!~