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yannis · May 14th, 2005, 10:59 AM

Hey there.

I 've purchased my mini cooper without sunroof. Is it possible to fit the orginal sunroof now? Can the whole roof be replaced with a one contains a sunroof? I am not talking about drilling holes! (no way!). If anyone did this at an authorised dealer what was the cost. (i guess it was a lot).

Spotty Dog · May 17th, 2005, 04:57 PM

Yannis
as nobody has replied, I'll make an attempt...

...the short answer is give the idea up.

The long answer is...

Dealers used to put in retro-fit (manual) sunroofs on cars (but not BMW.) Indeed, there used to be companies in the 80's & 90's in every town. Alas, they were all chased out of town when the roofs leaked! The sunroof at factory cost £600, so a whole roof would probably cost you £3000. And then BMW wouldn't want to do it, or deal with the car again, the structural integrity would disappear on a modified car. Sell your car, and buy a new/2nd hand one.

Sorry, bad news is bad news.

Spotty Dog · May 17th, 2005, 05:01 PM

.....or, drive it on it's side, like the stunt men do!

Spectre · May 19th, 2005, 01:35 PM

Sell your car and buy one with a sunroof if that's what you want. Unless you enjoy throwing money away.

Vron · May 19th, 2005, 03:38 PM

I was told it was possible to fit an electric one that slides over the top of the roof - Webasto do them, and BMW will arrange but it will be a normal size sunroof and I would expect horrifically expensive. In the end I waited to find a Mini with the sunroof already on.

May 14th, 2005, 10:59 AM	#1
yannis MINI2 Newbie Join Date: May 2005 Local Time: 03:05 AM Posts: 3 Offline	Fit sunroof in a mini without one? Hey there. I 've purchased my mini cooper without sunroof. Is it possible to fit the orginal sunroof now? Can the whole roof be replaced with a one contains a sunroof? I am not talking about drilling holes! (no way!). If anyone did this at an authorised dealer what was the cost. (i guess it was a lot).

May 19th, 2005, 03:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
Vron MINI2 Regular Join Date: Mar 2004 Local Time: 01:05 AM Posts: 251 Offline	I was told it was possible to fit an electric one that slides over the top of the roof - Webasto do them, and BMW will arrange but it will be a normal size sunroof and I would expect horrifically expensive. In the end I waited to find a Mini with the sunroof already on. MCS JCW EB/B 210 Bhp lots of extras!

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May 17th, 2005, 04:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
Spotty Dog MINI2 Master Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Worthing, Sussex. Local Time: 12:05 AM Posts: 1,454 Offline	Yannis as nobody has replied, I'll make an attempt... ...the short answer is give the idea up. The long answer is... Dealers used to put in retro-fit (manual) sunroofs on cars (but not BMW.) Indeed, there used to be companies in the 80's & 90's in every town. Alas, they were all chased out of town when the roofs leaked! The sunroof at factory cost £600, so a whole roof would probably cost you £3000. And then BMW wouldn't want to do it, or deal with the car again, the structural integrity would disappear on a modified car. Sell your car, and buy a new/2nd hand one. Sorry, bad news is bad news.

May 17th, 2005, 05:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
Spotty Dog MINI2 Master Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Worthing, Sussex. Local Time: 12:05 AM Posts: 1,454 Offline	.....or, drive it on it's side, like the stunt men do!

May 19th, 2005, 01:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
Spectre Pole Sitter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The ATL Local Time: 08:05 PM Posts: 83 Offline	Sell your car and buy one with a sunroof if that's what you want. Unless you enjoy throwing money away.

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