Opening the convertible top manually; what you REALLY need to know! doityourself

[Radarcontact]

What's not mentioned in Bentleys or the BMW manual:

Once you retrieve the Allen wrench from under the rear seat, you move up to the windshield area and use it there. Pry off the plastic hole cover; try it from both front and back, one will make it come out easy, the other will potentially break it. Insert the allen wrench into the lock and turn the wrench as depicted to release the top from the windshield. Here's the big trick...DO NOT STOP TURNING THE WRENCH ONCE THE WINDSHIELD AND TOP SEPARATE. Keep turning! And turning, and turning, and turning. Turn until it becomes very hard to turn, then stop...don't overdo it. Without doing this step, you'll never get the top open.

Then you can fold the top up like you would expect to do. The rear top cover, the flap, remains locked until you push down on that button and turn the wrench halfway, that's what releases those locks.

You are home free now.


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[danewilson77]

Good lookin out.

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[johnrando]

Good lookin out.

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+1. BTW, did you have a top issue?

[danewilson77]

+1. BTW, did you have a top issue?

Wut?

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[johnrando]

Wut?

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I was wondering if OP had an issue with his top, and had to discover the hard way the keys to success that he described earlier.

[danewilson77]

I was wondering if OP had an issue with his top, and had to discover the hard way the keys to success that he described earlier.

Ok. You quoted me so I was confused. Very well....

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[johnrando]

Yes, I quoted you because I too was appreciating the fact that he posted the info.

[danewilson77]

Yes, I quoted you because I too was appreciating the fact that he posted the info.

Copy.

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