The carbon slicktop thread

[Onefastsicilian]

finally, my contribution here!

Just finished it yesterday, now I have to reassemble the interior with all the alcantara pieces.

[stash1]

^^^ Did you go factory steel slicktop or cf?

[Epsilon]

Finally in the slicktop club!

Packaging is heft! Box weighs 35 lbs (mostly the box) and tons of protection. Each 90 degree bend is protected by reinforced cardboard edge protector. I have yet to open the bubble wrap.

Picked this over Karbonius because this vendor is on the forum, quicker delivery (~1 month wait from order to doorstep), no tax, and having a US contact is much better than Spain.

[LeeForst]

^ I recognize that garage and car, bought my ZCP wheels from him. Nice dude, nice car and cool conversion. Personally I’d just go CF at that point, it’s mostly labor cost anyway. Unless these stupid roof rails become impossible to source or obscenely expensive

Haha yep - good buyer too I actually bought the CSL rails at that price and had them painted imola to delete the rack flaps.

[heinzboehmer]

or obscenely expensive

At $250 each I think they're already there.

[repoman89]

^ I recognize that garage and car, bought my ZCP wheels from him. Nice dude, nice car and cool conversion. Personally I’d just go CF at that point, it’s mostly labor cost anyway. Unless these stupid roof rails become impossible to source or obscenely expensive

[LeeForst]

Somebody posted some pictures of a slicktop conversion done on an Imola on M3F just before the site when down and it looks fan-fn-tastic.

[BMWahba]

Interesting, I wonder if someone can mock up those spacers and that might work the same.


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[Onefastsicilian]

Yep, epoxy is the most logical solution. Unless we could design a 3d printed spacer or something that the rails could adhere to that are then taped to the roof rail. Do the OEM CSL rails use double sided tape?


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yes, if you look at the pictures on ECS, they show you where the double sided tape makes contact.

https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-...137897925~geb/

[BMWahba]

Yep, epoxy is the most logical solution. Unless we could design a 3d printed spacer or something that the rails could adhere to that are then taped to the roof rail. Do the OEM CSL rails use double sided tape?


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[Onefastsicilian]

I have this exact same predicament, some have recommended me to use double sided tape, but I tried and can't get enough contact.

Thats the issue.. Then, we could epoxy a small spot to hold it down but when I end up getting csl rails, how much of a pain will it be to pull up lol

[BMWahba]

for all of you who didnt buy the CSL roof rails, how did you guys attach the factory one from your car to the roof?

the metal roof has tabs that it attaches too and the CF roof now doesnt. Trying to figure how I can attach these things so they dont fly off.

I have this exact same predicament, some have recommended me to use double sided tape, but I tried and can't get enough contact.

[Onefastsicilian]

for all of you who didnt buy the CSL roof rails, how did you guys attach the factory one from your car to the roof?

the metal roof has tabs that it attaches too and the CF roof now doesnt. Trying to figure how I can attach these things so they dont fly off.

[robgill]

where did you purchase your roof from? looks clean. is that 1x1 weave??

Its a Challenge roof 2x2. VERY nice weave and absolutely no flaws. Was pretty straight forward to install. I had the car repainted so it also has fresh clear coat and polish.

[Jimmy_L]

Work in progress

where did you purchase your roof from? looks clean. is that 1x1 weave??