OEM CSL Roof install on my M3

[0-60Motorsports]

Oh my. Wrapping anything else?

A, B, C Pillars and redoing my OEM CSL wheel as well but this time increasing thickness on it to match E9X M3 wheel

[m3dragon]

Oh my. Wrapping anything else?

[0-60Motorsports]

Love the step by step pics. Wish I had those for mine but the shop lost them =(

Still enjoying the roof I hope.

Thanks bro. Yeah love it. Just have to install the brackets for the hooks for the cars with no sunroofs.

also I have a roll of alcantara here and thinking of covering the headliner in it

[m3dragon]

Love the step by step pics. Wish I had those for mine but the shop lost them =(

Still enjoying the roof I hope.

[0-60Motorsports]

The OEM Non Sunroof headliner arrived and the parts to install the BT mic etc all arrived so we set about removing the old sunroof headliner which was falling apart after 10 years.

Removing the Sunroof Headliner begins....




OEM CSL Seat removed to make it easy to remove the old headliner and installed the new non sunroof headliner....




Leo looking on....


Some shots with the old sunroof headliner removed. That is the sound deadening for the OEM CSL roof...












Brand new third break light....


Used Mint Non Sunroof Headliner, thanks to member Im-Somebody, Bargain $300 delivered to Bahrain from the UK.....






OEM BT mic grill and brackets....










Cutout for the above already outlined in the headliner....


Allan Cutting it out and installing the bracket, grill and BT mic. I moved the mic closer the the driver side....














The Used roof came with the alarm motion sensor so it'll be easier to install an OEM alarm in the future. There was no wiring for it in my car though...





Old sunroof headliner....


Installing the Non Sunroof Panel in the car....


New Third Brake light cover...


New Headliner Installed....




Thanks Gerald....


Thanks Jonathan....


Thanks to Allan and Leo as well.

One issue we faced was the rear coat hooks wouldnt go back in. When I looked at the ETK it shows a different parts number for the coat hook brackets for non sunroof cars. So i have ordered PN's 51168223047 & 51168223048.

More installed pics to come tomorrow.

[0-60Motorsports]

You need to get yourself a CF Shark Fin if your intent on keeping it, before you replace the headlining.:-D

Neil I'll do that in the future for sure. I have to do some CF work on my interior trim from my CF guys first and a new thicker CSL Steering wheel

[Neil M]

You need to get yourself a CF Shark Fin if your intent on keeping it, before you replace the headlining.:-D

[0-60Motorsports]

Thanks to Adem.csl for hooking me up with a non sunroof headliner for the price of a Pint o Lager.

All packed up...




Confirmed Cut out in the back for the OEM BT Mic.


Ordered a new 3rd Brake light as the current one works but all the rubber is falling off due to heat exposure over the last 9 years. Ordered all new clips etc to install headliner and am very close to ordering some Alcantara too

Pics to come as soon as it gets here in 8-10 days and install. Will be taking more pics of the underside of the OEM CSL roof when the older headliner is off.

[0-60Motorsports]

Sacrilege?

Too late. Done already LOL.

I was very close to getting a CSL a few years back but realising the work i had put into my car i backed off the deal.

Maybe if I cant find me a 1M in the future, I'll find myself a CSL and use this black one as my Daily drive

But that said I absolutely love my M3 as its been a great result of hard work over the last 7 years.

[0-60Motorsports]

I guess it's not just the loss of weight but the lower centre of gravity and the change in weight distribution on the car.

Yeah true. I like the feeling. Now to lose 15kgs off ma belly! LOL

[E46CSL]

Sacrilege?

[shimmy]

LOL Yeah i thought so. But its funny how losing weight from the center of the car makes it handle better.

I guess it's not just the loss of weight but the lower centre of gravity and the change in weight distribution on the car.

[0-60Motorsports]

Good idea.





Not many of us have had sunroofs removed rom our CSLs :-D

LOL Yeah i thought so. But its funny how losing weight from the center of the car makes it handle better.

[shimmy]

Dropped the ///M off at LLUMAR BAHRAIN (Ekanoo) For the clear film protection on the roof. Too afraid of it getting scratched by stone chips etc.....

Good idea.

Its weird how the car feels lighter. Did anyone else feel the car handled differently after the sunroof to CF roof swap? I can see that the height needs adjusting again as it looks like the cars sitting slightly higher now.

Not many of us have had sunroofs removed rom our CSLs :-D

[0-60Motorsports]

Dropped the ///M off at LLUMAR BAHRAIN (Ekanoo) For the clear film protection on the roof. Too afraid of it getting scratched by stone chips etc....
















Its weird how the car feels lighter. Did anyone else feel the car handled differently after the sunroof to CF roof swap? I can see that the height needs adjusting again as it looks like the cars sitting slightly higher now.