How To Guide Z4 re-locate roof motor - alternative method

[peteslag]

I used this method to re-locate my roof motor:


https://zroadster.org/threads/z4-roof-motor-relocation-to-boot.19256/

It was very good and thank you very much to the OP but there were a few steps missing. Here is my method with the missing steps:

1, Take parcel shelf out and all the gubbings that go with it
2, Find the motor housing then spend an hour wrestling with it.
3, Look to the sky and wave a fist whilst shouting very loudly the following statement "WHY, WHYYYYYYYYY BMW would you put the roof motor here!!!!!! You could have strapped it to the steering wheel and it would have been more practical. You complete and utter *swear* *swear* *swear* *swear* *swear* idiots."
4. When the job is done, take a step back and wonder why you don't have that warm fuzzy feeling of a job well done. Instead, you study the many tiny lacerations to your wrists and reach for the phone (so that you can book an appointment with your osteopath). Then you have the feeling that maybe you should have paid some one else to do it.

I think that just about covers it.Just to confirm, this job is properly awful.

 

[billz]

Dont see your problem Pete. I never had any issues, scratches or swear word altercations when Dave in Durham did mine

 

[t-tony]

Mike @Ducklakeview has the secret. He's left handed, makes a big difference, now had they fitted it the other side

Tony.

 

[g8jka]

I used this method to re-locate my roof motor:


https://zroadster.org/threads/z4-roof-motor-relocation-to-boot.19256/

It was very good and thank you very much to the OP but there were a few steps missing. Here is my method with the missing steps:

1, Take parcel shelf out and all the gubbings that go with it
2, Find the motor housing then spend an hour wrestling with it.
3, Look to the sky and wave a fist whilst shouting very loudly the following statement "WHY, WHYYYYYYYYY BMW would you put the roof motor here!!!!!! You could have strapped it to the steering wheel and it would have been more practical. You complete and utter *swear* *swear* *swear* *swear* *swear* idiots."
4. When the job is done, take a step back and wonder why you don't have that warm fuzzy feeling of a job well done. Instead, you study the many tiny lacerations to your wrists and reach for the phone (so that you can book an appointment with your osteopath). Then you have the feeling that maybe you should have paid some one else to do it.

I think that just about covers it.Just to confirm, this job is properly awful.

@gookah is 10 minutes down the road, you could have just dropped it down his for the morning and missed out the extra steps

 

[Ducklakeview]

Yup, being left handed and "only" 5' 7" helps.. Although I still hate cars with the sat nav/bluetooth bulge in the boot! Got it down to about 17 mins now for a straight relocation...

As my wife always says, that couple of inches makes all the difference If only I could make THAT last 17 mins.....

Mike

 

[peteslag]

Yup, being left handed and "only" 5' 7" helps.. Although I still hate cars with the sat nav/bluetooth bulge in the boot! Got it down to about 17 mins now for a straight relocation...

As my wife always says, that couple of inches makes all the difference If only I could make THAT last 17 mins.....

Mike

It took me about 90 minutes all told. IF I did it again I reckon I could halve that time, then probably halve it again the next. It seems to be the sort of job that gets easier with practice. I'm annoyed because on the face of it, it looked like an easy 30 minute job. The fact that the rear ARB had turned into a bit of a 1 hour wrestling match had already put me in a grumpy mood.

You may notice that I put "if" in caps, this is to highlight the fact that I would rather have intercourse with a frog that had herpes than do a roof motor again. Stupid bloody cars (I love it really).

 

[t-tony]

Rivvit, Rivvit.

Tony.

 

[billz]

Rivvit, Rivvit.

Tony.

WHAT you fancy having intercourse with Pete. Is that why your now pretending to be a Frog is this courtship in the making. Come on Tony please do tell

 

[t-tony]

Nah mate, been called a cheeky Toad a few times in the past but I draw the line somewhere Bill.

Tony.

 

[peteslag]

I'm saying nothing until I've met Tony and seen him in the flesh. He might be a munter

 

[t-tony]

You could well be right Pete, I reckon Bill's getting jealous.

Tony.

 

[billz]

No chance i have met both of you in the flesh

 

[peteslag]

Well if you're game Tony so am I. You crack out the frog costume and lets get it on. I'm going to call this new pioneering activity "frogging".

 

[t-tony]

You two are going to get me a bad name, as Bernard used to say "I'm a good lad me!"

Tony.

 

[clivey]

I used this method to re-locate my roof motor:


https://zroadster.org/threads/z4-roof-motor-relocation-to-boot.19256/

It was very good and thank you very much to the OP but there were a few steps missing. Here is my method with the missing steps:

1, Take parcel shelf out and all the gubbings that go with it
2, Find the motor housing then spend an hour wrestling with it.
3, Look to the sky and wave a fist whilst shouting very loudly the following statement "WHY, WHYYYYYYYYY BMW would you put the roof motor here!!!!!! You could have strapped it to the steering wheel and it would have been more practical. You complete and utter *swear* *swear* *swear* *swear* *swear* idiots."
4. When the job is done, take a step back and wonder why you don't have that warm fuzzy feeling of a job well done. Instead, you study the many tiny lacerations to your wrists and reach for the phone (so that you can book an appointment with your osteopath). Then you have the feeling that maybe you should have paid some one else to do it.

I think that just about covers it.Just to confirm, this job is properly awful.

Ha Ha, well summed up. This was my experience when I did it , after my motor drowned 5 years ago !! Had been doing it manually ever since. I get around to doing things eventually. you do realize after the event that it can be made a much easier and quicker job. But what joy when you eventually get the thing into the boot and kid yourself that it now actually opens and closes quicker than the claimed 10 seconds and tell everybody who isn't remotely interested about it

 

[Chasen]

is there any pictures available?

 

[Dalek]

is there any pictures available?

 

[clivey]

very funny. made my day. Brilliant