Subscribe! / @projectbmw In todays video I show you how to install a e46 hard top.
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@betitoroks2 жыл бұрын
Stuff needed: Deep Socket 8mm 7mm Hardtop mounting kit (from ECU contains everything you need) First, set the car to convertible mode (with the top down), then you take out the two screws holding in the trim piece with the deep socket 8mm, then, set the convertible top to open halfway to access the next step, then you unscrew the three bolts (with the 7mm) on top holding the trim piece, then you install the hardtop mounting kit as instructed enjoy your new hardtop
@elihnyc Жыл бұрын
I was able to buy a very nice m3 vert a couple of weeks ago and found a matching silver grey hardtop about an hour from my house. Bought the hardtop installation kit from ECS tuning and installed using this video. Worked perfectly. Thank god for youtube and helpful contributors like ProjectBMW. Start to finish, this took me about 2 hours with interruptions. One thing I'll add...you'll know it worked if the back dome lights go on and off as they should when opening and closing doors. Great video, earned another subscriber...
@maxcarrillo16833 жыл бұрын
Completely changed the look of the car, good stuff bro!
@vegeta123793 жыл бұрын
I bought your car's twin recently-- White on Grey Coupe w/ 6-Speed. Love these M3's
@bigr318i3 жыл бұрын
You just killed it bro good job nice to see on white true 😉👌 and the e30 is amazing aswell !!!!!
@guapo_laflare27573 жыл бұрын
Looking forward on this channel!
@bayrain41583 жыл бұрын
Damnnnn, that thing looks sickk now. Great video 👍. I’ll be looking for a hardtop now for my next project 🤦♂️😂.
@Dj.Ray.Von.Ай бұрын
Off to buy one on Tuesday. Glad I watched this as now I have to hope that a previous owner had a hardtop fitted at some point and left the mounting anchors in, because if not I'm going to have to take a couple rolls of duct tape with me ! 😅😂😂😂
@dutchymarketing52183 жыл бұрын
Great video , I have the same car but mine already came with the hardtop (Topaz blue ).
@primetimekiller54752 жыл бұрын
@Project BMW thanks for this video I just bought a Ci 330 and wanted to put a hard top on it best 5 minute video for this 💯
@4phisАй бұрын
where do you find a hardtop at? Is it a special made one for the convertibles or can you just take one off a coupe?
@donniedarko78912 жыл бұрын
thx. very good video. would love to see how you did put the hartop on the car? Alone or did somebody helped you?
@marknoir Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video.
@ye_oldsilversurfer3 жыл бұрын
Must be a European thing but both my E46 cabrio’s had these fitted as standard so just had to remove the pin location covers each side and fit the hardtop! 5 minute job...,
@Sergeant_Gun2 жыл бұрын
Get any leaks in the front corners of the windshield where it meets up? I just got one and mine leaks a little
@elchekaner2 жыл бұрын
I have the same car currently looking for a hard top but no luck yet!!
@CashMoneyMawk-lu1sf Жыл бұрын
Great vid
@joenoha7572 Жыл бұрын
Nice video. Where do you find a used removeable top for 2001 BMW 325C1
@kungfulender87332 жыл бұрын
Can you retract the softop with the pins harnesses in there?
@brelamich7 ай бұрын
I wish some one will do e46 touring hardtop for coupe. Would be awesome to have e46 touring coupe convertible.
@ceedon957710 ай бұрын
I'm looking for a top...ty for the video...how much did you pay for the kit?
@mr.j.pogolewis66512 жыл бұрын
YOOOO HEY KIDD, THAT SHIT IS FUCCIN DOPE!
@stonesthrow4203 жыл бұрын
Great video, you convinced me not to sell my 330ci Vert. Do you know where to purchase this hard top? Ive been on Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace...no luck
@pompamaster2 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@shawnwright2404 ай бұрын
very good. thanks. But what is a “Jammi”?
@bellaollie20373 жыл бұрын
dats sum god damn good content - keep the m3 forever
@bellaollie20373 жыл бұрын
also how much did you get the hardtop for? iv had my eye out in Colorado the past year and 1 came up but buddy wanted a car price for it
@ProjectBMW3 жыл бұрын
@@bellaollie2037 Thanks for the support! I wasn't sure if I was overpaying or not but I ended up paying $950. I've seen them for a few hundred cheaper but this was the color I needed and re painting hardtop the color you need will cost $$.
@bellaollie20373 жыл бұрын
@@ProjectBMW good find! definitely a solid purchase! keep up the good work brudda
@cantuwithdraw3 жыл бұрын
@@ProjectBMW bro I don’t show how to lift black lid !!!
@leonelescobedomeza47413 жыл бұрын
Hi bro, where can I find those hooks to put the hardtop?
@limitlesscars20402 жыл бұрын
Great video thinking about getting this for my m3! Do you know if hardtop is a m3 specific version? or does the e46 hard top work as well? I've been seeing a lot of listings with the normal e46 hardtop 😂
@ProjectBMW2 жыл бұрын
So the hardtop in this video came from a 330 convertible, so they are the same 👍.
@EvolveGarage2 жыл бұрын
Dope video ! What happens with the soft top ? does it stay in there ?
@X2rickz2 жыл бұрын
Fire
@isaiahayala99693 жыл бұрын
Where can I find both the left and right brackets?
@stephanvanderzee2 ай бұрын
is there a way to get a hardtop instead of a soft top? As in a hardtop that automatically removes itself like the current soft top does?
@angelesquivel9112 жыл бұрын
So you can go from a linertop to a hardtop? 👏👍 how much did you pay for the hardtop?
@J.Sanchez36 Жыл бұрын
Does anyone know where i could buy a hardtop for my 1996 328i convertible? Its really nice however I'm tired of it getting leaks everyonce in awhile.
@baltimoravens3 жыл бұрын
How about the corner windows wat hapend to those
@skunksmoker142 жыл бұрын
Just gotta paint the chrome trims black now...... or the black windscreen trims chrome.
@iluvgwapo3 жыл бұрын
Where can I get a hardtop for my 2001 m3
@sherrymo60272 жыл бұрын
What’s the name of the song at the start?
@Kenough8083 жыл бұрын
Ive been tryna find a hardtop for my 95 Celica for months now shits impossible to find
@vladimirsantiago22403 жыл бұрын
Can you get a hard tip for a 2006 330 ci coupe …. Not an M3
@KoTuK2223 жыл бұрын
Bro, very important question: does hardtop fit into your touring trunk? Buying a convertible with hardtop tomorrow, need to know ;)
@jacksonwagner98762 жыл бұрын
Shit bro looks like you never new :(
@matthewnicholas63652 жыл бұрын
What year is the car? Think some of the different years have different plastic covers and possibly the mounting points too
@DeuceDevious2 жыл бұрын
they dont. all e46 convertibles use the same part.
@matthewnicholas63652 жыл бұрын
@@DeuceDevious not in the UK
@reggaecity67392 жыл бұрын
Does the hard top rattle when you hit bumps?
@ProjectBMW2 жыл бұрын
Nope no rattles from the top, on my car anyways.
@zaqgt53 жыл бұрын
FOUND ONE! PREPAINTED!!!
@ProjectBMW3 жыл бұрын
Hell yea!!!
@ifanbates2 жыл бұрын
Is putting the hardtop on/taking it off a two person job? Is it quick? Is it heavy?
@ProjectBMW2 жыл бұрын
Yes, you do need 2 people unfortunately. I don’t know the exact weight, but very manageable to maneuver with two people. It takes about 2min to remove the top, very easy no tools needed.
@StacheCam3 жыл бұрын
Make more vids !!
@naxera2 жыл бұрын
Greetings Hey did you have any short circuit issues or anything electrical related issues after installing the convertible kit? I installed the BMW hard top convertible kit from ECS Tunning now my Navigation system is acting up keeps open wirring and the rear lights on the hardtop are on all the time did I mess something up or do I need to program my car to accept the hardtop??? please help.
@ProjectBMW2 жыл бұрын
Strange, no programming is required. If I was you, I’d disconnect the hardtop pin kit you just purchased from ECS and see if your navigation starts working again. Actually the navigation shouldn’t be related at all with the hardtop at all. Best of luck!!
@naxera2 жыл бұрын
@@ProjectBMW thanks for the info.
@FazePew2 жыл бұрын
Trying to find a hardtop for my e30. You know where I can find one?
@ProjectBMW2 жыл бұрын
You'll probably need to buy an entire car, that's what I did for my e30 convertible hardtop. Sell the car after with no hardtop to re-coop 95% of the money spent 👍.
@juicewrldclips65239 ай бұрын
I wish the rear windows on those were small like the soft top, I think the hard top looks too bubbly doesn’t look good
@MotorRizz3 жыл бұрын
someone please help me find a hardtop for my m3 😭
@vasilbachev65923 жыл бұрын
Wow I believe that you can remove the caps without removing any covers when the roof cover is up
@gersonromero30833 жыл бұрын
You need a trim bro, hit up Misa lol
@aadamzahoor46832 жыл бұрын
how much does it cost tho ?????
@pickup4life2252 жыл бұрын
Retractable?
@TweekoItSoundsCold Жыл бұрын
Ok how do you remove it
@zaqgt53 жыл бұрын
Im still searching for one. How much did you end up paying?
@BakerBoah2 жыл бұрын
Where do I look? I cant find any
@jamesthebond0072 Жыл бұрын
I don’t know about over there but over here they range from around 2000 to $6000
@bryerthomas3784 Жыл бұрын
@@jamesthebond0072what’s the link to find these I’ve been searching for a long time. I’m willing to pay the price and just need a link or a website name.
@bryerthomas3784 Жыл бұрын
@@jamesthebond0072 thank you
@user-bu1ir3us7v5 ай бұрын
Over here at Nevada we pay about $1500~$2000 max
@Raynolasco9090 Жыл бұрын
Hows the wind noise? Any difference?
@coolandmellow11 ай бұрын
My friend dobyou still have the hard top
@S54Kevo3 жыл бұрын
Where Can I find one
@archi25093 жыл бұрын
got one in dark blue for sale
@officialgameplay23713 жыл бұрын
@@archi2509 send me an email at officalgameplay@gmail.com I am interested
@robertwilson86473 жыл бұрын
@@archi2509 Seriously? I'm looking for one in California for my 2006 M3. Dark Blue with the dark blue rag top.
@benparker44635 ай бұрын
Complete bell
@brandon52053 жыл бұрын
How much do they normally cost?
@Elemental13312 жыл бұрын
At least 3 grand from what I can tell
@victor12345472 жыл бұрын
@@Elemental1331 Fr and I read he bought his for $900
@yokaa692 жыл бұрын
Why to buy a convertible then buy a hard top for it?🤔
@youonlyliveonce2556 Жыл бұрын
The E46 M3 coupe is more expensive than a convertible, the manual transmission is much more expensive than a SMG transmission , you can get a E46 M3 convertible with SMG transmission for less than $15k but for a coupe with manual transmission is around $30k depending on the mileage
@keramzytowymocarz71042 жыл бұрын
u loock more like dodge boy BMW is to strong 4 u bro
@fel1xxfel1xx6011 ай бұрын
This is why the e93 came out with an actual convertible hardtop and its been one of the best one yet