Desperate for a functioning roof I know this is an old post but I decided to revitalize it with a reply. I've actually tried this, my California roof gear is also stripped, fortunately enough for me I have an e36 m3 so I pulled the sunroof motor to see if it was interchangeable, and its not. The gear is different in almost every way. I tried to call B&M (my local machine shop) to see if they could custom fabricate a metal one for me, this shop was unable to do so. So if anyone out there has any suggestions or knows of a Craigslist post in their rea with a salvaged california roof 318ti please let me know because I don't have the 300 extra dollars for a new motor, I do get a discount because I build BMWs but still the price is ridiculous. |