I noticed the other day that one of the bows (bars that goes across the top) is broken on one side. It looks like there is a plastic piece on each side of the top with a 'peg' on it and a metal bar that goes on the pegs on either side. The missing bow would not bother me except for the wind noise and I now think that that area is one of the sources of my water leaks since the top does not sit flush on the rail there.
On mine, one of those plastic pegs is broken. It looks like #3 on this diagram:
http://realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?...97&hg=54&fg=05 RealOEM only calls for one of part 3 so I do not think that that is the right one. If I thought that I could take it apart, maybe I could get it to fit/work.
I have been thinking about taking a drill and making a small pilot hole to try to repair it with some epoxy and a small screw. Has anyone had any luck with a similar repair? If that doesn't work, I guess I will decide if I am looking for a good used one, or if I will bite the bullet and get a new one.
Thanks in advance.