Hi ian sue, i had missed your message. Im not a million miles away im from the york area
The company based on the invoice are called SC motorworks in shiremoor, They look to be a bmw specialist which is strange considering how this has been fitted. I feel sorry for the guy who i purchased the car from, as i rememeber him saying he rated the company who did the roof as they do all his other bmws aswell. I mean they could be a good garage just from my personal experience from what ive got infront of me is not what you would expect for the price that was paid.
I wish i had taken a pictuire before we started to remove all the adhesive on the canvas as it was packed full and its been a nightmare to get most of it off before i even attempt the 21 year old butyl seals .
Steering rack yeah i agree, i must admit that all the lower front joints had been worn out too so maybe it had hidden some of the play untill it has all been changed and polybushed. I had tried winding the preload pinion on the steering rack in for a while which did help but has restricted wheel centreing massively, so can only really be a temporary measure.
Onwards and upwards though, i did get the car to tinker with as a project anyway. My daily doesnt need much maintance and its a good deviation from a 9-5 desk job through the week to keep me busy everynow and again