hi, i have seen these window that zip in and out but not sure if its as straight forward as it sounds.
will there be any info on this on the site? sorry not sure how to find things at the moment, still felling my way around
thanks for any help
andy
I have a 96 Z3. My window had a break in it when I had purchased the car. As it was a zip in window, I purchased a zip in replacement. On the day that I started to do the replacement, at the onset of the replacement procedure, it became obvious that I was barking up the wrong tree. As you might know, a zipper is manufactured in two pieces. With respect to our plastic windows, one half of the zipper is sewn into the convertible top, and the other half is sewn onto the edge of the plastic window. When the window becomes damaged or worn, we buy a replacement with the corresponding half of the zipper already attached. My problem was that the half of the zipper that was installed on the convertible top had stitching that had begun to deteriorate. While it is my understanding that a new zipper can be stitched into the top, a closer and detained examination of the top revealed that other stitching in different areas of the top was also starting to go bad. It no longer became cost effective to replace the window. Unfortunately, I had already purchased the window several months before and couldn't return it. I had then decided to replace the entire top, which I did myself.
Take a close look at your top and evaluate its condition to determine if it's worth buying a replacement window or allocating the funds towards a new top. Good luck with everything. Frankie
PS. I should say that I actually did start to replace the window myself. In taking my time, it seemed, to the extent that I did, that it was a "do able" thing. I must also tell you that another (former) member of the forum, one of my friends, who takes impeccable care of his ///M, tried to replace it by himself and got so frustrated with it that he, in his words, "launched it down to the end of the driveway". Frankie
