# Replacing convertible top for 2001 BMW Z3

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/replacing-convertible-top-for-2001-bmw-z3/119939>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** z3, bmw\
**Created:** [June 27, 2018, 1:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replacing-convertible-top-for-2001-bmw-z3/119939 "2018-06-27T13:55:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![WilliamBernard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b782af/32.png) [@WilliamBernard](https://community.cartalk.com/u/WilliamBernard)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2018, 1:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replacing-convertible-top-for-2001-bmw-z3/119939/1 "2018-06-27T13:55:24Z")

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Anyone have experience with replacing the convertible top? Stitching is going and back window is loose.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2018, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replacing-convertible-top-for-2001-bmw-z3/119939/2 "2018-06-27T14:00:37Z")

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No experience with this car in particular. But I replaced the top on a similar car - Honda S2000. I did the job myself with the help of the internet. Just for reference, I’ve rebuilt every major subsystem on a car except AC, including manual transmissions.

Replacing the top was a huge PIA and I would NEVER do it again! I would pay a shop to do this.

Just a few tips, take it to a shop that does LOTS of tops - experience helps. Don’t cheap out on the material - Haartz is a big player here. If you have a plastic rear window, if glass is available as a retro-fit -DO IT!

Good Luck!

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**Author:** ![WilliamBernard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b782af/32.png) [@WilliamBernard](https://community.cartalk.com/u/WilliamBernard)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2018, 2:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replacing-convertible-top-for-2001-bmw-z3/119939/3 "2018-06-27T14:12:11Z")

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Thanks appreciate it. I have done most of the work on the Z3 myself as well but the top looks complicated even on youtube.