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      06-29-2016, 08:28 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by Diesel_d66 View Post
I was enjoying a nice top down day on my drive to lunch and decided the car needed a wash. Took it to a hand wash place, got it back nice and shiny, lowered the top and drove back to work. After work, lowered the top, drove home, and when I got home the top died halfway up. Had to manually raise it.

I'm guessing my top motor is dead even though I had removed the driver side drain plug. Any suggestions on how to trouble shoot? Am I looking at $2k for the labor and parts to replace the motor? If so, does anyone want to help me out on a weekend to replace it with me? I'm willing to pay for your time. I appreciate any advice.
If you're reasonably mechanically capable you can replace the motor yourself. Shipkiller's DIY guide is pretty straight forward. http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...&postcount=114
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