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    Posted: 25-January-2006 at 17:07

Was the E9 ,offered with a factory vinyl roof ? And whats the thinking nowdays,better to leave painted or new vinyl.Car is late 1974.

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Hi Paul,

UK/US destined CS's had the option of a vinyl Roof to make it look a bit more "Sporty".  have had conflicting reports from E9 friends in the States about what lies underneath. Some have found primed but unpainted Steel, others fully finished paintwork.I would assume it depended on what cars were in the Finished Goods store when the shipping instructions came in. If you e-mail BMW Heritage Museum  your Vin No, they will respond with date of manufacture and in some cases which options the car came with .

I am also wrestling with the question of wether or not to strip the vinyl off mine when I have it resprayed later this year

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Thanks Dax, which looks best in your opinion with vinyl or without ?

My car is painted but is going to be repainted soon and can't make my mind up ?

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Hi Paul,

I prefer E9's Nude,But!!!! I am a bit concerned about possibleRust hiding under my "Oirish" CS as it has a sun-roof and the edges of the vinyl are a bit tatty.Guess there's only one way to find out?Compare this : 

 

With This:

If you exclude the paint job required the non-vinyl just looks cleaner
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Points: 14 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26-January-2006 at 15:39

Thanks Dax

                 pictures didn't open for me ? maybe my computer ?

if you get a minute could you send them to grabhire@btopenworld.com

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One of these days I'll get it right

Suggest go to BMW Club Ireland section Pic Gallery at http://www.bmwcarclubireland.com/gallery/displayimage.php?al bum=133&pos=0
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And Also www.e9coupe.com photo Gallery has a selection of about 200 E9's with and without in all the colours of the Rainbow,If I can, I'm going to strip the vinyl off
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Most E9's with vinyl roofs had just primer underneath. Same idea with Fords Escort and Capri really. It is all a matter of taste, I don't think that there is a general consensus on them being better on or off. It is a bit of a period fashion. Personally I think they look horrible and I would remove them. I would imagine that if you have a sunroof it will make it even more prone to rust. It does not affect the value, rust does.
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Gather from  friends who bought new E9's in the 70's that if a Client wanted a vinyl roof, Garage would take a stock painted car and have a roof fitted locally as BMW were only manufacturing betwen 20-30 E9's a month and clients were in a hurry for their cars.If you email your Vin no to info.konzernarchiv@bmw.de they can sometimes tell wether the car had a factory fit or not If you are respraying anyway,it's not going to make much difference wether there is primer or finished paint under. My choice is vinyl off.
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I am pretty sure the vinyl roof was a dealer installed option and as such should have paint under it. They are tragic and should be removed as they give no benefit and plenty of potential problems. 
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