335is sunroof delete

str8nm · 08-09-2010, 07:31 AM

I ordered my 335is last week but I am currently trying to get the sun roof deleted to save weight, get more headroom and increase body integrity and aerodynamics. No one seems to know for sure if this delete is doable. But since my car won't be produced until the BMW factory returns from vacation in September, hopefully I will have a good chance. Anyone here take delivery of a 335is without sun roof?

Ron1n · 08-09-2010, 07:48 AM

Your reasons for getting rid of the sunroof are interesting, but unnecessary, except maybe for headroom.

BMW-NC · 08-09-2010, 08:11 AM

ZDM Moonroof deletion

Hurry up, most VINs are assigned for past-septmeber production alreday, aka no changes.

REgards,

Ray

ArabianSensation · 08-09-2010, 08:26 AM

You won't notice that big of a difference with or without the sunroof... keep it and enjoy it.

Unless you are a race team there's no point going through the hassle to delete it now.

srcstc · 08-09-2010, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Ron1n

Your reasons for getting rid of the sunroof are interesting, but unnecessary, except maybe for headroom.

Biggest difference it'll make is decreased resale value.

Sara · 08-09-2010, 09:47 AM

No sunroof and you live in nola. What are you thinkin?!

str8nm · 08-09-2010, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Sara504

No sunroof and you live in nola. What are you thinkin?!

You live in nola and use yours? It's hot as shit down here. Nice in March and November only. Sun blazing down all the time...no thanks. But at least we don't need heated seats, ix, or know what to do with a snow shovel

Ron1n · 08-09-2010, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by str8nm

You live in nola and use yours? It's hot as shit down here. Nice in March and November only. Sun blazing down all the time...no thanks. But at least we don't need heated seats, ix, or know what to do with a snow shovel

I'd really dislike my car without a sunroof. I got a loaner without one, and I felt almost claustrophobic. Seriously...not worth the hassle.

Barbera335 · 08-09-2010, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by srcstc

Biggest difference it'll make is decreased resale value.

Not really, if you look at E46 M3s or E30 cars with the sunroof delete option they are always worth more. I understand what the OP is talking about, sunroofs are completely useless and are just another failure point on the car. I wish BMW would make more vehicles with no sunroofs and cloth interiors like they do in Europe. At least they are starting to make sunroofs optional.

wrickem · 08-09-2010, 10:26 AM

Hopefully, The ZDM option works for you. I can't believe how many people gave you crap for not wanting one. It's your car, you should get it the way you want it, if you can.

Sara · 08-09-2010, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by str8nm

You live in nola and use yours? It's hot as shit down here. Nice in March and November only. Sun blazing down all the time...no thanks. But at least we don't need heated seats, ix, or know what to do with a snow shovel

Heck yeah I do. Windows down, sunroof open cruising around the quarter.

dmz · 08-09-2010, 11:20 AM

+1

I would take a no sunroof car over one with sunroof in a hearbeat. Sunroof is a good idea but usless in the real world for me. Can't use it when it's hot or cold or driving on the freeway. I haven't open my sunroof in over a year. I wish I didn't have one.

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Originally Posted by Barbera335

Not really, if you look at E46 M3s or E30 cars with the sunroof delete option they are always worth more. I understand what the OP is talking about, sunroofs are completely useless and are just another failure point on the car. I wish BMW would make more vehicles with no sunroofs and cloth interiors like they do in Europe. At least they are starting to make sunroofs optional.

mcompact · 08-09-2010, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Barbera335

Not really, if you look at E46 M3s or E30 cars with the sunroof delete option they are always worth more. I understand what the OP is talking about, sunroofs are completely useless and are just another failure point on the car. I wish BMW would make more vehicles with no sunroofs and cloth interiors like they do in Europe. At least they are starting to make sunroofs optional.

I agree 100%. Back in 1995 BMW wanted to build my Club Sport with a hole in the roof even though the sunroof was a $1200 option. Fortunately my salesperson prevailed. As TC Kline puts it, a sunroof is equivalent to bolting your battery to the roof.

hipnotic · 08-09-2010, 03:16 PM

sunroof please

Edward · 08-09-2010, 03:28 PM

I like having one. Sometimes my interior needs some light from above and sometimes I need a bit more airflow or a feeling of more open-ness. you're never going to sit there thinking that the last apex could have been taken faster if it weren't for that pesky frame flex. Headroom is your only valid real world argument.

kaishang · 08-09-2010, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Barbera335

I wish BMW would make more vehicles with no sunroofs and cloth interiors like they do in Europe. At least they are starting to make sunroofs optional.

Why stop there; let's delete the radio, air-con, and padding in the seats

And the spare tyre

smallseafishie · 08-09-2010, 04:23 PM

I vote for keeping the sunroof. I'd hate to have a car w/o a sunroof.

DTRJ · 08-09-2010, 04:35 PM

Get in your car on a nice 100 degree day. Open the sunroof and put the A/C on Max. You will be surprised how much faster the car cools down!

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Originally Posted by Edward

I like having one. Sometimes my interior needs some light from above and sometimes I need a bit more airflow or a feeling of more open-ness. you're never going to sit there thinking that the last apex could have been taken faster if it weren't for that pesky frame flex. Headroom is your only valid real world argument.

TheBaronSG · 08-09-2010, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Ron1n

I'd really dislike my car without a sunroof. I got a loaner without one, and I felt almost claustrophobic. Seriously...not worth the hassle.

+1

py335 · 08-09-2010, 05:04 PM

i love my sunroof. but your car man do whatever you can so that itll make you happy and not regret anything every time you sit inside it

Barbera335 · 08-09-2010, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by kaishang

Why stop there; let's delete the radio, air-con, and padding in the seats

And the spare tyre

Don't get crazy, premium sound and air con are a must for me unless I'm building a track car. But leather is crap, I don't see the point for seating material that requires maintenance, is hot in the summer and cold in the winter, and costs extra. Instead of leatherette which I really don't like they should offer cloth interiors. And the sunroof is just one more item to fail and cost money in the future. I never even open the sunshade on mine and I wish BMW built the car without it. But it is what it is, my sunroof should last forever because I never use it and my leather looks like brand new because I keep it conditioned even though I don't like either.

Edward · 08-09-2010, 05:38 PM

cloth is an inferior material. It doesn't really belong in even the 3 series unless you're building a track car. Sure it wears down, but that goes for everything. Knock on wood, but how many of you actually had a moonroof failure? and I'm not talking about the interior shade that used to come off the tracks frequently enough on the E46s. No car in my family has ever had an actual moonroof/sunroof malfunction.

More so than cloth being lighter, (marginally) the bigger benefit to cloth seats is that they are made to be cheaper in general and thus have no power functions which is where the real weight savings is. All I know is that I'm not into teaching idiots how to manually pull the seat forward so people can sit in the back. I prefer a touch of comfort layered over the sportiness of these cars.

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Edward Colonel 377 Rep 2,982 Posts Drives: 2013.9999 E92 Jerez ZCP Join Date: May 2010 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (2)	I like having one. Sometimes my interior needs some light from above and sometimes I need a bit more airflow or a feeling of more open-ness. you're never going to sit there thinking that the last apex could have been taken faster if it weren't for that pesky frame flex. Headroom is your only valid real world argument.
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Edward Colonel 377 Rep 2,982 Posts Drives: 2013.9999 E92 Jerez ZCP Join Date: May 2010 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (2)	cloth is an inferior material. It doesn't really belong in even the 3 series unless you're building a track car. Sure it wears down, but that goes for everything. Knock on wood, but how many of you actually had a moonroof failure? and I'm not talking about the interior shade that used to come off the tracks frequently enough on the E46s. No car in my family has ever had an actual moonroof/sunroof malfunction. More so than cloth being lighter, (marginally) the bigger benefit to cloth seats is that they are made to be cheaper in general and thus have no power functions which is where the real weight savings is. All I know is that I'm not into teaching idiots how to manually pull the seat forward so people can sit in the back. I prefer a touch of comfort layered over the sportiness of these cars.
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