Interior Roof Section 'Blistering'

[jinooi]

after a long and arduous 3+ months, i have finally nearly reached the end of my mod fever.

when i was washing my car this afternoon, it seems that there is another major thing that needs to be fixed - the roof interior seems to be 'blistering' :furious:

this has happened to my previous other rides - e30 and e36.

seems that the hot and humid weather here makes it detoriorate faster. the fabric part detaches from whatever it was stuck to and forms the 'blisters'.

have checked on the cost for my e36 previously and decided against changing it as i was going to scrap it soon anyway - would have cost more than $1k+ :screwedu:

but i am intending to keep my e46 for at least another couple of years and from experience the 'blistering' will only get worse :angry:

does anybody know whether there's anyway to repair this, besides ordering the entire piece from PML?

guess the e30 and e36 owners will have experience with this as the deterioration begins usually after at least 5 years.

any advice will be most appreciated.

 

[Herman]

Re: Interior Roof Section 'Blistering'

Best way is to TIAP the whole roof and replace one with CF one.

LOL.

 

[swissfondue]

Re: Interior Roof Section 'Blistering'

Best way is to TIAP the whole roof and replace one with CF one.

LOL.

That would be too beng lah!

 

[benji ben]

Re: Interior Roof Section 'Blistering'

what the hell? herman and his carbon fiber. hahahaha

it happened to me too. i did mine in malaysia though. they did my whole roof for me, including the front and back panels. i forgot the address already. but i know the way there. haha

 

[jinooi]

Re: Interior Roof Section 'Blistering'

how's the quality of the work in m'sia?

how much did it cost and how long?

how many people have the same problem? mebbe we can organise a trip across the border to do this and have a makan session at the same time?

and benji - will buy you all you can eat... and a beer (max. limit - driving lah).

 

[jinooi]

Re: Interior Roof Section 'Blistering'

Best way is to TIAP the whole roof and replace one with CF one.

LOL.

can... when i get get my M3 CSL...

will also get CF bonnet, boot, and driving license

 

[milk15]

Re: Interior Roof Section 'Blistering'

Jinooi........ try calling this fellow... Gibson : 96337092
His place at Yew Tee. They are doing all those leather, cushions stuff....
You can call & get a quote from him first... Just tell him you are Frey's friend.

 

[jinooi]

Re: Interior Roof Section 'Blistering'

thanks dude!

 

[milk15]

Re: Interior Roof Section 'Blistering'

If i'm not wrong..... should be between $80 - $120......

 

[jinooi]

Re: Interior Roof Section 'Blistering'

wah lau eh... 10 times cheaper than PML...

buy you many many kopi... cannot drink and drive lah...

 

[benji ben]

Re: Interior Roof Section 'Blistering'

how's the quality of the work in m'sia?

how much did it cost and how long?

how many people have the same problem? mebbe we can organise a trip across the border to do this and have a makan session at the same time?

and benji - will buy you all you can eat... and a beer (max. limit - driving lah).

i think the quality is goood? it depends on the damage of your roof actually. i re-did my whole roof, including the front and back panel. total cost is 250RM. cheap stuff.

hahaha don't have to be so nice lah. i don't like beer. hahaha you decide whether you wanna do it locally or in malaysia first lahh.

 

[milk15]

Re: Interior Roof Section 'Blistering'

wah lau eh... 10 times cheaper than PML...

buy you many many kopi... cannot drink and drive lah...

I drink liao take a hard top convertable back.... hahaha....
Cabdriver say 1....

 

[C3P0]

Re: Interior Roof Section 'Blistering'

jinooi now not in Singapore, but his car lying in our office carpark.

Let's arrange a tow truck and tow his car to guni's place, we split the parts:

Mtech II bodykit, bootlid spoiler - j8833t
Roof spoiler, air intake, sprint booster - C3P0
CF interior trims, strut bar - herman
PSS9, AC gearknob and pedals - phil
Milk15 - all the rest, i.e. the whole car

 

[j8833t]

Re: Interior Roof Section 'Blistering'

Faster mode...........

Calling Brother MILK...get location address from C3PO, bring along 2 men and tools box. Remove items on the spot...leave carcass behind. Tonite we conduct lelong at HK Cafe.

 

[marklee]

Re: Interior Roof Section 'Blistering'

Or you can always DIY. Saves money and if anything goes wrong at least you know that there's something wrong. If other people do it for you and anything goes wrong, they'll try and cover it up and you won't know about it.

A good DIY article contributed by joon: http://www.bmw-sg.com/forums/classi...toring-e36-part-ii-headliner-pillar-trim.html

 

[jinooi]

Re: Interior Roof Section 'Blistering'

If i'm not wrong..... should be between $80 - $120......

wah lau eh!

called him yesterday and he quoted me $220.

Gave your name some more...

 

[jinooi]

Re: Interior Roof Section 'Blistering'

jinooi now not in Singapore, but his car lying in our office carpark.

Let's arrange a tow truck and tow his car to guni's place, we split the parts:

Mtech II bodykit, bootlid spoiler - j8833t
Roof spoiler, air intake, sprint booster - C3P0
CF interior trims, strut bar - herman
PSS9, AC gearknob and pedals - phil
Milk15 - all the rest, i.e. the whole car

:shock: :whatthe:

will book the next flight back!!!

 

[Herman]

Re: Interior Roof Section 'Blistering'

Hey..... I want the PSS9 too!

 

[milk15]

Re: Interior Roof Section 'Blistering'

wah lau eh!

called him yesterday and he quoted me $220.

Gave your name some more...

Wait..... i go screw him 1st......... :furious: :furious:

 

[daddysekito]

I just have the same " blistering problem " with my internal fabric roof. Anyone can recommend a " restorer " . No point changing the entire roof. Thank you