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I forgot how much I hate installing race seats in a car. Have spent the better part of the last two days getting the driver seat where I want it. Add the e82 to the long line of BMW platforms that they were not able to get the seat squarely behind the steering wheel. That has now been addressed. Thought I might get by without a removable steering wheel but my fat ass has me just on the edge. I know what the wife is getting for Christmas now, she will be thrilled.
Should have both sides done tomorrow as I needed some hardware I did not have to finish up the sub belts.
Wanted to get something completed today so I finally secured the sunroof delete. The panel came with nice hardware but since there is nothing to secure the trailing edge you need to drill up of come up with another solution.
Epoxy
Panel bond
Rivnuts
Double-sided tape all got there time whirling through my feeble brain and in the end I went completely rouge. Since the car will never see the street again most of the parts removed are being sent to our local transfer station, in the proper bin of course. I still have the sunroof here and there is an aluminum brace that runs across the panel and give some reinforcement. Few minutes with a drill and all of the rivets were defeated and I began to try to come up with some type of really stupid solution to my fear of running a drill bit through the roof. At the end of the day I have a solution I can live with. I cut the ends off the panel and bolted the end into one of the holes that is now empty. It is still on the side but the piece is about 4 inches long and when bolted in it holds the panel tight and isn't going anywhere.
Few pics of my folly. Will dress it up a bit but calling it a win
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