headliner

[jgold47]

necessary or not?

Want to do my tension straps but have a headliner. Any shame in removing? Will mostly be driven top down (assuming I can keep the top motor working).

[110reef]

I took mine out. I do not miss it. It looks like this:
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o195/garrettjrkp/Mobile%20Uploads/0728101822a.jpg

I have glued the material around the top bow since then and it looks better:
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o195/garrettjrkp/Mobile%20Uploads/0728101820a.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o195/garrettjrkp/Mobile%20Uploads/0728101818a.jpg

[jasongreen009]

You could reinstall it once you take it off if you wanted to. I just got one from topsonline for $170.

For the tension straps, there are many mods that are cheaper than replacing the $400+ straps. I'm currently using the bike tube mod.

[flyfishvt]

Moding/repairing the tension straps does not require removal of the headlliner. You only have to remove it if you are doing a full replacement of the straps.

Here's my strap fix http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1804186