[Wife'sCar]

Originally Posted by Westside Guy

When I replaced the top on my 1994 325i my friend in the service department told me there was a big quality difference between the OEM top and an aftermarket third-party product. I followed his advice and I was happy I did so.

The aftermarket top has lasted longer than either of the OEM tops, and is still going strong. YMMV

[DPelletier]

Originally Posted by Wife'sCar

The aftermarket top has lasted longer than either of the OEM tops, and is still going strong. YMMV

How many tops have you gone through? ....I've never had to replace one except on a 1967 Impala SS I restored...


Dave

[Wife'sCar]

Originally Posted by DPelletier

How many tops have you gone through? ....I've never had to replace one except on a 1967 Impala SS I restored...


Dave

We had the car 22 years, and our daughter-in-law drives it now. Both the original top and OEM replacement developed problems with wires protruding from the beading around the rear window (I know we weren't alone with the problem. No one in the service department was surprised when I complained about it the first time. The service manager at the dealer we purchased them from twice pushed the wires back into the beading and only approved a new top when they popped out the third time.) The aftermarket top doesn't have a replaceable rear window and is still going strong after more than 10 years. It's a GAHH top.