Hi Andy! Welcome, the motors will last awhile, most of us have motors that eventually failed after 10 or 15 years depending on how smoothly operating the top is. There was a member here who was an Ops manager for an Aerospace engineering company who arranged to have a replacement set made for him in Aluminum. The company is still in Utah, but I've not have the time nor need to pursue having a bunch made up for us. Not sure if anyone is willing to chase this down, but if we can place a bulk order, it would drive the unit cost down for participating members with the difference sold on eBay for a higher premium. Just needs someone to research and coordinate. Once we understand the details, advance orders could be placed to help offset the initial order. Depending on pricing, I'd be interested in 4-5 sets. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 1998 318ti Sport - "Cali" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, Cali top 1998 318ti Sport - "Max" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, S52 1997 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior 1995 318ti Active - "Blanca" Alpineweib III/Schwartz leather interior Other Current Bimmers: 2006 530i / 2000 2.3L Z3 / 1997 1.9L Z3 / 1999 540it 1997 318ti Sport - "Huera" - RIP 1995 318ti Active - RIP 1995 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Sold 1994 325i Sedan - "Jade" - Sold 1991 318ic - "Bert" - Sold 1985 635csi sold 1984 533i "Max" Sold 1984 318i sold BMWCCA #160411 SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! |