» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | View Poll Results: What type of roof do you have? | Standard sun-roof | | 273 | 55.71% | California soft-top | | 114 | 23.27% | Sun-roof delete (no sun roof) | | 103 | 21.02% | | | | 03-07-2011, 05:21 AM | #106 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 1,364 | Scott, Does you car have the pop up wind deflector? Some Cali's do; some don't. I've read that the deflector lessens the Cali's wind noise when the roof is open. I wonder if a plastic deflector like you see on some sun roofs would have a positive effect. Is the sound wind noise, or does the canvas make a flapping noise? I've read about the noise issue with Cali roofs. They look worth to me, though. | | | 03-22-2012, 09:40 PM | #107 | Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: iowa Posts: 90 | I have a 1996 with the cali roof. I only resently bought the car and was rear ended on the way to the court house to put plates on it. Anyhow in settling with the insurance company I had to really research the car as they thought it was worth about nothing. Anyhow, the cali. pkg. was an option only in 1996. It included the fancy sunroof as well as cruise, five spoke wheels, leather wraped steering wheel and shifter. They only came in the colors black or red. They also came standard with the cloth millpoints seats though you could order leather. None of the 96's had a wind deflector. In 97 on up the cali roof was an option but not a pkg. Mine appears to have all the goodies on her. Including the remote key fob for unlocking the doors - some places list this as standard for the cali pkg but bmw didn't. The factory alarm, the 6 disc changer, and limted slip dif. As for weather the cali roof or pkg is worth it I'm still up in the air, it looks cool but will I truly use it or just have a slight wind noise weather or not it's open or not. | | | 03-24-2012, 09:38 PM | #108 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ft Defiance, AZ Posts: 686 | got a california roof on my '99 and had the regular sunroof on my '97, both have a/c | | | 09-01-2012, 08:47 AM | #109 | Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Idaho Posts: 27 | I am reviving this 5 months after the last guy. Anyway I guess I have the standard sunroof, this is just metal and no glass right? And I do have A/C but didn't seem rare to me. The only thing not working on my sunroof is the one touch button forward, opening it is one touch but closing takes so much time gosh . I do like the sunroof and the option to pop it up has helped to keep my car cooler in the summer to without leaving windows down cause black cars get hott! I don't even know how I found this thread weird. | | | 04-12-2013, 01:43 PM | #110 | Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Douglasville Posts: 4 | Reply I have Standard sun-roof on my BMW car because standard sunroof brighten my driving experience. | | | 09-25-2013, 05:02 PM | #111 | Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Boston Posts: 16 | Father any pics of the retrofit?!!! I just bought a non sunroof and I miss having a sunroof!! i was thinking about doing the same thing but I haven't seen it done. I have seen a guy turn his cali top into all glass which was pretty damn cool | | | 09-25-2013, 07:43 PM | #112 | Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kauai, Hawaii Posts: 41 | Cali edition color California Edition came in blue as well. I have one. __________________ | | | 09-25-2013, 08:09 PM | #113 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: NJ Posts: 373 | Very happy that I have a sunroof delete M-tech. Since I will be autoxing it, I need the lightest chassis possible. My '96 doesn't even have ACS. However, it is missing a LSD. | | | 07-04-2014, 07:54 AM | #114 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,451 | I have a 95 and a 97 with sunroofs and A/C. I also have a 98 Cali Sport with A/C. The top was broken when I purchased it and now it is working again! I'm a convertible guy from way back so the Cali suits me well. __________________ 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! | | | 07-04-2014, 02:47 PM | #115 | Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23 | I did not know there was a factory option for a pop up wind deflector on the Cali top. The wind noise with the side windows up is horrible. I added an after market deflector that helps some. Mostly I have the side glass down when the Cali is open and it's not an issue. Now if you want to talk water leaks down the A pillars- that's another issue. As one enthusiast said to me- it was meant to be used in CA and it does not rain there Last edited by off.camber; 07-04-2014 at 02:52 PM. | | | 07-04-2014, 04:12 PM | #116 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,451 | Quote: Originally Posted by off.camber I did not know there was a factory option for a pop up wind deflector on the Cali top. The wind noise with the side windows up is horrible. I added an after market deflector that helps some. Mostly I have the side glass down when the Cali is open and it's not an issue. Now if you want to talk water leaks down the A pillars- that's another issue. As one enthusiast said to me- it was meant to be used in CA and it does not rain there | Hi Scott! If you can find a 98-99 top they come with the deflector. I have a broken 98 roof that has a deflector I will be transferring to a 96 roof to have a spare. Posting a few pics for folks who don't know what we are talking about. It hasn't rained much in Cali lately, but I just ordered a new frame seal for when it eventually does. I figure after 10 years of service, a seal that large is going to leak somewhere. $98 at GetBMWparts.com. When I pull the old top today, I'll take some deinstallation pictures as it is way easier than pulling a sunroof cassette. I can see why folks do Sunroof deletes as far as weight is concerned, as they are more then twice the weight of a Cali top. I look forward to enjoying my California Top in California. __________________ 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! | | | 07-04-2014, 09:04 PM | #117 | Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 30 | 96 ti base, no sunroof from factory. | | | 07-05-2014, 01:19 AM | #118 | Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23 | Very interesting pics of the pop up. Thanks. | | | 12-03-2014, 07:14 AM | #119 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Georgia Posts: 118 | Quote: Originally Posted by Tyler I have a/c with a sunroof. | Same here | | | 12-05-2014, 01:09 AM | #120 | Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Santa Clarita, CA Posts: 5 | 1998 sport TI with sunroof w/AC | | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |