Csl roof no longer available!!!!!!
 

Can't believe what happened today I ordered a new csl roof about 6 weeks ago from my local dealer and they told me there was none in the uk and a new one had to come from germany so i waited patiently and had a new roof delivered to work today unfortunately it was a new steel metal roof from a standard M3 I got straight on the phone to my local dealer and they said they would look into it as it had been ordered correctly I got a call later to say bmw were no longer making the csl roof and it had been super seeded! With the metal one I am totally lost for words as the roof is the biggest panel on the car and the panel that is a major part off the car and everything it stands for.As for putting a metal roof on the car this would simply kill the value off the car I'm really hopping someone can comment on this as I also thought manufacturers had to produce parts for a Minium off 10 years!:(

Thanks interesting, will be good to see what people in the know have to say on here about it

Vulturish as it may seem, I could be tempted to sell mine if price was right.

I am buying #2 in the next 2 years.

alternatively, maybe Mark can get back downthe shed ?

Gone the way of the 'Carbon Flippers' NLA from BMW, the appear to be winding down the CSL parts production at it approaches the 10yr model cycle.
Have you had a word with 'Bones' our in house recycler: http://www.cslregister.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9677

Better still have a word with 'giraffe' he works for Elms, see what he has to say?

Fookin vulture ;)

Seriously though.......roof, splitters etc. surely someone can step in here ?

CA Automotive still sell the oem CSL roof,£9989+vat :119::119:

Is that £999 + vat ?

Sounds about right (see BMW ETK below) ... there's actually more than just the roof that are no longer produced - although a bit strange if you ask me given that BMW built their own carbon fibre production facility when they introduced the E9X M3 ....

Things like the aluminium rear wishbone is also out of production apparently - I've had a set on order for a while now and I don't fancy the chance of them ever turning up ...

The car's 10 years old, you can't expect BMW to be making bits and pieces for it still and beyond. It'll eventually end up at their Classics division, where they can then charge many times more for parts that you need.

I am going to buy a spare car for parts soon I think :whistle:

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...ps04edb1c9.jpg

Just had a look on their site,there is no price,my mistake:-Dthat price was for a wide body kit,:whistle:They have them though.;)

Might shelve all my csl bits. Got to be worth more in 15 yrstime:smokin:

Surely this'll start increasing number of Cat D's for minor offs ?

Not great news for you. However this is the beginning of the CSL becoming a true classic. As time goes on the cars and there components will become more & more rare & eventually very hard to get thus the value will soar.
Look at the RS guys the prices parts for their cars command.

Yep, buckle your seats lads :hahaha:

Dont, not yet anyway :wink:

Sounds like a 2nd one is your only option.
Fortunately it's not a part that shows signs of wear.

With most of these type of specials the car manufacturers make the parts when the cars are built, including spares. It doesn't work financially to manufacture small numbers of spares, or a one off, as they are needed.

So, most of the special parts will have been made 10 years ago, and then stored, and then as they are needed they are drawn from this stock. Normally you can spot this process when spares are restricted to the vehicle's VIN at the dealer. This prevents the stock getting used for other cars.

Obviously the manufacture has to figure out what spares they need over a certain period but it will mean these spares have a finite life, after a certain time they're all gone.

I'm sure that not all CSL spares will be like this (and I don't know how exactly BMW have controlled the spares) but I also suspect a great deal are, so worth holding onto whatever you have.

Hm,

I would expect it would be built when ordered.
At least that is what happened with my extra set of front flaps that took 8 months to arrive.
Let me check about the roof and get back to you.

I would be really shocked if BMW would deny delivering basic components of the car (bumpers, roof etc).
We are not talking about a bolt, we are talking about a roof now.

What happens about manufacturer warranty claims on major components no longer made ?

Thats a good point! note to self... dont roll the CSL :(

I'll be checking my house for loose roof tiles tonight.
And let's hope one of those freak hail-storms doesn't happen.

They revert to using normal M3 components, well in the case of the CSL anyway.

CA still have it listed under their 'OEM' category, however I would think this pre-susposes that the part is still available from BMW, price: £1,263.70
http://www.ca-int.co.uk/products-Y2F...wX2lkPTY2.html

Mark needs to get a bigger workshop to be able to fit the roof jobs in :thumbs:

Those big fingers will be working over time :notworthy:

I would not tray and make a roof :bigcry: Thats a different job all together.

Its all the standard M3s in the USA that have been buying all the CSL roofs up :banghead:

I always thought they were sellling the roof's way to cheap. 900 quid is cheap, it's nearly the same price as the flippers, diffuser, console etc

It should be a few grand easily. That would keep the riff raff away from sticking them on their M3's:blalalala:

yes the roof price suprised me too, its relativly cheap compared to other carbon parts of the csl. for example the carbon side of the door costs 5000 euro here. wtf :119:

I didnt think bmw would sell csl parts unless you owned one ?

They only asked for a vin number,then you could get anything CSL.Shame really.

That would be great if you cold look into it for me :beer:

At least one roof made it into the US via the dealer network but then BMWUSA caught on and restricted all CSL parts from import into the US.

Even with a genuine vin you can't get CSL parts here in the US (ask me how I know).

They took it one step farther and excluded all non-US parts under the excuse that they are not US DOT federalized for sale and therefor would open a can of liability worms. Every once in while you can sneak a harmless part into the system, but its rare.

From my experience with NLA E30 SportEvo parts, BMW will wait for the request que to fill up to some critical mass and then reproduce a missing part. This happened with SportEvo rear spoilers in th past and more recently with Nagaro Silver 16in wheels. (After we found the wheels had become available again, some friends and I ordered a pallet full to put away!) :partyman:

I am checking about the roof availability guys.
I will have soon some news.

Is all these Mickey Mouse people with regular M3s trying to make it look CSL

Why do we even care? It's not as if any of us need a new roof? Does the OP have a CSL? why the need for a new roof?

If my CSL needed a new roof, it would probably be a wreck!:wink:

Ok Spoke to bmw dealer today
old part CSL Carbon Roof £110.20 + Vat
New part Roof Skin £466.83 + Vat Metal roof

Slate from the roof falling on the CSL Roof they will wright the car off or make it into the M3 CS :hahaha::hahaha::hahaha::hahaha:

Member on here had on after cracked skin and water getting in. Thread somewhere .

Here is an old thread.
http://www.cslregister.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4411

:thumbs:M3 CS is a good car mate

£110 for a carbon roof?? Surely a typo?

Thanks.

Would be good if we could get a definitive view from BMW on all the CSL specific parts and whether they will supply them.

No idea how you go about that though