HOW TO MANUALLY REMOVE THE TOP OF BMW CONVERTIBLE 

If anyone is having trouble getting the convertible compartment lid to lock during the last step where you hold the open button, try this. Start your car and drive it slowly around the block. The car may detect you're in motion and lock by itself. Don't try to lock by using the allen wrench on the gearbox under the seat. I almost stripped it. The car manual says this mechanism is only for unlocking to close the soft top.

My mechanic wouldn't deal with this, and I have been twisting myself in knots fortifying myself to pay for a motor replacement and the labor to go with it. One BMW repair shop insisted on keeping my car for several days, forcing me to rent a car before even giving me a rough estimate and I tried one last time to youtube a solution to manually opening and closing and voila, one manual closing of the top and the motor kicked in again. I think it just needed to be reset. I am crossing fingers it's actually fixed, but at the very least, now I know how to open and close it. THANK YOU!

Thanks for helpful video. One thing , you don’t need to remove up back seats, after removing part between seatbelts holder, you will see leather cover which clicked to the tiny iron stick. You can slowly slide it up and pull the opposite direction and then key plug will become accessible.

What a great video Jason. I own a 2001 M3 convertible and this video was applicable. I believe my roof jammed shut because a piece of loose harness (the laces or whatever that tie it to the frame need replacing) got caught in the lid when it closed when I opened the roof. I would have had no idea how to get the roof closed manually without your video. Once I got the roof closed manually my red light was still flashing. I hit the close button for good measure and it turned off the red light. This reset the roof and now it is all working great again. No motor problems, no blown fuse - your video got it back to perfect. And for those wondering, the allen wrench was where it was supposed to be, even in a 2001 model. Thank you so much for all your help!

Dude. Thanks you saved me a lot of trouble. And you didnt make a 29 minute long video either. Thanks for that Why you so smiley tho? It's the car right? Makes you smile

I searched YT for a while looking for help with this. Your video was great! Very well done.

Thank you sooooo very much Jason! My bf tried to open it and couldn't. He's a Master Mechanic so this was so helpful I was actually able to get it open. Only needed a lil help from my bf to pull the rooftop back. Your video is the only one I could locate with specifics for manually opening this very same make and model! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!

Man you made this super simple, quick. Thanks so much dude!

Life saver man honestly ! Thought it would be a lot more difficult to get that done after my top stopped working in my E46 M3 !

Thanks, very helpful and simple to follow.

Thanks for your time man! Great explanation

Merci beaucoup Jason, tu m'as permis ouvrir cette capote, so Thank you very much, you gave me a hand to open this bl00by hood, now I've to find why it doesnt work, a french man 74 years old

Excellent and a job well done!! Very simple to deal with...

Very helpful tips. Thanks for the video.

OMG THANKS BRO ......IT IS VERY HELPFUL A LOT

You don’t have to pull up the back seat to get to the Allen key and the manual button. There’s a piece that covers it, just unclip and pull the fabric panel forward. I figured that out yesterday when the motor for the top died.

Thank you! This isn't even that bad I don't think I'm gonna fix my top anymore

Very helpful video thanks

Excellent, explication , I love it , 🙏🏻 thank you

bro thanks it worked and to lock it turn they allen key backward in back seat

Very helpful!

Amazing Video

Like a Boss level 9999999 :) especially for a yt 1st time video. Thanks !

Brilliant thanks really helpful

Thanks best video

Thanks bro 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

You need to make more videos man. Well done

Hi, wow! I’m so glad that i came across your video, ive been trying to save up so i can take it to a dealership (had this car for 4 years and just gave up on the convertible roof) but thanks to you, i can enjoy it. Do you know how to return the roof manually too?

Can anyone tell me what or where you are putting the Allen key when you are turning it to the right. I see the button I have to push, but there is no hole for the Allen key to go into. Any help would be much appreciated.

Omg thanks bro !

To the point, thanks 👍

Perfect, thanks

like the BMW you are good looking👍

Thanks a lot!

Legend!!!!

Súper nice me funcionó

Why is that I can unlock it from the front anymore with the Allen key, the bolt just comes out and I can’t open it, any suggestions on how to fix it or why it’s happening?

Thanks this helped. Could’ve done without the background music

How do you lock it down if nothing for the roof is functioning or live? I had to disconnect the fuse to stop power drain from constant engagement when the car is unpowered. So nothing will lock, how is this done manually. Great video though and a LIFE SAVER, or at least car saver, or wallet saver on a fully depreciated 2000 that still wants to run like the wind.

I notice your car does not have the retracting soft top panel covers. You need to be VERY CAREFUL to manually pull these back when folding down the roof or the arms/brackets will gougle into them instead of slipping underneath them once retracted. I imagine yours are actually removed because of this happening!

Thank you 👍

Dope!!!

Yo tengo uno igual pero el mío es color rojo soy de México ... gracias no sabía cómo quitar y poner el techo de forma manual

Where do I get the tool from

Thanx about this video its fantastic,,,here is my problem i have 2006 650 i convertible soft top, i have the same problem top doesn't go down and the trunk also don't want to open, windows don't wana go up eish,any idea please. brother,,,thanx,,,,,,,,,,,,South Africa

So if you leave it all ways manually you do not need to take off the rear seats to switch to the right and press the button..

Bro mine is down how do I make it go back up manually

I tried it but the back side if mines doesnt want to unlock how do I fix that

I own the exact same car just gray seats and a m3 motor, mines a 2004

How do you remove the SoftTop competely for replacement ?

Exelente

Size of Allen ranch ?

It got stuck in the middle before going inside the compartment now my soft top is 75% open

Where are the covers for the back?

I bought this car as my 50th birthday present. Is this a fuse problem? The light flashes & it makes a clicking noise when I push button. I don't mind doing this but I want to fix the problem also. Any suggestions?

This does not work for a 2005 one I really need how to take it off has anyone know how to

Please do more, E46

Thank you very much!

is anyone else having trouble getting the lid to open??

I want to know who was filming this? Because Jason is completely smitten with whoever it is...

I have the same issue 😕

Ola algie me podrias ayuda disiendome tengo un caro volvo2000 yonose como kitarlo manual ay porfavo porke auyomaticomete nose

what if i don’t have the allen key what can i use?

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Como sekitar de un caro volvo 2000 no puedo kitarlo atomatico podrias syudarm

What if the screw by the rear view mirror comes all of the way out?

GOOD work but i have a e36 the generation before this one

I don’t have an Allen key with my bmw can I just buy one??

does this work on e36 as well?

Como selokiyo aun caro volvo2000 donde los drvlkeo

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I pressed the release button and it locked in the compressed position, but the top isn't budging...

How do you get it back on?

Why's it not work. Lmao.

This is not removing the top. Can not make your instructions because of the music

Shit did not work