Uh, So Where is the Carbon Fiber Roof for the M5?!

MistaVauros · 04-21-2012, 09:42 PM

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BMW not offering a carbon fiber roof for the F10 M5?

AlpWhite11 · 04-21-2012, 09:53 PM

I don't think anybody expected it to and BMW never hinted it would. Wasn't ever spotted in a spy pic either.

MistaVauros · 04-21-2012, 09:55 PM

Damn! What a pity! I've come to adore the carbon roof on the M3, so naturally I thought it would cross over to the M5. Oh well.

BMW0412 · 04-21-2012, 10:33 PM

I think the cobon roof only works for coupe, not for sedan.

ddmerino · 04-22-2012, 09:33 AM

Having carbon fiber roof on the M5 will preclude having a moonroof as that will degrade the structural stabilty of the roof. You have to know that any carbon fiber element is just made up of sheets of carbon fiber glued together. The whole sheet is structurally strong and light, but cutting a hole in the middle to put a moonroof will make that element no stronger than a cardboard sheet (an exaggeration but you get the picture, right). I would prefer to have a moonroof around an aluminum frame which the 2013 M5 will have.

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AlpWhite11 Captain 67 Rep 693 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Irvine iTrader: (0)	I don't think anybody expected it to and BMW never hinted it would. Wasn't ever spotted in a spy pic either.
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MistaVauros ///M... Nuff Said. 217 Rep 585 Posts Drives: 2020 M5 Competition Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Maryland iTrader: (0) Garage List 2020 BMW M5C [0.00]	Damn! What a pity! I've come to adore the carbon roof on the M3, so naturally I thought it would cross over to the M5. Oh well. __________________ Present: 2020 M5 Competition (I'm back!) Past: '17 Audi R8 V10 Plus, '13 M5 Comp, '13 X5M, '13 GT-R, '12 GT-R Black Edition '11 E92 M3 ZCP, '05 E46 M3 ZCP, '03 E46 M3 "Dream as if you'll live forever, Live as if you'll die today" - J. Dean
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BMW0412 Private First Class 85 Rep 148 Posts Drives: M5 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	I think the cobon roof only works for coupe, not for sedan.
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04-22-2012, 09:33 AM	#5
ddmerino Enlisted Member 1 Rep 34 Posts Drives: Honda Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: NYC iTrader: (0)	Having carbon fiber roof on the M5 will preclude having a moonroof as that will degrade the structural stabilty of the roof. You have to know that any carbon fiber element is just made up of sheets of carbon fiber glued together. The whole sheet is structurally strong and light, but cutting a hole in the middle to put a moonroof will make that element no stronger than a cardboard sheet (an exaggeration but you get the picture, right). I would prefer to have a moonroof around an aluminum frame which the 2013 M5 will have.
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