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N90ATH
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12th Aug 08 at 18:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
basically i have a sunroof atm in my corsa and dnt want it anymore, but dnt really wanna reshell as it costs too much lol

basically is there any options to plug the hole up except for welding a plate in and gettin it all smoothed in?

cheers nath
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12th Aug 08 at 18:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I think broster just got hold of a sheet of carbon fibre to cover the hole
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N90ATH
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ooo i like that idea but how he goin to fit it :?
dannymccann
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Looks a little bodged though
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I think that was probaby a WIP pic tbh mate, I would think you could either bond it on (tiger seal etc) or possibly rivet it??
N90ATH
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hmmmmm
AndyCorsaSport
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Do you have a headlineing in the car? Could change the roof skin, but thats going to need front window out, and boot off.
John G
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Carbon fibre roof skin, riveted in
N90ATH
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lol carbon fiber roof skin would be expensve and so would replacing the roof skin plus both pain in the arse lol
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why dont you want the sunroof?
John G
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think around £180 i heard someone was quoted, thats fibre glass with top layer carbon
John G
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quote:
Originally posted by AK
why dont you want the sunroof?



I personally didnt want to ask, i like mine
N90ATH
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tryin to loose some weight from car plus want to gte a cage but only a bolt in for now and i cant fit one properly with a sunroof as all the off the shelf items are for non sunroof cars
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what ever you do will looked bodged
N90ATH
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wot ya mean?
jr
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there is no way of blanking the sunroof to make it look anything other than crap IMHO

the way lee was going to do it on the track car, is replace the glass with perspex, leave it in the runner, but cut the sunroof cartridge off, so it will never work as there nothing for it to run on, but the sunroof stays in its original place
N90ATH
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12th Aug 08 at 19:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
hmmm was thinking bout maybe gettin a plate welded in by bodyshop but that would be expensive and they wlould probley warp my roof
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im blanking mine off with carbon...
N90ATH
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12th Aug 08 at 19:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
am tempted by the carbon idea
how much did that cost matt?

[Edited on 12-08-2008 by N90ATH]
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Replace the roof skin if you really want it gone for good. u2u Tomnova16 and ask him to do it. He's just setting up his own body shop and he opens on the 1st September.

Second thoughts, if you u2u me about it if you're interested then I can get in touch as he's pretty busy at the moment with getting his new workshop ready...
N90ATH
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u2u'd
AK
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you... even carbon will look shit

You can fit the cages... all you have to do it cut down or remove the sunroof handle (if its manual)

It'll be hard to pop rivet a metal sheet to the roof cleanly, and weatherproof it.
N90ATH
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hmmm suppose well gonna look into it abit more, if need be i will gte a custom cage like brosters but as i can get a omp one for cheap plus would prefer the sunroof gone completly
danward
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Would it not be possible to seal it from the inside, plug the hole with a little fibreglass and have the roof covered in vinyl?

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