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Marc
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Oh yeah
Ojc
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lad at work is doing it to his polo to make it super smooth.... dunno how much it is tho.
Marc
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You should do it to yours Brosty
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why.......... will cost me money, i dont like spending money.... marcy
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
no adam, thats fad fucking about

i want to replacde my distorted roof skin
Get a pannel beater to flatten it back out again. Stop fucking about with silly ideas
c20let
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ive had a roof skin put onto a saxo before, wasnt too bad

[Edited on 22-09-2006 by c20let]
Matt H
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Mine needs doing too

Just go over it with CF
STEvieXE
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dont repair it, if its really bad with dents, its more hassle than its worth. roof repairs are tricky, replacing the roofskin on ur corsa is approx half a days work and itll be much better than any roof repair...
Ste L
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i've seen this done...

its just a few spot weld's along it, then just weld it up...

the lad who i watch do it made it look soo easy, probably isn't to most poeple though
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take the roof rails off,
grind off the paint till you see the sport welds,
drill all the spot welds out,
same under the windscreen and in the top of the boot,
then cut the glue off from the roof surports...
jr
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fancy doing it benn
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I know somone who could do it...
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(It's not me either)
jr
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who ed ?
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Speak to Tom, the guy who he is looking to start up the business with is a pannel beater and welder so I'm sure the two of them can do it, possibly at the same time as the other stuff if you want to go through with it...
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good good
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get someone to make an aluminium one James
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ok then
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if u were in nireland id do it for u...
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i saw a escort get a perspex one fitted up my way, had a perspex boot floor too
ed
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Nice

I think I could make a carbon one. Though I would never do it to somone elses car... Give me a few more yeaqrs with the stuff
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a roof skin is the easiest fixed panel to change as you just need to drill out the old spot welds clean up the mating surface, spot weld the new one in place seal up and paint. No need for any filler work like with a new quarter because you have the roof rails. don't know how much a skin would cost though

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