calling all som owners !

[WS6S]

ok so i stripped down my 2001 som ws6 today as im gonna give her a fresh coat of paint.are the t-tops channels painted from the factory black or som.anotherwords when you remove the t-tops are the channels next to the weatherstripping black or som in color.the reason she is getting paint is someone painted the mirrors,rear roof panel and i think the t-top channels black.oh and did the ceta mod which i dont like as well.

[justinmc978]

ok so i stripped down my 2001 som ws6 today as im gonna give her a fresh coat of paint.are the t-tops channels painted from the factory black or som.anotherwords when you remove the t-tops are the channels next to the weatherstripping black or som in color.the reason she is getting paint is someone painted the mirrors,rear roof panel and i think the t-top channels black.oh and did the ceta mod which i dont like as well.

yes the channels are painted body color, ss/z28 camaros are black because thier tops are black same with 02 CETA cars

[sunsetorangess]

Body color, the only thing black up top is the center divider between the T-tops..
J

[WS6S]

ya thats what i thought,thanks.,.

[SMWS6TA]

I know what CETA means but I have to ask what does SOM mean?

[pajeff02]

I believe it is Sunset Orange Metallic... not sure though as I have a black car. Someone will correct me if I posted this in error.

[1fastcamarosss11]

I know what CETA means but I have to ask what does SOM mean?

I believe it is Sunset Orange Metallic... not sure though as I have a black car. Someone will correct me if I posted this in error.

[SMWS6TA]

I believe it is Sunset Orange Metallic... not sure though as I have a black car. Someone will correct me if I posted this in error.

Thanks...

[Firebirdjones]

yes the channels are painted body color, ss/z28 camaros are black because thier tops are black same with 02 CETA cars

If I understand you correctly, you are saying the SS and Z28's were all black under the T-tops. This doesn't coincide with what I've seen or owned.

My wifes SS T-top car is body color under the T-tops,,,,yet it has the black outer roof panel between the glass though.
All of them I've seen have been the same way.

[justinmc978]

If I understand you correctly, you are saying the SS and Z28's were all black under the T-tops. This doesn't coincide with what I've seen or owned.

My wifes SS T-top car is body color under the T-tops,,,,yet it has the black outer roof panel between the glass though.
All of them I've seen have been the same way.

hm i just assumed, my 94 had a black top from the factory, and so the inside lineing of the tops were black as well,

but noted thanks for the correction i guess they were done different at different times

[Firebirdjones]

hm i just assumed, my 94 had a black top from the factory, and so the inside lineing of the tops were black as well,

but noted thanks for the correction i guess they were done different at different times

That very well could be. All of our 4th gens have been 97 or newer.

[WS6S]

sanding,sanding and more sanding.1 day to take the car apart,1 day of sanding,tomorrow i will start priming and then sand again.

[justinmc978]

sanding,sanding and more sanding.1 day to take the car apart,1 day of sanding,tomorrow i will start priming and then sand again.

pics? thats would be awesome!

[pajeff02]

^^ Agree.

[WS6S]

pics? thats would be awesome!

i will post some this weekend.today i sanded and repaired a few spots.doubled over everything with scotch brite.the rear roof panel needed alot of work to get those friggin bubbles out,i wound up grindin deep into the panel until i didnt see any more trash in the fiberglass.then epoxyed all the craters so nothing else will ever come from those spots.tomorrow i will prep em and fill em and maybe do some priming.its taking a little longer then i thought.if the panel wasnt $ 600.00 i probably would have replaced it.

[pajeff02]

i will post some this weekend.today i sanded and repaired a few spots.doubled over everything with scotch brite.the rear roof panel needed alot of work to get those friggin bubbles out,i wound up grindin deep into the panel until i didnt see any more trash in the fiberglass.then epoxyed all the craters so nothing else will ever come from those spots.tomorrow i will prep em and fill em and maybe do some priming.its taking a little longer then i thought.if the panel wasnt $ 600.00 i probably would have replaced it.

Hope for the best on the top panel. The factory adhesive bleeds through the SMC and my understanding is that the only fix is replacement. More info here, along with what I am doing to our car: http://www.ls1.com/forums/showthread.php?t=119952

[WS6S]

ok the roof panel was a pain in the ass but is almost a finished product and hopefully will give me a few years b4 i gotta replace it.heres som pictures they arent the best as i took them with my blackberry.tomorrow i should be in all prime and ready to sand and seal.1st pic is b4 i started of course

[pajeff02]

Looks pretty good in the first pic. Why the paint job?

[justinmc978]

Looks pretty good in the first pic. Why the paint job?

because he obviously has the time/money/garage for it, dick. haha kidding i love what your doing man keep it up

[WS6S]

Looks pretty good in the first pic. Why the paint job?

looks can be decieving,she had a few effed up spots on her as well as the ceta mod and black roof and mirrors.im starting to wish i didnt paint it though jeff as the the paint cost was crazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzy.