Replacement Roof Panel

[MudStainKILLA]

any new updates on this?

[pajeff02]

any new updates on this?

Still setting in my garage awaiting installation. I've been busy with the go fast goodies on the car lately. Should happen eventually and pics will be posted.

[cocobolo95]

I would like to know why is it that only 99-02 has this problem. Did GM change the adhesive for 99 and up. Or is it something in the panel itself.

[pajeff02]

I would like to know why is it that only 99-02 has this problem. Did GM change the adhesive for 99 and up. Or is it something in the panel itself.

It is the adhesive. We drove our car to GM Carlisle last weekend. It was outside for 2 days in the hot sun. Upon returning home we had streaks of fluid in several places on the roof panel.

[TerribleTed]

So what is the roof material made of (i have a 2000 z28) and its got little small holes near the side of the roof panel..like 10 holes total both sides,,

I thought one could just sand the roof down,,then prep it for primer then color then the rest of the paint process,,

Would this not work,,,or is the cause below the panel and seeping thru it,,therefore causing a need to replace the entire roof panel,,

[cheetoh]

the cause below the panel and seeping thru it,,therefore causing a need to replace the entire roof panel,,

bingo......

[pajeff02]

The panel appears to be SMC - sheet mold compound. I was going to attempt a fix also until I read up on the problem some more. It would look good for a while, but as the glue has already penetrated the panel it would just be a matter of time.

[01SOMSS!]

i was thinking about taking one off a junked car. would this work? anyone ever tried to remove one that's installed? is it possible to get it off without damaging the panel?

[Smittro]

i was thinking about taking one off a junked car. would this work? anyone ever tried to remove one that's installed? is it possible to get it off without damaging the panel?

Junk yard car will most likely have the same adhesive issue too.. If you can remove it without breaking it I would'nt know how since it's glued into place and a flimsy part to begin with.. I'd wager that it will still get destroyed in the removal attempt..

[cocobolo95]

Just get your roof from a 97 or older which didn't have the problem. If the junkyard would let you cut the windshield pillers and past the panal seam at the back, you could use one of those handy little steamers, the kind your wife would use to get the wrinlkles out of her dress, I bet that would seperate it from the rest of the car without damage.

[pajeff02]

Somewhere on here the model years afflicted by this nasty adhesive are posted. Just a warning -- the panel is extremely thin and may be difficult to remove without breaking it.

[jiveass]

jeff, where are the pics of the removal and installation?

[Smittro]

It's also a problem @ the leading edges of the spoiler too not just the sail panel..

[jiveass]

i remember this happening across the top of my roof on the formula, but i didnt think too much of it....guess ill be sure to leave the t/a in the garage unless im drivin it.

[Smittro]

i remember this happening across the top of my roof on the formula, but i didnt think too much of it....guess ill be sure to leave the t/a in the garage unless im drivin it.

Won't make a difference.. It will still happen it's a chemical thing, not a wheather/temp thing..

[jiveass]

Won't make a difference.. It will still happen it's a chemical thing, not a wheather/temp thing..

i love it when you shit on my dreams....

[pajeff02]

jeff, where are the pics of the removal and installation?

Hasn't happened yet. My brother-in-law has been too busy to work on my stuff. I'd like to get it done at the start of the driving season -- so maybe in April or May.

[Smittro]

i love it when you shit on my dreams....

sorry man..

[WICKEDLS1]

mines doing it where the hinges are for the hatch. could that be the same problem that you all are experiencing or something else??

[pajeff02]

mines doing it where the hinges are for the hatch. could that be the same problem that you all are experiencing or something else??

If it is the roof panel bubbling then it would be the same issue.