Sail panel fix

**MudStainKILLA** · 06-12-2012, 05:59 AM

Gonna be back in cali soon and starting on the body work that the bird needs, one problem being my sail panel yay..... Going to pick up a new panel from 6LE but was wondering what glue i should use so that I don't run into the same problem I ran into before with the bleed through from the factory. Also if any one has pics of the CF sail panel installed I'd love to see it. Thanks in advance guys.

**FinZ28** · 06-17-2012, 03:59 AM

I believe regular urethane will do the trick just fine. Obviously, that's not what GM used.

**MudStainKILLA** · 06-17-2012, 06:27 AM

thanks for the info man

**Smittro** · 06-19-2012, 06:31 AM

I'm a CF fan, also if you don't want the CF look you can always prep and paint it too.

**MudStainKILLA** · 06-19-2012, 02:33 PM

very true

**The Guz** · 06-24-2012, 02:36 PM

The piece you will receive will be exactly what you would have received from GM, a FULL REPLACEMENT PANEL. Ours will be a flexlible fiberglass and will have the finish of our other flexible fiberglass parts.) All you need to do is rip off your old one (have fun tearing that beast apart and DESTROY it as retaliation for the pain it is putting you through! In other words, you can use a pry bar, putty knife, whatever you want HOWEVER piano wire or wire saw might be the cleanest and easiest way to remove it), remove any old caulk/glue/adhesive from the metal underneath, apply caulk/adhesive (we recommend Pro Grip, U400 HV Essex (Dow) or 3M Urethane 08690) and stick it on (follow instructions on the adhesive, you might need to clamp the roof on for a drying period)!

This should help. It's straight from their site.

**2002ssslp** · 06-24-2012, 03:28 PM

Originally Posted by FinZ28

I believe regular urethane will do the trick just fine. Obviously, that's not what GM used.

That is the beat way I know how to fix that problem.

**raynor139** · 06-24-2012, 03:47 PM

Saw one of the CF ones on a pewter TA at a car show the other week and it looked pretty cool

**Sommer86@6LE** · 06-27-2012, 12:18 PM

I've got a few pics of the carbon fiber one a friend installed from the write up he did. Let me look around and find them....

**Sommer86@6LE** · 06-27-2012, 12:28 PM

Found 'em!.... But these are of a carbon fiber Targa top and sail panel.

**0verkill** · 06-27-2012, 08:45 PM

with your car being black it i think it would look good and if not just paint it. all the ricers kind of killed the cf thing for me but that pic it looks cool