Kinking roof on lowered clios

[c11ris]

I heard recently that their can be problems with the roofs of clios kinking and bending when clios are lowered too much.

Mine is lowered bout 70mm on coilovers atm and there is a small dent in the roof but thats from when i climbed out my sunroof.

Im just lookin to know if there is any truth in this and if so can it be prevented??

Cheers
Chris

 

[Bluebeard]

1. Don't listen to the clown that told you that.

2. Don't climb out of your sunroof. Its what doors are for.

 

[A18XHO]

you have a dent in your roof becuase you climb out your sunroof? thats probably why then lol

 

[DrR]

Never heard of it

 

[*Danny*]

simple answer is.. dont think your a monkey and climb on your car roof

 

[Alastair.]

FLOL full of funny threads 2 night

 

[Beef-Mc]

Yep due to their unique French build quality, they have the integrity of cardboard once lowered....

 

[Skinny]

My roof used to ripple due to the bass i had.

You climbed on your sunroof and it dented... maybe its because you climbed on it.

Slap the clown who said lowering your car will kink the roof.

 

[c11ris]

LOL yes im an idiot for climbing out of my roof but that dent was easliy pushed out.

But i was scared of doin permanent damage

http://jon44w.co.uk/forum/viewthread.php?tid=190599

This is where i got it from talk of kinking starts about half way down the page.

Didnt think it would happen but I thought I would check in here with the experts

 

[Alastair.]

mdf skirts ftl

 

[Beef-Mc]

Thank fook we don't do sigs!

 

[Chris_786]

fail at cutting his springs down to lower it

 

[Fred@BTM]

you sould see the roof on the dynacup! LOL kinked to f**k, it had a kink in both rear corners when it was new, but i got nowhere with Renault, just lived with it, since it was dropped on its arse its got worse, but its been abused round track etc and had the odd off too (oops, dam that black ice! LOL)

 

[Englebert]

Fook! When was that?!

 

[Cupster]

ooops

 

[Mostro]

mdf skirts ftl

Driving through wet concrete and letting it set FTL

 

[A18XHO]

when did the dynacup die?

 

[Tigger]

Chris, where in N. Ireland are you from?
Before I got the coilovers for my last car a fella on RMS told me he kinked his roof after he lowered the car
But then again he did say it might of been because he hit a hump-back bridge on a mountain road at 90mph :slap:

I never had any bother with my dci down 50ish all-round
A friend of mine had a 1.2 Clio on coilovers & 18s with no problems as well - and his road is as rough as a hedgehogs arse!

when did the dynacup die?

+1

That car was mint when I signed up to CS!

 

[Fred@BTM]

that was about 3years ago LOL, still had the 1.2 engine then! only needed a front bumper believe it or not! gained a few scratches too, hence why its off being resprayed (ok 3years on!!)

 

[Tigger]

LOL - behind the time, we are

 

[Nik.g]

lol.. wad a fact..

 

[c11ris]

@ Tigger I live in Armagh but im at uni in Coleraine

I had 18's on but they where short lived rollin on 14" steels for the winter lol

 

[172bagss2]

but thats from when i climbed out my sunroof.

Don't climb out of your sunroof. Its what doors are for.

My sister was born by Caesarean Section and has always got out of the car via the sunroof....

 

[Bash]

My car was pretty low when I let my ex drive, maybe thats what kinked the roof!

 

[Android]

never heard of anything like this before lol.

 

[Mostro]

My car was pretty low when I let my ex drive, maybe thats what kinked the roof!

Slammed and kinked. Nice.

And hence the "ex" presumably....

 

[Tigger]

@ Tigger I live in Armagh but im at uni in Coleraine

I had 18's on but they where short lived rollin on 14" steels for the winter lol

Seen the thread for our Xmas meet? 14th Dec

 

[Rob.]

My roof used to ripple due to the bass i had.

You climbed on your sunroof and it dented... maybe its because you climbed on it.

Slap the clown who said lowering your car will kink the roof.

No, I'm pretty sure its course the car is lowered

 

[domjolly]

Why did you climb out of your sunroof lol

 

[JCC]

LOL at the opening post, and that shat clio.

On topic, I'd say it's a load of balls.

 

[Ad172UK]

whats with them calling everyone lad????

 

[Naith]

dont worry lad

 

[Tigger]

whats with them calling everyone lad????

Ahhhh now lad, tis a Norn Iron ting-like, ye know!

That's Northern Irish slang for you Oxford junkies! :rasp:

 

[bmh.01]

My 1.6 was kinked around the drivers side edge of the sunroof, and was on an apex kit thing its more a problem with stiff damping than the actual lowness.

 

[Ad172UK]

I know people from Norn Iron and they don't all call each other lad - LOL

 

[Tigger]

The posh & proper variety perhaps? lol

 

[Matty_smb]

The posh & proper variety perhaps? lol

Malone road trev :rasp: You dont have to be posh to be privledged :rasp:

@c11ris - Think i know you mate, blue clio, chrome 18" alloys? You met me once or twice when i was up visiting the ex at uni.

 

[Russ_16v]

iv seen kinked roofs quite alot,im suprised so many are saying they havent, though hardly ever on mk2's, mainly on mk1's , my 1st valver had it a bit, but my hybrid was terrible, proper kinked on both sides, wasn't like that when i got it, though 25k of my and my mates driving seemed to do it lol, to be fair though it spent alot of time on track, oh it was lowered about -30mm

 

[mini-valver]

Mine has a couple of slight ripples. Be reet!