roof skin?

[Batman]

is it possible to get a roof skin with no sunroof and fit it to mine to get rid of the sunroof?

how much you wreckon for the roof skin?

im looking into putting a 6 point cage and removing all the trims and roof lining, or would it be possible to get s plastic window put in aswell as the rest of the windows?

car is going to be made into a second car at xmas so dont worry about noise

 

[Renault_Boy01]

cant you just take out the sunroof and just weld a sheet in place ??

 

[Batman]

i thought this maybe another option? cud i get it flush? i understand what your thinking weld a sheet in place smooth it off then spray it

 

[Renault_Boy01]

yeah thats what i was thinking

would probably be cheaper than a new complete roof skin which would maybe need respraying anyway

 

[Final Maxim]

ide say get a roof skin, it will work out cheaper if the bodyshops knows what theyre doing and will look loads better.

roof skin price, i dunno, maybe £300-£400.

maybe an option to get a 2nd hand roof skin off a donor car thats been wrote off. aslong as the welds are drilled our properly and its removed carefull you could save lots of money.

welding in a plate to your current roof may seem an easier option, but the ammount of filler that would be needed, and the ammount of time to prep it all to a good standard, ide put money it will look like the ocean. ripple city.

 

[Renault_Boy01]

yeah good point, i didnt think of the preperation costs

 

[Kneel]

maybe you could look at getting a roof skin off of a renaultsport model, they dont have sunroofs in them and I doubt they would be more expensive than a normal roof skin. It should fit on OK also?

 

[Batman]

yea gonna have to look into getting a 172 roof skin then it will be a whole piece for when i get the inside sprayed

 

[cK]

Your roof could completely distort if a new panel was welded in place. As said above, go for a complete new roof skin.

If you pay me a nice wod of cash i'd come and do it for you.

 

[Batman]

Your roof could completely distort if a new panel was welded in place. As said above, go for a complete new roof skin.

If you pay me a nice wod of cash i'd come and do it for you.

how much is a nice wod? where does the roof skin join? im trying to work out how much work is envolved i'd love to get rid of the sunroof

 

[Final Maxim]

im pretty sure it joins underneath the slide rails, if you look at it you can see its spot welded there.

drop tailgate off and you'll have spot welds along there, and the front screen will need to be took out as theres welds under the top lip.

its a big job whichever route you take.

i wouldnt like to replace a new roof myself, but then again i wouldnt like to weld/fill a plate that big anyway with how much the roof flexes. ide say its a near impossible job to do perfectly

 

[Batman]

i think the new roof skin is the easiest way, it just im totally stripping the interior and i think the sunroof mounts to some of the roof lining so it will be a job and a half making it all look right were no sunroof will be alot easier

 

[CH33MA]

btw batman, your ride is stunning, look'd gr8 among the other cars on the meguiars stand.....there were some shockers on that stand though, how did u get ur car into that area, do u drive across the track

 

[Final Maxim]

price up a roof skin from renault, then price up a non genuine one, and then price up a second hand one.

second hand one will be cut across the a post, b post, through the rear quarter and just given to you, only problem would be drilling the welds and cutting it from the shell without doing too much damage, but you would save a few hundred quid.

 

[cK]

yea as fm says.

Its all spot welded in. Just means drilling them out and using a hammer and chisel to remove the skin.

I wouldnt charge much less than a bodyshop would to be honest. It's not a small job.

 

[Final Maxim]

good luck if you take the job on, i'll pop down and give some moral support LOL

 

[Batman]

btw batman, your ride is stunning, look'd gr8 among the other cars on the meguiars stand.....there were some shockers on that stand though, how did u get ur car into that area, do u drive across the track

thank you we went through this private road which looked like a track then went down and through 2 tunnels like what people walked through but in the car which i put my windows down and caned it through
then came up and around to the trade stand, no idea how the monster trucks got in though :S

i'll have to get a product code from reno for the roof skin then all the faf on putting in cage but should look great in the end, i really want a sequential box :dapprove:

 

[Batman]

yea as fm says.

Its all spot welded in. Just means drilling them out and using a hammer and chisel to remove the skin.

I wouldnt charge much less than a bodyshop would to be honest. It's not a small job.

what would you say as a rough price for installing? i'll probs save the cash till we get a second car on the road as it'll take a while to install and spray

 

[cK]

It's hard not to butcher a roof skin up when removing it, let alone trying your best to save it so it goes on another car.

If it were me I'd just look at brand new ones, whether genuine or spurious.

Can you not just put up with a sunroof?

 

[cK]

I'd only install it for you, I wouldn't spray it.

FM will do that for you ;-)

 

[Batman]

i think im going to go brand new so it saves removing 2 really just removing from my car which damage isnt a big aspect then putting a new one straight on, then just getting it sprayed

i know i can go see reno for one where else would do one?

 

[Final Maxim]

lol

 

[Batman]

lol

you can do them? dont just wink tell me! mwahhaha if so how much from the bank of FM-AVA does one cost?

 

[Final Maxim]

lol sorry that was a wink at chris, im just googling now.

try google " buy uk non genuine car parts panels " stuff like that, see what comes up

 

[Batman]

okely dokely

 

[Final Maxim]

seems most online shops ask for your details so they can email/phone you a quote

 

[cK]

Could make it into a convertible. Saves buying a roofskin

 

[Final Maxim]

hell yeah ide help with that

i'll bring my grinder n welder

 

[Gally]

AM A BODY REPAIR TECHI REPLACED A ROOF SKIN LAST WEEK ON A PEARL BLACK 182 ITS PRETTY EASY IF YOUR IN THE TRADE A SPOSE BUT A ALWAYS ORDER MY OWN ESTIMATES AND KNOW THT THE SKIN WAS UNDER 200 POUNDS MATE BUT IF U DID GET A BODY SHOP YOU BETTER HAV DEEP POCKETS FOR LABOUR EVEN THO ITS AN EASY SKIN THEY LIKE 2 CHARGE THRU THE ROOF FOR JOBS LIKE THT GOOD LUCK THO IF U WANT TO KNOW ANY PRICES JUST LET ME KNOW OR ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL THANKS.Gal x

 

[Final Maxim]

under £200 would be a bargain tbh, that trade price though and no vat?

 

[Gally]

no the vat only comes of when we get the parts the price over the phone is with vat,the guy always says tht includes vat we get a great discount on parts but this was defo without and clio roof skin is just a clio roof skin no fancy models.scrap yard plus your time your defo worth buying new my old clio used to hav a sunroof creaky old thang!

 

[Batman]

defo going to buy new and im sick of the sunroof creaking all the time, if i can source the roof skin at a decent price, then get someone to fit it, then i know a guy that can spray it for me

 

[edde]

Try a scrap yards some low spec none RS came without ssunroofs or else try abroad most of them are sunroofless.

 

[Batman]

yea i noticed a 1.2 clio without a sunroof still dont know if it would make it cheaper, im guessing they use the same roof skin? gotta try and get reno price first...dear god

 

[Renault_Boy01]

good luck !!!!

 

[edde]

im guessing they use the same roof skin?

Yep same panel.

 

[Batman]

ahh seems like a task ahead of me but kind of essential so i can fit the cage i have my eyes on