Sunroof Delete?

lo2 · 07-29-2009, 12:56 PM

so im looking to buy a mr2 soon and its got a cracked sunroof and thew roof is slightly bent around the edges..
So i was wondering, is it possible to just delete the sunroof?
and does anyone make a kit?
Some old guy once told me someone made one..
any help or thoughts would be appreciated

Raptor13x · 07-29-2009, 03:20 PM

I believe you can still buy a roof replacement, which is typically used by body shops to repair damaged body panels. You simply cut out the damaged part and weld in a replacement panel (which requires very good welding skills, if you don't want it to look like hell). You'd just need a hardtop headliner after the piece had been welded in and painted.

canadam · 07-30-2009, 09:09 PM

I'm in the same boat. I have the hardtop from my parts car I'm going to have the bodyshop use.

datguydeni · 08-03-2009, 03:20 PM

mmmm i remember awhile back someone had used silicone on the T-Tops pretty much making them not usable, and no leaks to worry about. i think you can do the same if you want to delete it. and always paint it over or use vinyl. just a crazy suggestion.

Mister2.2 · 08-03-2009, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by datguydeni

mmmm i remember awhile back someone had used silicone on the T-Tops pretty much making them not usable, and no leaks to worry about. i think you can do the same if you want to delete it. and always paint it over or use vinyl. just a crazy suggestion.

That would just lower the value of the car and look pretty ghetto IMO.

328FTW · 08-03-2009, 08:45 PM

One thing I've helped do is repair a rolled car that had a sunroof with a full hardtop. All we did was pick specific points on the pillars to slice then weld back together, was tricky with the multi layers but worked out good. You could tell up close but it was a racecar so we didn't bother trying to cover it up too much it was just a slight weld bump you could see, you could blend it in no problem.

Another thing is to weld in a piece of tin that is the right shape and then blend it in with the roof and remove the sunroof ribbing to cover it up with a headliner, would require a few hours with bodyfiller and paint. Also the silicon it up thing is ghetto I brought a celica like that with matte black to cover it over and it just looked horrible.

datguydeni · 08-03-2009, 11:38 PM

i know it's pretty ghetto but it gets the job done haha.

lo2 · 08-07-2009, 04:37 AM

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Originally Posted by datguydeni

mmmm i remember awhile back someone had used silicone on the T-Tops pretty much making them not usable, and no leaks to worry about. i think you can do the same if you want to delete it. and always paint it over or use vinyl. just a crazy suggestion.

lol one point of deleting the glass tops are to save weight.
even though hardtops look straight DAT ASS

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lo2 ... Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 625 Thanks: 14 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts iTrader Rating: (14/100% )	Sunroof Delete? so im looking to buy a mr2 soon and its got a cracked sunroof and thew roof is slightly bent around the edges.. So i was wondering, is it possible to just delete the sunroof? and does anyone make a kit? Some old guy once told me someone made one.. any help or thoughts would be appreciated

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canadam MidshipExpress Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Beautiful British Columbia Posts: 10,399 Thanks: 120 Thanked 142 Times in 121 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (34/100% )	I'm in the same boat. I have the hardtop from my parts car I'm going to have the bodyshop use. __________________

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07-29-2009, 03:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
Raptor13x Legendary Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Farmington Hills, MI Posts: 3,997 Thanks: 7 Thanked 44 Times in 37 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (5/100% )	I believe you can still buy a roof replacement, which is typically used by body shops to repair damaged body panels. You simply cut out the damaged part and weld in a replacement panel (which requires very good welding skills, if you don't want it to look like hell). You'd just need a hardtop headliner after the piece had been welded in and painted.

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datguydeni Turquoise not Teal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Diego CA Posts: 1,492 Thanks: 3 Thanked 25 Times in 22 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	mmmm i remember awhile back someone had used silicone on the T-Tops pretty much making them not usable, and no leaks to worry about. i think you can do the same if you want to delete it. and always paint it over or use vinyl. just a crazy suggestion.

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328FTW Crazy Nasty Honey Badger Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,236 Thanks: 24 Thanked 266 Times in 239 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	One thing I've helped do is repair a rolled car that had a sunroof with a full hardtop. All we did was pick specific points on the pillars to slice then weld back together, was tricky with the multi layers but worked out good. You could tell up close but it was a racecar so we didn't bother trying to cover it up too much it was just a slight weld bump you could see, you could blend it in no problem. Another thing is to weld in a piece of tin that is the right shape and then blend it in with the roof and remove the sunroof ribbing to cover it up with a headliner, would require a few hours with bodyfiller and paint. Also the silicon it up thing is ghetto I brought a celica like that with matte black to cover it over and it just looked horrible.

08-03-2009, 11:38 PM	#7 (permalink)
datguydeni Turquoise not Teal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Diego CA Posts: 1,492 Thanks: 3 Thanked 25 Times in 22 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	i know it's pretty ghetto but it gets the job done haha.