Dented roof and smashed sunroof

[stinka]

Grind back the lip on the inside of the roof, jigsaw out an over sized panel say 50mm all round, so just measure the hole and add 100mm, then as I say stick it in with tiger seal/sikaflex

I reckon that's gotta be the easiest/ cheapest you could prolly get a bit of white acrylic/pollycarbonate off eBay for a tenner and fiver for the tigerseal

 

[melissachels]

Grind back the lip on the inside of the roof, jigsaw out an over sized panel say 50mm all round, so just measure the hole and add 100mm, then as I say stick it in with tiger seal/sikaflex

I reckon that's gotta be the easiest/ cheapest you could prolly get a bit of white acrylic/pollycarbonate off eBay for a tenner and fiver for the tigerseal

Thats what i'd be doing

 

[makeitfit]

Coming from you, that worries me, with the things you have done to your truck, I am surprised you didn't recommend converting it into an internal snorkel...

Well I'd be looking at a roof mount intercooler I think :sly
The ragtop idea sounds great too :thumbs

IF however I was considering a claim................................1st I'd be on their case for a new valuation. Just quote the glasses guide price for your age truck.
Then demand full showroom spec rebuild, eventually settling for a cash write off and buy back. The buy back bit IS as said before statutary, and a % of value.
It needs to be a decent payout though as you'll be penalised for the claim over the next 5 years.
Unless ofcourse you can plead negligence from the wind owner or tree maintainer :sly

 

[96terrano]

https://picasaweb.google.com/clubterrano/TerranoFotoCabrio

 

[makeitfit]

Grind back the lip on the inside of the roof, jigsaw out an over sized panel say 50mm all round, so just measure the hole and add 100mm, then as I say stick it in with tiger seal/sikaflex

I reckon that's gotta be the easiest/ cheapest you could prolly get a bit of white acrylic/pollycarbonate off eBay for a tenner and fiver for the tigerseal

Nah you'll devalue the truck big time. S/H sunroof may cost more than a bit of plastic but will look better for an hour's work. I bet it'll take longer to piss about with the jiggy and grinder and tigerseal etc etc

 

[makeitfit]

https://picasaweb.google.com/clubterrano/TerranoFotoCabrio

I changed my mind, they're bloody aweful
Make a pick up instead :thumbs

 

[stinka]

Nah you'll devalue the truck big time. S/H sunroof may cost more than a bit of plastic but will look better for an hour's work. I bet it'll take longer to piss about with the jiggy and grinder and tigerseal etc etc

Yeh but what's an old Terrano worth ? It's still gonna have the reminents of a big dent in the roof

 

[Banshee]

Drop the headling. Remove sunroof cassette. Push out dents then bond in a white acrylic sheet from the inside, about say 7mm thick with tiger seal or similar, holding it in place with gaffa tape temporary until tiger seal goes off, refit headlining

What he said!!!! easy fix!!! If you were closer I'd love to help. Like you say it might look a tad ugly but you'd have your truck back

I was expecting to see your motor in 2 pieces, thats minor damage

 

[Banshee]

I changed my mind, they're bloody aweful
Make a pick up instead :thumbs

hahaha I was thinking exactly that, how gash!!!!

 

[Dynamics]

Get it welded up, sunroofs are just a pain in the arse. It will end up leaking one day.

I bet they make good escape hatches in certain circumstances!!!

 

[makeitfit]

I bet they make good escape hatches in certain circumstances!!!

What are you suggesting :lol

 

[Dynamics]

I didn't mean like this... But it will do...

http://au.carbage.blogs.topgear.com/2012/07/16/man-flips-out-of-sunroof-during-crash/

Watch the video... Blinking heck..

 

[melissachels]

I bet they make good escape hatches in certain circumstances!!!

yeah i water or jammed between things

 

[Dynamics]

yeah i water or jammed between things

Exactly.

 

[makeitfit]

Ah you mean like this :augie

I like my sunroof :lol

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

I changed my mind, they're bloody aweful
Make a pick up instead :thumbs

That looks awful, I'm not sure why, but that is not what I had in my mind....

 

[solarman216]

just looked at the pics of dented roof! what dent? that is not much more than a scratch, with a used sunroof sorted in a couple of hours, as others have said, Rick

 

[Dynamics]

Ah you mean like this :augie

I like my sunroof :lol

Yep.

Good time to check the underbody though.

 

[solarman216]

Ah you mean like this :augie

I like my sunroof :lol

reminds me I must get my off road sunroof working as it stops at half way at the mo, could well need it as makeitfit did, my doors are rather heavy to open with the steel added as tree sliders, Rick

 

[makeitfit]

reminds me I must get my off road sunroof working as it stops at half way at the mo, could well need it as makeitfit did, my doors are rather heavy to open with the steel added as tree sliders, Rick

I tried getting out the "top" door first it weighs a ton when it faces the sky :lol:lol
Seat belts are also a challenge to undo at that angle and then once undone you fall to the bottom like a bag of spuds :doh Oh the indignity of it all :lol