Day 1 roof damage from stress? Sunroof problem?
05-05-2007, 12:54 PM
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Day 1 roof damage from stress? Sunroof problem?
Have you heard of some sort of stress-caused roof damage in the 997 GT3s? The thread is HERE , so if you have, please post there. There are photos there, too.
I wonder if it's related to the sunroof and fluttering of the roof at highway speeds?
I wonder if it's related to the sunroof and fluttering of the roof at highway speeds?
05-05-2007, 04:11 PM
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Had something very similar happen with my first Cooper S.
When the roof was warmed up in the sun, it dimpled in, and looked like someone had bounced a basket ball on it.
When I saw it for the first time, I freaked! I really thought it was trashed.
When the roof cooled down, the dimple completely vanished - no trace!
Turned out to be insufficient roof bracing inside the car - they ended up doing a design change to fix it.
2nd Cooper S did not have the problem.
Was the deflection as visible when the car cooled down? - this would be a sign it was a similar issue.
When the roof was warmed up in the sun, it dimpled in, and looked like someone had bounced a basket ball on it.
When I saw it for the first time, I freaked! I really thought it was trashed.
When the roof cooled down, the dimple completely vanished - no trace!
Turned out to be insufficient roof bracing inside the car - they ended up doing a design change to fix it.
2nd Cooper S did not have the problem.
Was the deflection as visible when the car cooled down? - this would be a sign it was a similar issue.
