I have a friend willing to trade my roof for his sun roof there both bby. I just want to know the steps. I know you have to take out the front and back windows out. Just let me know thanks

 

are you serious??????????????... do u noe u have to drill out the spot welds and and basically chizel the roof off the frame of the car and the weld back in and theres alot more to it its not like changing a bumper

 

A sawzall should do the trick. Then some jb weld and some bondo, you'll never know it didnt belong there in the first place.

 

yea excatly a roof just doesnt bolt on its supported and welded to the upper frame...

 

Yeah i know that it is spot welded id rather drill alittle then pay to have a sun roof in stalled plus we can just swap the headliner too
i just want know the steps leading up to the roof removal its self
btw i have a welder and i can spot weld its not hard

 

are you seriously considering swapping roofs??????

 

I can’t believe this is something you really want to do, but it’s your car. You will have to remove the front and rear windshields. The head liner is next along with the trim pieces for the “A, B and C” pillars. Once you have the head liner out you have to remove all the spot welds by drilling them out but make sure you don’t drill through the roof. Next you have to remove the rubber weather seals on the top of the car they run the length of the roof, plan on replacing them. I have never seen one come out intact. Then you have to skin the roof from the upper frame of the car, the factory uses a very strong bonding compound to hold the skin in place. You have to peal the roof off with out bending it, as you want to use it over again. Once you get the roof off you will need to clean any remaining glue from the upper frame and from the roof skin. Don’t forget to disconnect the wiring to the sunroof and head lamp. Then go to a body shop supply store and get the bonding agent. Put the bonding agent in the valley of the upper frame like the factory did. Then you will have to spot weld the new roof in the same holes you drilled out, remember at the factory a robot does this so it can monitor the amount of heat so the skin does not warp. Next make sure you plug the wiring harness back in. Then it is just a matter of reinstalling the head liner and the trim pieces.

I hope this is helpful, there is a lot of work involved in doing something like this. It can be done with patients and the right knowledge and tools. Good luck!!

By the way if there is any reason you cant reuse the roof you take off AMS has a Carbon Fiber roof that is 16 lbs lighter than factory and is only $1199.95, just in case.

 

there is no writeup for this. Only one company is doing this, ams, for a race car. trade cars with him.

 

Your going to compromise the stuctural integrity of the car! NO!

 

do not do it. sunroof is more weight.

 

sorry, but not only ams is doing it, a body shop by my house does it too. they changed a roof with sunroof with the lighter aluminum roof from an rs.

 

Sorry I didnt now some local shop is doing it. Its still a dumb idea.

 

I didn't say it was a good idea I just told him how to do it and where to get a new roof if he messed up. I am sure there are alot of little shops that will do it if you look hard enough.

 

no worries, i will be pm you to get LED. also think it's a dumb idea. but to each its own.

 

that sounds great. thanks Normanruben