Most people have not really had a chance to see our CF roof up close and personal. Yesterday Ivan did an amazing job putting one on our customer Steve's Black Evo IX. I thought I would share these with you to really see how great this looks and how well it all fits.

Thanks to Arthur for taking the pics

 

i want one, just i love my sunroof a little more

 

Is this a job that most body shops can do? What are the average labor costs involved?

 

Most body shops can do this no problem Cost ranges for install from what I have seen at most body shops from $800-$1200.


Eric

 

Not To Start Anything Because I Know It's Been Brought Up But Anyone Notice Whats On The Lift Behind The Scenes......

 

Are there problems with holding the body "square" during the removal of the OE roof and installation of this one?

Is this roof as structurally supportive as the OE roof given it's glued and riveted (looks like 25-30 rivets...)? It looks like this owner has a 4 point roll-bar maybe which would help with rigidity some? I wouldn't be installing a cage/roll-bar...

Rigidity afterwards: torsional, longitudinal, lateral?

Any difficulties with re-installation of front and rear glass?

You guys do the installation of this now? Your prices in line with body-shop prices mentioned above? Cheaper if the trim/headliner is pre-stripped?

Hopefully late this year I will be nixing my boat-anchor-like sunroof..

 

That's Def a EVO X

How much lighter than the aluminum roof is this.. and is it just a rigid and safe as aluminum..

 

I will leave the EVO X discussion for our other threads about the car.

This piece is actually stronger then the stock piece for structural integrity. Our roofs are a carbon kevlar weave and were actually designed for our Time attack car to shed some weight stiffen the chassis. It just looked so nice when we finished it that we should "hey, we should sell these things"

It is 7 pounds lighter then the MR Aluminum roof.

Eric

 

I will try to answer your questions.

The body will not move with the roof removed. The roof itself lends very little structural support to the car. The strength is in the A B C pillars and roof channel that connect them. On a non sunroof car, the only thing that is actually removed is the roof skin and one side to side support in the center of the roof. The side to side support is likely there to keep the roofs curved shape and keep it from flexing.

The factory steel roofs are spot welded to the chassis of the car. Aluminum roofs are bonded and riveted. We bond and rivet the carbon roof just like a factory aluminum roof. The carbon roof is stronger than the steel roof and MUCH stronger than the aluminum roof. What you end up with is a stronger and stiffer than factory.

Glass goes back in just like factory.

 

I want to see a WW Evo with CF hood, roof and trunk.

 

Ha! All you'd need is a light bar to make it look like a cop car ...

l8r)

 

I went ahead today and snapped some more pics of the roof installed now with the glass and the molding. Fitment is PERFECT!

Enjoy

 

wow....me want me want.....

someday

 

looking awesome, very nice, is that car all carbon


cheers

 

Your comment above is interesting - structurally, what is removed on a sunroof car other than glass rails etc? Thats what I have. I have removed everything but the drain lines - I was going toi drill out some of the spot welded in brackets that held the sunroof rail. I am prepping it for its trip to IL for install this spring, so it can be in and out...