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Bad day? Has this ever happened to you? Matador Red GS new black roof!

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Old 10-29-11, 08:31 AM
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Default Bad day? Has this ever happened to you? Matador Red GS new black roof!

So I was driving to work last Friday (my birthday) and all of a sudden my sunroof "exploded" and glass went everywhere. My best guess is that a rock had just the perfect angle and deflected off the sunroof... Or maybe it was a tiny meteorite. I was driving about 65 mph down the highway and didn't see anything bounce off of the road in front of me. There were scratches along the roof and the top of the trunk. Either way, I was able to do an insurance claim and got the sunroof replaced, and roof, rear panels, and trunk deck painted. I also opted for gloss black paint instead of black vinyl for the roof. I'll post better pics after it gets out of the shop (10 days later).





These are pics the body shop emailed me throughout the process:




I love the Matador Red!!


Old 10-29-11, 08:57 AM
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wow, that sux

but seems like it's even better now. congrats!
Old 10-29-11, 11:07 AM
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Wow dude, that looks scary and could've been fatal, glad you're ok though. Is the paint they used from Lexus or aftermarket paint shop?how does it match the doors?
Old 10-29-11, 11:43 AM
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That must have been scary!

Glad to see everything worked out!
Old 10-29-11, 04:00 PM
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Rock hits roof? Look nice on black colour roof. I saw some cars had black roof such as white.
Old 10-29-11, 08:53 PM
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damn, that red that's fresh out of the paint shop looks sooooooooooo sick, and i'm not even fond of the color red
Old 10-29-11, 10:17 PM
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Now that sucks!
Old 10-29-11, 10:45 PM
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looks good, but dang that explosion would of scared me
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Ouch! That's scary!
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Damn. That sucks
Old 10-30-11, 02:00 PM
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Yea luckly it didnt come thru the windshield
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Wow, that must have been some big rock! Damn though it looks fresh.
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