Where the hell did this dent in the roof come from???
#33
Pole Position
lol this is a crappy situation Gville350. Paying this much for luxury IMO the roof shouldn't be having this problem. Now I am wondering if it's worth having a dent shop to remove it?
#34
I just checked out the sunroof access area and there is about 2" of room inside where the OE sunroof "wind deflector" rests when the panel is closed. It should be enough to get most of the dent up to normal. Anything more than that would require ALOT of work...headliner,A-pillar, sun visor, etc. And after all of that I'm not sure that there really is access to that exact spot from inside the cabin.
If I have an extra $50 to spend some day I'll probably have a PDR specialist work his magic on it; but until then, I'll not fret over it.
If I have an extra $50 to spend some day I'll probably have a PDR specialist work his magic on it; but until then, I'll not fret over it.
#37
Lexus Test Driver
I am no structural engineer, but find it hard to believe that road conditions, hard cornering or a lowered car with a stiff suspension would case a dimple in the roof panel. Seems odd (clearly) that more than one person has this issue, but it still seems like a very unlikely place for a structural deficiency to show up. Then again, I am no engineer........ I am gonna be pissed if mine shows up with the "immaculate dent" one day! And is that Dynomat in Sffd103's ceiling? Nice! I so badly wish that I had done that when I did my install. Still gonna do it one day, just such a pain to pull everything back out to do it.
#38
This is actually a common thing happening on cars with sun roof (especially Evo's). Not just our lexus family. If you do a quick google search, bunch will pop up regarding this same issue. It has to do with "chassis flex". Possibly due to hitting a major pot hole or something that caused the frame to flex. You could possibly bring this issue up to the dealer but doubt it'll do much. Keep in mind, even if you get a body shop to fix it, the frame is weakened and it'll most likely happen again.
Here are couple links to the issue when i did a quick search on google.
http://www.8thcivic.com/forums/mecha...ve-happen.html
http://forums.evolutionm.net/evo-gen...d-problem.html
http://dodgeforum.com/forum/4th-gen-...f-sunroof.html
http://www.challengertalk.com/forums...nts-wtf-48982/
http://honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=2769316
Here are couple links to the issue when i did a quick search on google.
http://www.8thcivic.com/forums/mecha...ve-happen.html
http://forums.evolutionm.net/evo-gen...d-problem.html
http://dodgeforum.com/forum/4th-gen-...f-sunroof.html
http://www.challengertalk.com/forums...nts-wtf-48982/
http://honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=2769316
Here's the other bad part about it, depending on how bad the pothole or whatever you hit was, you might also have parts of your headlights broken (like the brackets) and the hood/front fenders might have moved slightly and be uneven when compared to the other side. I had all these things happen to me, so I can take pics for you to see if you want.
Hope this helps.
#40
Pole Position
iTrader: (5)
I am no structural engineer, but find it hard to believe that road conditions, hard cornering or a lowered car with a stiff suspension would case a dimple in the roof panel. Seems odd (clearly) that more than one person has this issue, but it still seems like a very unlikely place for a structural deficiency to show up. Then again, I am no engineer........ I am gonna be pissed if mine shows up with the "immaculate dent" one day! And is that Dynomat in Sffd103's ceiling? Nice! I so badly wish that I had done that when I did my install. Still gonna do it one day, just such a pain to pull everything back out to do it.
#42
Here's the other bad part about it, depending on how bad the pothole or whatever you hit was, you might also have parts of your headlights broken (like the brackets) and the hood/front fenders might have moved slightly and be uneven when compared to the other side. I had all these things happen to me, so I can take pics for you to see if you want.
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.