23 replies to this topic

[craigr91]

im going to be putting a fibreglass roof skin over my stee to cover quite a lot of dents on it, but where is the best place to get from?

Links please, Thanks, Craig.

[MiniFTW]

I heard ABSmotorsport are good, very competitive price to! http://www.absmotors...-roof-skin.html

[Miniryan09]

I'd second ABSmotorsport!

[charie t]

Wont fit, they're designed to replace not fit over

[Jackmorton]

theres a carbonfibre one in the forsale section at the moment if that kinda thing is what your after :)

[Bungle]

the stig makes and sells them

[craigr91]

Ah ok, cheers ill throw hom a message later, hard to use on my phone especially while screen half broke too


And I'm sure we could get it look right, just I don't want to cut the roof for strength of shell

[Bungle]

i think the stig put up a how to guide a few years back

[Artful Dodger]

when you do cut out the majority of the steel roof before you bond the GRP roof, as water could get under there and rust away and cause all sorts of problems...:)

[craigr91]

the stig hasnt been active sine early jan if i got the right one... and had a search cant find the guide....

not sure what you mean clubmanGT...

[Artful Dodger]

well if you bond a glass fibre roof to a metal one, water will get under the glass fibre and rust the steel roof away.

if you cut most of the metal roof away then there is nothing to rust! just make sure you cover all of the cut surfaces with rust proof paint etc and bond well

[craigr91]

ah cheers, but will this not weaken the structure? thats why i was putting it on top.... sorry be a noob :)

[Bungle]

there was no extra stiffening add to minis with full sunroofs

[craigr91]

really!..... cant be too much of a problem then..... cheers, ill get one ordered from abs :)

[Artful Dodger]

yeah people do this to minis all the time, its how carbon fibre roof skins are fitted:) good luck!