Title: WANTED: '87 or '88 Cougar Roof Skin
Post by: kewlcoug on July 10, 2012, 10:14:47 PM
Post by: kewlcoug on July 10, 2012, 10:14:47 PM
Hey everybody, haven't had to post anything for awhile, but last week a tree branch fell through my garage roof and onto my '87 XR-7's roof panel. It put a few dents in the panel, and one body shop I took it to recommended replacing the roof skin since it looks like it "stretched" the metal. It's truly a shame, because you can see in the picture that the original paint was still looking great!
Does anybody have a roof in good shape in the NW Ohio area? Any help to get my car back into great shape would be much appreciated!
Thanks,
Jason
Does anybody have a roof in good shape in the NW Ohio area? Any help to get my car back into great shape would be much appreciated!
Thanks,
Jason
Title: WANTED: '87 or '88 Cougar Roof Skin
Post by: daminc on July 11, 2012, 07:29:04 AM
Post by: daminc on July 11, 2012, 07:29:04 AM
If it's only a few dents, why doesn't the body shop just shrink the metal?
Title: WANTED: '87 or '88 Cougar Roof Skin
Post by: 1BadBird on July 14, 2012, 11:21:12 AM
Post by: 1BadBird on July 14, 2012, 11:21:12 AM
That seems to be a lost art now-a-days. I've repaired quite a few quarters that the insurance companies said to replace. Good luck with the repairs.
Title: WANTED: '87 or '88 Cougar Roof Skin
Post by: FirstBird on July 14, 2012, 05:50:38 PM
Post by: FirstBird on July 14, 2012, 05:50:38 PM
Yeah I'm sure it's easier to have the metal shrunk, than to have py welds in your roof.