Roof rust help

[Wax anima]

Hey guys have spotted some bubbling on the roof of the fto which I'm almost certain in rust haha was just wondering how long I could wait until it gets dire or will it be significantly cheaper if I nipped it in the butt now?

[dstocks]

At the very least, getrid of theglue that is causing it now.That will slow it down:

http://www.completefto.com.au/CompleteFTO.asp?hid=199

[Wax anima]

anyone know if rock it did this before I bought it as this would save a lot of trouble

[Technikhaus]

I asked on the facebook page, but may as well check here, do you glue the roof back up, or leave it?
If you glue it back, what glue?

[rock_it]

Nah, never did... Was on the list in prep for rear bar and full respray.

Had my eye on the roof for a while.. Never seemed to get worse and not sure if it was just a poor patch up job from previously.. Looked more like an indent than a rust bubble..

[Sahin]

I thought they fixed this problem on facelifts?

[dstocks]

Changed in 97. Not sure when facelifts started but there may have been some that were made before that. Not sure Rockits was originally a facelift either.

[Sahin]

Pretty sure his is a 98? :/

[Sahin]

ah, nope its a 97, so probably early like Vectose' FTO

[rock_it]

Genuine facelift, and was 97.. I think March 97

[dstocks]

In that case, before they changed the glue. I dont know the exact date, but from memory, someone said it was June/July 97.

[Wax anima]

Yeah got a coat for it today guy said 4k plus price of new roof and as you could tell I almost fell over then and there. Although he did say it looked like a poor patch up job so.. Could it just be that??? I will post pics of it tommorow

[rock_it]

Yeah got a coat for it today guy said 4k plus price of new roof and as you could tell I almost fell over then and there. Although he did say it looked like a poor patch up job so.. Could it just be that??? I will post pics of it tommorow

I have a spare roof.. It is at Mortdale.. It should not cost 4k to fix. That is almost the price of a back to bare metal respray for the whole car.. o_O

[Wax anima]

Keep that roof rock it I may be in need of it haha what would u charge for something like that?

[dstocks]

I got charged $1000 to fix my midnight blue one and that had a sunroof. 4K is a rip. They should be able to weldup holes without having to replace roof unless its really bad

[rock_it]

I got charged $1000 to fix my midnight blue one and that had a sunroof. 4K is a rip. They should be able to weldup holes without having to replace roof unless its really bad

Yeah, I would only use the roof to cut plates out and weld them back in the roof of your car... Saves them having to cut metal, bend it, and end up bogging it anyway ... Or, just skin it and use it if the rust is that bad...

But be best to find a guy you can trust to repair first. I have a bloke, but he is all the way down South. So way to far for you to go ... But if you feel like a drive down to Wollongong, let me know...

Usually when a place charges an excessive fee like that, it is just to get you out of the shop cause they don't want to touch it..