Car Roof

Ashers · **Posted:** 16 Feb 2010, 20:20

I was on my way home today and heard a strange noise from my car roof. When I got out and checked the roof, I notice that the roof is now flexible and I can push it in and out.

Not sure what has happened here, but looks like the roof has lost it's strength.

Any ideas?

pa102aw · **Posted:** 16 Feb 2010, 20:47

Did you leave it out overnight in the severe frost and then pour hot water over it in the morning to defrost it ? (some people actually do that :shock:

) If so the sudden expansion could have made it malleable.

Ashers · **Posted:** 16 Feb 2010, 21:01

Think it has something to do with the roof lining / structure?

papiss dog · **Posted:** 17 Feb 2010, 10:06

Is this the same old banger that the exhaust fell off when you hit that pothole the other month?

Ashers · **Posted:** 17 Feb 2010, 10:20

-DC- wrote:

Is this the same old banger that the exhaust fell off when you hit that pothole the other month?

It is. Would not say it was a old banger though. Has only done 45,000 miles, although it is nine years old.

murf · **Posted:** 17 Feb 2010, 10:32

Just don't play any Rolf Harris on the car stereo, the roof might join in for wobbleboard accompaniment.

Stick · **Posted:** 17 Feb 2010, 10:57

pa102aw wrote:

Did you leave it out overnight in the severe frost and then pour hot water over it in the morning to defrost it ?

who defrosts their roof?

papiss dog · **Posted:** 17 Feb 2010, 12:41

Pa obviously... :lol:

everyone else in the country just scrapes an area about a foot square so they can see out by ducking close to the screen

sometimes I scrape a small bit in each side window so I can see left/right at junctions....pa defrosts his roof :shock:

murf · **Posted:** 17 Feb 2010, 12:44

-DC- wrote:

Pa obviously... :lol:

everyone else in the country just scrapes an area about a foot square so they can see out by ducking close to the screen

sometimes I scrape a small bit in each side window so I can see left/right at junctions....pa defrosts his roof :shock:

Pa lives in Scotland, it helps there to be able to see through the sunroof to work out how high the snow is piled up at the side of the road.

el_pappje · **Posted:** 17 Feb 2010, 15:40

murf wrote:

-DC- wrote:

Pa obviously... :lol:

everyone else in the country just scrapes an area about a foot square so they can see out by ducking close to the screen

sometimes I scrape a small bit in each side window so I can see left/right at junctions....pa defrosts his roof :shock:

Pa lives in Scotland, it helps there to be able to see through the sunroof to work out how high the snow is piled up at the side of the road.

Why on earth would you buy a car with a sunroof in Scotland in the first place? :roll:

murf · **Posted:** 17 Feb 2010, 15:42

el_pappje wrote:

murf wrote:

-DC- wrote:

Pa obviously... :lol:

everyone else in the country just scrapes an area about a foot square so they can see out by ducking close to the screen

sometimes I scrape a small bit in each side window so I can see left/right at junctions....pa defrosts his roof :shock:

Pa lives in Scotland, it helps there to be able to see through the sunroof to work out how high the snow is piled up at the side of the road.

Why on earth would you buy a car with a sunroof in Scotland in the first place? :roll:

Der!

To be able to see through the sunroof to work out how high the snow is piled up at the side of the road

Knulpuk · **Posted:** 17 Feb 2010, 15:44

Ashers wrote:

I was on my way home today and heard a strange noise from my car roof. When I got out and checked the roof, I notice that the roof is now flexible and I can push it in and out.

Not sure what has happened here, but looks like the roof has lost it's strength.

Any ideas?

How did you know that the roof was not flexible before?

pa102aw · **Posted:** 17 Feb 2010, 16:30

We don't need sun roofs in winter .. we have periscopes.

papiss dog · **Posted:** 17 Feb 2010, 16:49

Ashers....can't you use your FF winnings to buy a decent car? and mind out for potholes

Alchemist · **Posted:** 17 Feb 2010, 22:36

pa102aw wrote:

We don't need sun roofs in winter .. we have periscopes.

Periscopes fine for winter, Murf was on about the summer!!!

Ashers · **Posted:** 17 Feb 2010, 22:40

Knulpuk wrote:

Ashers wrote:

I was on my way home today and heard a strange noise from my car roof. When I got out and checked the roof, I notice that the roof is now flexible and I can push it in and out.

Not sure what has happened here, but looks like the roof has lost it's strength.

Any ideas?

How did you know that the roof was not flexible before?

I just know.

SUZYKINS · **Posted:** 17 Feb 2010, 23:20

Ashers wrote:

-DC- wrote:

Is this the same old banger that the exhaust fell off when you hit that pothole the other month?

It is. Would not say it was a old banger though. Has only done 45,000 miles, although it is nine years old.

So the mileometer doesnt work either :shock:

You didnt buy it on ebay from D. Dastardly did you :lol:

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