There' s a support bar that the roof panel attaches to and it is glued from the factory. Over time, this glue "lets go" and causes delamiation of the plastic roof from the front bar.
I have put together a guide on how to do this with the tools that you can get in the UK, but other countries just improvise!
Pictures show the roof before and clearly in hot conditions the roof rises! Pictures RR1-RR4
Pictures of the equipment and kit next. Picture EQ1
Pictures of the setting process. SP1-7
Pictures of the finally sealed roof. FS1-3
Equipment:
5 x deep-ish clamps (bought from toolstation: One handed quick clamp 73583 £6.23 each)
1 x UPol Tiger Seal (ordered off Amazon £11.99) Panel bonding adhesive.
Knife.
Dirty wipes (loads of).
Tape (required for sealing holes that are in the bar as tiger seal leaks through them!).
1. Remove the headliner - pull at one side - i did the front and it snaps away. There are approx 11 clips.
2. There is a solid metal frame and at the front of car there is approx a 3" bar that runs across the front of the roof - the roof release mechanisms are attached to it on each side and the Bar has a "honeycomb" design.
3. I raised the roof on packers (from the inside) so I could squeeze the Tiger seal and put a cloth on your seats.
4. at the front of the bar, raise the roof and get the noozle of the Tiger seal up in there and squeeze - do along the complete width.
4a - In the pictures it is coming down the front - be careful of drips.
5. On the inside - do the same - get the noozle in there and squeeze, ensuring you go the complete width. One complete tube of tiger seal did the entire job.
5a - You can see in the pictures i have the glue coming to the edge.
6. Remove packers and let the roof move down onto the bar.
7. Put cloth's on the roof and then get the clamps spaced evenly along the roof, starting in the middle. 5 clamps will do the job - apply pressure and leave for as long as you can or for the curing time of the Tiger seal (I left for 6 hours before the rain came!)
I have had to spread the photos over 2 posts.
I have put together a guide on how to do this with the tools that you can get in the UK, but other countries just improvise!
Pictures show the roof before and clearly in hot conditions the roof rises! Pictures RR1-RR4
Pictures of the equipment and kit next. Picture EQ1
Pictures of the setting process. SP1-7
Pictures of the finally sealed roof. FS1-3
Equipment:
5 x deep-ish clamps (bought from toolstation: One handed quick clamp 73583 £6.23 each)
1 x UPol Tiger Seal (ordered off Amazon £11.99) Panel bonding adhesive.
Knife.
Dirty wipes (loads of).
Tape (required for sealing holes that are in the bar as tiger seal leaks through them!).
1. Remove the headliner - pull at one side - i did the front and it snaps away. There are approx 11 clips.
2. There is a solid metal frame and at the front of car there is approx a 3" bar that runs across the front of the roof - the roof release mechanisms are attached to it on each side and the Bar has a "honeycomb" design.
3. I raised the roof on packers (from the inside) so I could squeeze the Tiger seal and put a cloth on your seats.
4. at the front of the bar, raise the roof and get the noozle of the Tiger seal up in there and squeeze - do along the complete width.
4a - In the pictures it is coming down the front - be careful of drips.
5. On the inside - do the same - get the noozle in there and squeeze, ensuring you go the complete width. One complete tube of tiger seal did the entire job.
5a - You can see in the pictures i have the glue coming to the edge.
6. Remove packers and let the roof move down onto the bar.
7. Put cloth's on the roof and then get the clamps spaced evenly along the roof, starting in the middle. 5 clamps will do the job - apply pressure and leave for as long as you can or for the curing time of the Tiger seal (I left for 6 hours before the rain came!)
I have had to spread the photos over 2 posts.