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Looking for Roof for Toyota Corolla

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  • 08-03-2006 1:00pm
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    Stan 10
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 196 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I wonder if anyone would be able to tell me where I could get a roof for a Toyota Corolla 3 door Hatch Back G6R 1997-1999 . I think they were a limited to about 500 made and are very scarce.

    Stan


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    JohnCleary
    Registered Users Posts: 10,210 ✭✭✭✭JohnCleary


    You want to replace a ROOF? I hope your good at welding! :)


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    Stan 10
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 196 ✭✭Stan 10


    Thank's for your smart reply John. Roofs are replaced every day of the week in garages.


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    prospect
    Registered Users Posts: 4,791 ✭✭✭prospect


    Are we talking about the entire roof here, or a sunroof?


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    Stan 10
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 196 ✭✭Stan 10


    prospect wrote:
    Are we talking about the entire roof here, or a sunroof?


    Yes, The entire roof, including the sunroof. Car was in a crash and rooled over on its roof but not much other damage was done to the car


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    prospect
    Registered Users Posts: 4,791 ✭✭✭prospect


    And I are you looking for just the sheeting that cloaks the roll cage, or do you need to cut into the cage and replace part of it?

    Are you sure it is okay to replace part of the crash structure of the car like that?


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    Stan 10
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 196 ✭✭Stan 10


    prospect wrote:
    And I are you looking for just the sheeting that cloaks the roll cage, or do you need to cut into the cage and replace part of it?

    Are you sure it is okay to replace part of the crash structure of the car like that?


    The whole roof is needed


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    Spitfire666
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,323 ✭✭✭Spitfire666


    Its been done millions of times, as long as you spend the money to make sure its done right it can be as safe as standard.


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    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,455 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    have you tried Toyota for a price? if too expensive try northern Ireland, as UK models are more likely to have sunroof


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    AlanD
    Registered Users Posts: 1,495 ✭✭✭AlanD


    Spitfire666 wrote:
    Its been done millions of times, as long as you spend the money to make sure its done right it can be as safe as standard.

    I doubt it's been done millions of times, which is a lot
    I doubt it's done every day in garages
    and I doubt it can be as safe as if it never crashed

    Although saying that, a welder who knows what they are at could put the car back together safely enough. I mean the car is welded together anyway. I'd be worried that if the roof struts have crumpled already in any way and if they were just straightened they'd crumple again even easier almost garaunteeing the death of someone in the car. Perhaps you get the roof with the legs of the roof too?

    I wouldn't touch a car like that with a barge pole, but each to their own.


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    prospect
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    AlanD wrote:
    I mean the car is welded together anyway.

    Yes, but the welds are in specific places, that are part of the structure of the car and positioned to provide optimum strenght.
    So, unless you are going to cut as far as the next weld all around, I would be very nervous.


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    Stan 10
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 196 ✭✭Stan 10


    Than's for the replies lads, but getting back to my original post does anyone know where I could get a roof that would suit me


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    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,455 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    traynors?


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    Stan 10
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 196 ✭✭Stan 10


    colm_mcm wrote:
    traynors?

    Could you tell me are they in Dublin


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    JohnCleary
    Registered Users Posts: 10,210 ✭✭✭✭JohnCleary


    Stan 10 wrote:
    Could you tell me are they in Dublin

    No, theyre in the North. Do a google and you'll get their number


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    Stan 10
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 196 ✭✭Stan 10


    JohnCleary wrote:
    No, theyre in the North. Do a google and you'll get their number

    I have got it now

    Thanks for the help


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    Stan 10
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 196 ✭✭Stan 10


    Anyone else apart from Traynors, they have none at the moment


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    prospect
    Registered Users Posts: 4,791 ✭✭✭prospect


    There is Duffys on the long mile road,
    Also there is another yard just beside the red cow roundabout, dunno the name though.

    I think there is a list of car dismantlers on one of the stickies.


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    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 39,750 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    <mental note> Don't buy a 2nd hand corolla </mental note>


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