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06-12-2010, 09:07 PM
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roof panel does anybody know of a fix for the roof panel bubbling up after being painted. i have had it painted it 3 times and it still bubbles up. i have been told that you have to put a new panel on to fix the problem
06-12-2010, 10:16 PM
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Only 99-02 were affected. You'd be fine.
The issue was they changed the glue type in 99. The glue didn't react well and causes the oozing bubbles to appear. That's why a simple repaint doesn't work on a car with those issues, and requires a new roof panel to be put on.
93-98 used a different glue and didn't have those issues. My 98 has 151k miles on it, is not garaged (wish it was but I don't have one), and there are 0 bubbles on the roof.
The issue was they changed the glue type in 99. The glue didn't react well and causes the oozing bubbles to appear. That's why a simple repaint doesn't work on a car with those issues, and requires a new roof panel to be put on.
93-98 used a different glue and didn't have those issues. My 98 has 151k miles on it, is not garaged (wish it was but I don't have one), and there are 0 bubbles on the roof.
03-29-2011, 10:05 PM
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Just found out about this TSB. Checked around and found out that it's no longer in production and finding and OEM piece is impossible. Are there any aftermarket companies that make these 4th gen roof panels?
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03-30-2011, 02:45 AM
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Only 99-02 were affected. You'd be fine.
The issue was they changed the glue type in 99. The glue didn't react well and causes the oozing bubbles to appear. That's why a simple repaint doesn't work on a car with those issues, and requires a new roof panel to be put on.
93-98 used a different glue and didn't have those issues. My 98 has 151k miles on it, is not garaged (wish it was but I don't have one), and there are 0 bubbles on the roof.
The issue was they changed the glue type in 99. The glue didn't react well and causes the oozing bubbles to appear. That's why a simple repaint doesn't work on a car with those issues, and requires a new roof panel to be put on.
93-98 used a different glue and didn't have those issues. My 98 has 151k miles on it, is not garaged (wish it was but I don't have one), and there are 0 bubbles on the roof.
03-30-2011, 11:45 AM
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March and eariler cars don't ever develop this problem. I can't make a solid statement on April because I haven't seen enough data yet.
All of this info is covered in the sticky at the top of this section.
