Finally decided to pony up the dough and have mine replaced. Now I can't find a replacement roof panel anywhere. GM part # 10254708- ANYONE?

 

There isn't a whole lot you can do other than try to get a dealer to fix it on a goodwill basis. You are outside 3yr/36k original warranty and the 6yr/100k corrosion protection warranty so GM doesn't have to do anything at this point. Save $100 every month and in 10 months you will be good to go.

 

I'm guessing you already tried gmpartsdirect? How about eBay? I heard a couple of guys got it from there.

 

Here are the part numbers through www.gmpartsdirect.com

Roof Panel - 10254708
Applique - 10240165
Applique - 10240164

You only need the above three parts.

 

There are a number of GM parts that are no longer available from GM. I was trying to find the ***** for the HVAC in a 2004 Corvette and they are no longer available from GM. A after maket company wanted $15 a piece for them... ... I hit the junk yard and got them both for $2 a piece. You will see more and more parts become unavailable from GM for the 4th gen F body cars. Find a good salvage yard and become friends with them.

 

Unavailable from GM Parts Direct. Nothing on eBay or Craigslist. Local dealer can't find one anywhere in the US. I'm going back to the "creative solutions" brainstorming. Maybe I'll visit some restoration places and see if they have any tricks up their sleeves. This blows.

 

The junk yard/salvage yard is your friend. Just go and take one off of a 97 or older car and put it on your car...there is a thread on here telling and showing how to do it. If memory serves the guy paid $75 for the panel.

 

Yeah, I will search around and see what I come up with. Do you know of a better way to remove the top than piano wire? I've heard of very mixed results with this method.

 

I would assume that anyone that can remove a windshield would be able to remove one of these panels - that's how mine was done (the body shop called a windshield replacement company).

 

or can use this kit from eastwood and do it yourself. http://www.eastwood.com/windshield-removal-kit.html.

Thats what I plan to use when I do my car.

 

Anyone think any of these products might actually provide adequate sealant for new paint on a '98-02 roof panel with the nuclear adhesive?

http://www.lord.com/Products-and-Sol...ml/21/5?page=3

Not trying to beat a dead horse here but I'm still holding out hope for my '01 bubbling bastard.

 

You are beating a dead horse..nothing that you put on the panel with the bubbles is going to stop it...this is not a new event...it has been going on for years now...I tried to fix it three times and the bubbles always come back...I am going to a junk yard and getting a panel from a early 4th gen car and be done with it. You will save money and time by just replacing the panel...nuff said

 

'98s built in 3/98 or earlier would be fine as well. So far I have not seen a single failure record for a '98 built in March or before.

 

The part number is still valid according to GMPD. It's listed as a special order part though, but it's not coming up as discontinued.

Might just be on back order. Did the dealer tell you that they can't even order one? I'd try another dealer, and/or send an e-mail to GMPD and see if they can still order one.

 

No, they say they can get one but there is not even a remote prediction as to when. All outlets they have access to have to do a "special order". I guess I'll just wait it out.

 

My local dealer received a letter from GM stating mid-September for the part to come in. I guess I wait.....

 

Hopefully they continue to make them for a while...after all, I have a feeling that more and more people will be needing them

 

You would think they would, right? I mean, the panel isn't exactly cheap! GM could be making some good coin by continuing to make them.

 

I wish they were cheaper, I'd like to order a couple spares for possibile future cars I might own.

 

Man..65 pages of info on this topic, and I just found this thread. Where have I been all my life? My '01 SS (that I still have at 88,000 miles, and bought new in 2001), has been bubbling for years, and I have been complaining to my dealer since WAY before 60,000 miles, and I was never told about the Service Bulletin, and was told basically, TOO EFFIN BAD FOR YOU !!!! Man,,,,GM CORPORATE is going to get one NASTY letter from me on my Attorney's Letterhead!!! Let's see what happens.