How is the B5 roof held on?
10-10-2005, 02:12 PM
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How is the B5 roof held on?
I want to do a project with somebody to make a CF roof, but my buddy reported to me that his roof is rivetted on. IS the roof only held on by these rivets or is the whole thing welded on? Any body guys here know?
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10-10-2005, 06:23 PM
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really,,,, my roof is a flat piece of a sheet with zero inner supports.
I had my headliner out today to have a dent popped out and was very suprised just to see how unstructural the roof skin actually is. If done right, a properly constructed (not some hand layed RTC piece, but a proper autoclaved unit) piece of carbon that was properly bonded down would def provide more structural support than the existing piece ever could.
10-10-2005, 06:32 PM
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It's spot welded and then some . . . trust me . . . Mbww
After blowing through $40 worth of spot weld cutters trying to save the non-sunroof roof . . . I decided to call in the big guns and socially engineer a discount for our little problem.
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Managed to skirt the wrecked car disposal fee by turning it into a Safety Team Training Class.
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Managed to skirt the wrecked car disposal fee by turning it into a Safety Team Training Class.
<img src="http://66.134.70.69/files/audi/convertible/120-2018_IMG.JPG">
<img src="http://66.134.70.69/files/audi/convertible/120-2019_IMG.JPG">
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Parting shot with my car in the background.
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The End
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