Rusty Roof

[SHIFT_]

Hi,
Recently my A32 has gotten more rusty spots on the roof, what could be the cause? Is this costly to repair?

Thanks.

 

[sb3]

Probably the previous owner had some accident repairs on the roof but the repairer had used the wrong type of weld and bonding material...(look at the ole wira roof)

 

[SHIFT_]

Probably the previous owner had some accident repairs on the roof but the repairer had used the wrong type of weld and bonding material...(look at the ole wira roof)

Thanks. Any idea where to repair and what's the process & cost?

 

[sb3]

The roof needs some scrapping job again . Try not to weld again but apply good quality fiber and bonding to seal up the joints.. Go to any reputable auto body repairer and insist on not using welds on the roof . Sometimes you also pay a higher cost for a professional repair job.. just my 2 cents.

 

[loose_end]

My solution was = Sticker / Carbon Fiber Sticker

 

[SHIFT_]

My solution was = Sticker / Carbon Fiber Sticker

Hi, care to elaborate further?... thanks.

 

[sb3]

He just paste some stickers on top of the rusted roof..hehe

 

[Mohd Neo]

Replace the whole roof with new 1. Don't use silicone for bonding purpose. It will eat your anti rust primer slowly. Spotweld + anti-rust primer should be better. Just my 46 cent..

 

[dream.tent]

Send the car to a good paint shop.
Grind down to the metal layer where it pops up or going to rust! (They'll know where)

They will patch it back with some anti-rust paint .. filler then paint it back.
If only the roof, i think it would be a 2~3days job and might cost up to 400~500 depending on paint type too.

The shop i normally go for paint job is in Puchong Jaya...let me know if you need the contact.

 

[sb3]

PM me if you want a proper job done.

 

[loose_end]

Hi, care to elaborate further?... thanks.

He just paste some stickers on top of the rusted roof..hehe

Yeah , but before I paste the sticker . I scrap the rusty part , paint it with anti-rust paint , and stick cf sticker . Haha

 

[weikee]

Depend which year, i know the local nissan some years manufacturing suffer from this problem especially the early batch of b14 sentra, and I have not heard of A32 had this problem maybe it does but only small quantity.

What i heard TCM get cheapskate and use some cheapo sealer between the roof and the roof structure and causing lots of problem with some year of B14. What really need to be done take out the internal roof cover, scrap all the seal, sand it, paint primer inside and reapply good sealer on the roof structure. This problem if same as B14 need to be fix inside out for future problem free.

 

[seizai]

1st batch (96,97,98) will hv this problem.

mine repair 2 times, it still pop up.

replace roof is d only solution

 

[SHIFT_]

mine is 2001, last batch?

 

[seizai]

check ur car birthday (not register date)