Roof Crushed by snow

[MADMIKE]

I just got back from my vacation in Florida and found my S14's roof is crushed in by about 3"+ across the whole of the roof skin. Has anyone else up in the cold states had this happened? I do not think anything landed on it because it would have left other damage. I will post pics in the morning.

[SidewayZ-s14]

That really sucks. Sorry to hear about that. Never had that problem! D:

[specialk2003]

Damn, that sucks. Never even heard of that happening. I had about 3 feet of snow with no problems on my S13.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d162/specialk2003/Blizzard2006005.jpg

[91240kat]

That sucks, hope your insurance covers it... I would go old school hot rod, chop the top and install a new one with those three inches out... I know that would be a ton of custom glass work but cool as shit....

[LA_phantom_240]

Just punch it from the inside. S13s are built like coke cans... should make a nice BOOOOONG sound when you do it too.

lol.

[Rapier46]

Just punch it from the inside. S13s are built like coke cans... should make a nice BOOOOONG sound when you do it too.

lol.

precisely. it'll pop out a long as it isn't too extensive.

[sidewayz240]

3"???? Theres NO way 3 inchs could dent your roof. I''ve had ice stacked on snow stacked on more snow on my car before and never had had anything close to that happen.

I'd look into it further (something fell on it, kids fucking around, animals, Ect..?)

[DRIFTING_SIL_EIGHTY]

3"???? Theres NO way 3 inchs could dent your roof. I''ve had ice stacked on snow stacked on more snow on my car before and never had had anything close to that happen.

I'd look into it further (something fell on it, kids fucking around, animals, Ect..?)


His roof is caved in about 3 inches not from.

OP - is there any visible creases ? If no, you might be able to just pop it out from the inside.

[2jzs14]

i think he meant it was crushed 3 inchesin, not by three inches of snow. i almost thought the same thing lol

[Slammed Assassin]

maybe some fat chick sat on your roof?...

but i agree just push it back up from the inside...

[atutt]

I don't understand how this happened.. my S14 was burried under 4 feet of snow... I cleaned it off today and both my carbon hood and roof are fine. just a scratch from the shovel i dug it out with... I don't have a sunroof

[mikethebiker]

carbon is the answer there

[sr20boostn20]

was it parked in the street?

maybe someone was towing a friend on a snowboard, and during their street shralping the towiee may have popped a little 270 back lip on your car.

In turn causing your roof to cave 3 inches.

just a thought,

[chibo]

Any bondo on the roof?

[sebazztard]

definatly not a natural cause. ive owned cars buried far worse with zero damage.

[MADMIKE]

yeah I'm not sure if the ice and snow came off the 3rd story roof and landed on it.
Here are those pics sorry for the cell quality.

http://www.dotphoto.com/SAN1/71/A7/03/i71A703E3-63B7-410B-A2FC-ED4A5D51CE26.jpg
http://www.dotphoto.com/SAN1/43/39/2D/i43392DEC-F7BE-43AD-96A5-DD779B6F5E76.jpg
http://www.dotphoto.com/SAN1/65/F2/D0/i65F2D075-3CA8-4548-9A5B-E4AA2FB97B45.jpg
http://www.dotphoto.com/SAN1/44/1D/50/i441D50D7-48AB-426B-874E-976E399D5BB6.jpg
http://www.dotphoto.com/SAN1/D4/BB/9D/iD4BB9D6D-439E-4ED7-90F2-064606DC6958.jpg

[bbejj123]

pics dont work...just a heads up

[Flicktitty]

pics no work.

[Rapier46]

yeah I'm not sure if the ice and snow came off the 3rd story roof and landed on it.
Here are those pics sorry for the cell quality.

http://www.dotphoto.com/SAN1/71/A7/03/i71A703E3-63B7-410B-A2FC-ED4A5D51CE26.jpg
http://www.dotphoto.com/SAN1/43/39/2D/i43392DEC-F7BE-43AD-96A5-DD779B6F5E76.jpg
http://www.dotphoto.com/SAN1/65/F2/D0/i65F2D075-3CA8-4548-9A5B-E4AA2FB97B45.jpg
http://www.dotphoto.com/SAN1/44/1D/50/i441D50D7-48AB-426B-874E-976E399D5BB6.jpg
http://www.dotphoto.com/SAN1/D4/BB/9D/iD4BB9D6D-439E-4ED7-90F2-064606DC6958.jpg


he meant that (right click and copy shortcut)

[silviaz]

ouch......what are u gonna do ???

[aznpoopy]

yeah I'm not sure if the ice and snow came off the 3rd story roof and landed on it.

i was about to suggest that. that sucks dude.

[Cedarcbr]

god thats some heavy snow if it did that much damage.
our snow here in utah would never do that and we get just as much.
it looks like something alot heavier or intentional did that.

[The Chad]

-I've had roof damage on my Volvo 240 sedan ( my friends and I sitting on it when we go camping). Once a year i just pull the headliner and rubber mallet it out. Usually just "POPs" its way back out.

-My S14 though...only ever gotten one dent from a beer bottle from 4 stories up...drunk kids :( .

-Ummm sooooo Goodluck i guess is my advice? Pull headliner and rubber mallet that bitch, and then maybe buy one for those $2,000 collapsable garages?? hahah :)

[burnsauto]

I really doubt that snow did it. A consistent weight like that wouldn't of made those types of kinks in the metal. I'm sensing some foul play (not on your part, but I'd be pretty shocked if snow did that, unless it did indeed fall from the roof.

Take out the head liner, and snap some pics of the center support section for the roof, also check the corners for strike marks (like if someone hit it with something)


Courtesy Nissan does sell replacement roof skins if you're up to the task (these cars are actually pretty easy to take apart [correctly] All adhesive and spot welds.

[treken2t87]

Haha, I'm sorry to tell you, but I also doubt snow did that.

Looks like a some haters decided to pretend your roof was a trampoline.

I always wanted my s14 to have a T top...........do it...be the first

[LA_phantom_240]

Haha, I'm sorry to tell you, but I also doubt snow did that.

Looks like a some haters decided to pretend your roof was a trampoline.

I always wanted my s14 to have a T top...........do it...be the first

No. Targa is king. T-Tops are so 1978.

[MissShiftS13]

Living in California and dealing with smog laws don't seem so bad anymore to me, lol, but sorry to hear about your car man.

[Rapier46]

i really don't think you have a chance banging that back to where it was before. you could try, but the metal may have flexed or stretched a little, and fucked it all up. possibly try to find a way to get money out of it. and it that just paint that's peeled up there? it looks really thick.

[DOOK]

I used a honda as a bike ramp once and caved the roof in... it was a mint hatchback too... oh well, guess my buddy shouldn't have been a douche.

[wow-thats-a-cool-car]

That sucks, hope your insurance covers it... I would go old school hot rod, chop the top and install a new one with those three inches out... I know that would be a ton of custom glass work but cool as shit....

be a bad ass and chop the top and section the body. Make it like that one japanese s15 that did that. It would look cool with a kouki front and some aggressive aero.

[BustedS13]

that doesn't look like it was caused by snow. i'm thinking some kid danced on your roof

[The Chad]

Haha, I asked my niece what she thought it may ave been (4yrs old)...Said it coulda been Santa's Sleigh...cute huh? :) SO kick some Kris Kringle ASS!!!

[B_mart24]

haha you gotta expect that out of any kid these days during the christmas season...they crack me up....got a 4 yr old brother in law and he is so baller, everything is santa this santa that, haha, when he would do something bad he would even say, :now santa isnt gunna bring me presents"

[MADMIKE]

LOL the fat man is going down though.

[bryce with a y]

lol 3" of fury

[MADMIKE]

So the adjuster swung by and as of right now its not totaled. Rough estimate is about 1800 in damage.

[ryguy]

Was it snowing baseball bats? Think of the avalanche that it would have taken to crush it unevenly like that.