Roof/windshield part flew off at the highway

swe370z · 08-18-2014, 11:59 AM

I'm really grateful with all the help. Thank you.

swe370z · 09-16-2014, 08:54 AM

Hi again,
I just finished mounting the part yesterday.

For those of you who don't know - these pillars have really poor mounting.
The pillar is only mounted with tabs (!) under the big painted part, and then mounted with only a few screws along one side (where the pillar meets the side window). It is in no way attached to the roof, at the "roofside" of the pillar.
I think a sidewind catched the pillar while driving and bended it up/to the side so much that it cracked and fell off. I will reinforce the mounting with some type of glue/silicone underneath, and with screws at the front and the back, so it doesn't happen again.

This cost me around 800$ total, for the part and paintjob. I did the mounting myself, took about 1 hour. But here's the result. It's all good now. All good

08-18-2014, 11:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
swe370z Base Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 14 Drives: '09 370Z Nürbürgring Rep Power: 13	I'm really grateful with all the help. Thank you. kenchan likes this.

09-16-2014, 08:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
swe370z Base Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 14 Drives: '09 370Z Nürbürgring Rep Power: 13	Hi again, I just finished mounting the part yesterday. For those of you who don't know - these pillars have really poor mounting. The pillar is only mounted with tabs (!) under the big painted part, and then mounted with only a few screws along one side (where the pillar meets the side window). It is in no way attached to the roof, at the "roofside" of the pillar. I think a sidewind catched the pillar while driving and bended it up/to the side so much that it cracked and fell off. I will reinforce the mounting with some type of glue/silicone underneath, and with screws at the front and the back, so it doesn't happen again. This cost me around 800$ total, for the part and paintjob. I did the mounting myself, took about 1 hour. But here's the result. It's all good now. All good damian_mb and Fuzzzy like this.

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