z06 roof blows off at 70mph... - TriStateTuners.com :: Home of Tristate Auto Enthusiast

kevin@dambrosio · 06-14-2008, 04:39 PM

Ill explain when I get home..
who has an email I can send the pics too. I still cant post any pics....

Oakes · 06-14-2008, 04:45 PM

EDIT: pics added

kevin@dambrosio · 06-14-2008, 04:49 PM

pics sent... Z06's are non t-top, targa top or anything. they arent suposed to come off!

Oakes · 06-14-2008, 04:55 PM

image added to my first post

The Captain · 06-14-2008, 05:04 PM

wtf. How does the roof just come off?

kevin@dambrosio · 06-14-2008, 05:21 PM

i borrowed my neighbor's C6 Z06 on friday. He gave it to me for the drive because soon, I will be buying one and I wanted to see how they are driving all day, power, handling ect ect. I got it around 9am. went home and picked up the g/f. got on RT30. was driving down that for maybe 2-3 miles. was cruising at 70.. then all the sudden we hear this weird banging noise and before I knew it.. I see this huge peice of metal FLYING in the air behind me. I quickly pull over and look at the car and find the skin of the roof is GONE!!!!!!!!! I started freaking out bigtime. I ran 1/2 mile back and picked up the metal, put it in the trunk and babied it off the highway. pulled into a parking lot and checked the car for damage. somehow. no-body ran over the peice and it didnt hit anyone or anything. It landed way in the grass off the road and there was no damage to the car THANK GOD!!! I called my neighbor and explained everything (expected him to start freaking out but thank god he was cool) and he had me take it directly the the GM dealership by us. He called ahead of me getting there and talked the service manager what happened. Then he called me back and told me that it was not my fault and there is a recall on the glue. what a feakin day!!! I couldn't believe all what happened. thank the lord that nobody got injured/killed from the flying metal in the air.

Soon2bG60 · 06-14-2008, 05:34 PM

Thats messed up...
Shouldnt they have contacted your neighbor, or any other z06 owner about the roof glue?

kevin@dambrosio · 06-14-2008, 05:51 PM

when i got to the dealership.. they said that that recall was performed on it and it was the first Z06 ever to actually have this happen.... so I doubt they actualy did the recall and got paid for doing nothing.

drkramm · 06-14-2008, 06:01 PM

jokes on them now they get to redo it and put a new roof on
Thats crazy

BlackBulletTSi · 06-14-2008, 06:09 PM

wow that is insane lol

93EGY8 · 06-14-2008, 06:17 PM

i would have **** my pants lol

FocusDude · 06-14-2008, 06:27 PM

Holy ****. That is ridiculous, thank god nobody (or the vette) got injured!

Scapegoat · 06-14-2008, 08:08 PM

they glue the roof on...

omgjacki · 06-14-2008, 08:37 PM

Yeah, for real... glue, though? A letter, e-mail, phone call, something should have been made to inform all Z06 owners of a recall. Luckily no one was injured, but if anything had happened with public recall like that, Chevrolet would be having some problems.

enigma · 06-14-2008, 08:43 PM

Actually, there are alot of cars today that are held together with glue, and not spot welds.
Its kind of amazing, when you put 5 spot welds on a 5"LX1"w seam, and do the same exact seam with glue, the spot welds will rip apart at a lower pressure than the glue joint, which will tear the metal before the glue breaks.
Only problem is that just about any adhesive deteriorates with age, so i wonder how well it will fare in 40 years.

dragonfly2k3 · 06-14-2008, 09:52 PM

Enigma is right, some cars(audi) even have their quarter panels glued on now. Also, with the z06 being a mostly fiberglass body, what is the material surrounding the roof(a/b/c pillar skin) made of?

SovXietday · 06-14-2008, 10:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scapegoat

they glue the roof on...

Lol, well I'm sure it wasn't Elmers glue.

MuddyREX · 06-15-2008, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SovXietday

Lol, well I'm sure it wasn't Elmers glue.

They should've used Guerilla Glue. That stuff will hold ANYTHING.

frosti108 · 06-16-2008, 12:21 AM

haha, GM loves losing their tops. 4th gen f bodies have problems with the t-tops flying off

well, idk if its really GM's fault or just clumsy owners, but it happens kinda often. even happened to my friend. i think he didnt close it right though. it flew off on the freeway and he had to get a new set lol

99SL2_Modder · 06-16-2008, 04:08 AM

That sucks.

I better go check the bolts on my roof.

06-14-2008, 04:39 PM	#1
kevin@dambrosio Tri-State Addict Banned Join Date: Mar 2008 Member #7325 My Ride: 2002 z06, 2006 trex iTrader: (1)	z06 roof blows off at 70mph... Ill explain when I get home.. who has an email I can send the pics too. I still cant post any pics....

06-14-2008, 04:45 PM	#2
Oakes Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: West Chester Member #4384 My Ride: 2010 Mercedes Benz E63 AMG iTrader: (0)	EDIT: pics added __________________ Team Oakes: I dont give a ***! Last edited by Oakes; 06-14-2008 at 04:53 PM.*

06-14-2008, 04:55 PM	#4
Oakes Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: West Chester Member #4384 My Ride: 2010 Mercedes Benz E63 AMG iTrader: (0)	image added to my first post __________________ Team Oakes: I dont give a ****!

06-14-2008, 05:04 PM	#5
The Captain Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: West Philly - FBG$ Member #3369 My Ride: Prelude iTrader: (2)	wtf. How does the roof just come off? __________________ Thank you for flying Air force Airlines. Oh me? They call me The Captain. - "America is all about speed - hot, nasty bad-ass speed." Eleanor Roosevelt (1965)

06-14-2008, 05:34 PM	#7
Soon2bG60 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Denver Member #5437 My Ride: 06 SRR WRX iTrader: (2)	Thats messed up... Shouldnt they have contacted your neighbor, or any other z06 owner about the roof glue? __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

06-14-2008, 04:49 PM	#3
kevin@dambrosio Tri-State Addict Banned Join Date: Mar 2008 Member #7325 My Ride: 2002 z06, 2006 trex iTrader: (1)	pics sent... Z06's are non t-top, targa top or anything. they arent suposed to come off!

06-14-2008, 05:21 PM	#6
kevin@dambrosio Tri-State Addict Banned Join Date: Mar 2008 Member #7325 My Ride: 2002 z06, 2006 trex iTrader: (1)	i borrowed my neighbor's C6 Z06 on friday. He gave it to me for the drive because soon, I will be buying one and I wanted to see how they are driving all day, power, handling ect ect. I got it around 9am. went home and picked up the g/f. got on RT30. was driving down that for maybe 2-3 miles. was cruising at 70.. then all the sudden we hear this weird banging noise and before I knew it.. I see this huge peice of metal FLYING in the air behind me. I quickly pull over and look at the car and find the skin of the roof is GONE!!!!!!!!! I started freaking out bigtime. I ran 1/2 mile back and picked up the metal, put it in the trunk and babied it off the highway. pulled into a parking lot and checked the car for damage. somehow. no-body ran over the peice and it didnt hit anyone or anything. It landed way in the grass off the road and there was no damage to the car THANK GOD!!! I called my neighbor and explained everything (expected him to start freaking out but thank god he was cool) and he had me take it directly the the GM dealership by us. He called ahead of me getting there and talked the service manager what happened. Then he called me back and told me that it was not my fault and there is a recall on the glue. what a feakin day!!! I couldn't believe all what happened. thank the lord that nobody got injured/killed from the flying metal in the air.

06-14-2008, 05:51 PM	#8
kevin@dambrosio Tri-State Addict Banned Join Date: Mar 2008 Member #7325 My Ride: 2002 z06, 2006 trex iTrader: (1)	when i got to the dealership.. they said that that recall was performed on it and it was the first Z06 ever to actually have this happen.... so I doubt they actualy did the recall and got paid for doing nothing.

06-14-2008, 06:01 PM	#9
drkramm Tri-State Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: 610, pa Member #7360 My Ride: 2011 evo x iTrader: (0)	jokes on them now they get to redo it and put a new roof on Thats crazy

06-14-2008, 06:09 PM	#10
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06-14-2008, 06:17 PM	#11
93EGY8 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Member #6337 iTrader: (2)	i would have **** my pants lol

06-14-2008, 06:27 PM	#12
FocusDude Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lower Lower Bucks Member #6269 My Ride: 01 Focus ZX3 iTrader: (0)	Holy ***. That is ridiculous, thank god nobody (or the vette) got injured! __________________ 2001 Ford Focus ZX3 - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.* - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

06-14-2008, 08:08 PM	#13
Scapegoat TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: stop looking at my gold Member #1208 iTrader: (1)	they glue the roof on...

06-14-2008, 08:37 PM	#14
omgjacki Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gilbertsville, PA Member #5869 My Ride: 2018 CX-5 GT Premium, 2018 Honda Grom iTrader: (4)	Yeah, for real... glue, though? A letter, e-mail, phone call, something should have been made to inform all Z06 owners of a recall. Luckily no one was injured, but if anything had happened with public recall like that, Chevrolet would be having some problems. __________________ Ryan M. Sherwood September 9, 1985 - October 7, 2009

06-14-2008, 08:43 PM	#15
enigma Tri-State Addict Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Glenolden ,PA Member #2659 My Ride: Hoopties galore iTrader: (0)	Actually, there are alot of cars today that are held together with glue, and not spot welds. Its kind of amazing, when you put 5 spot welds on a 5"LX1"w seam, and do the same exact seam with glue, the spot welds will rip apart at a lower pressure than the glue joint, which will tear the metal before the glue breaks. Only problem is that just about any adhesive deteriorates with age, so i wonder how well it will fare in 40 years. __________________ 2001 Dakota Quad Cab, 1996 Ford F250, 1993 Honda Civic, 1991 Eagle Talon, 1970 Plymouth Duster.

06-14-2008, 09:52 PM	#16
dragonfly2k3 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2007 Member #4106 iTrader: (5)	Enigma is right, some cars(audi) even have their quarter panels glued on now. Also, with the z06 being a mostly fiberglass body, what is the material surrounding the roof(a/b/c pillar skin) made of? __________________ HIDs, they're serious business.

06-16-2008, 12:21 AM	#19
frosti108 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: norristown Member #5883 My Ride: Track- RB S13. Street- 2J SC300 + SR S14 iTrader: (10)	haha, GM loves losing their tops. 4th gen f bodies have problems with the t-tops flying off well, idk if its really GM's fault or just clumsy owners, but it happens kinda often. even happened to my friend. i think he didnt close it right though. it flew off on the freeway and he had to get a new set lol

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