Guest jb77 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 can anyone help or give advice please,today i swapped the roof from my mk6 onto the mk5,when i took off the seal around the windscreen frame i found a really rusty crumbly top corner ,where the plastic part of the seal screws into.i got 2 mates who work in a bodyshop coming to have a look next week,but i cant wait till then,any ideas?the frame on the other one is mint,wondering can i cut it off the car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshlad Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 i wouldnt as its strenthened incase of a rollover cant you just repair the corner with some good welding ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jb77 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 i wouldnt as its strenthened incase of a rollover cant you just repair the corner with some good welding ? what i had in mind was drilling the spotwelds out from around the frame and replacing one for the other,i saw this being done in a bodyshop on an astra years ago,just wondered could i do the same or are they seam welded on? looking at the mk6 the rear chassis is rotten from in front of the axle back,can you still get hte panels for these? i was wondering if its worth welding this up instead,got the mig,just need a gas bottle now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshlad Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 hmmm im im sure they would or should be seam welded for the strength but i could be wrong, one of my mates had a se amethyst mk4 years ago and that had two front chassis legs welded on at the bulkhead and it was pretty safe or so we thought lol., im sure a qualified bodyshop specialist would know what the best course is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jb77 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 hmmm im im sure they would or should be seam welded for the strength but i could be wrong, one of my mates had a se amethyst mk4 years ago and that had two front chassis legs welded on at the bulkhead and it was pretty safe or so we thought lol., im sure a qualified bodyshop specialist would know what the best course is may as well wait for the boys to come down next week,now im going off to cry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 just grind and cut the rotten bit out, replace with new, i wouldnt chop bits off from another car to put on it, bodge in my opinion lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jb77 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 after all the work i done so far i wouldnt bodge it at the last hurdle,just wondered would it be worth taking the entire windscreen frame panel off the other car and have it properly welded onto the red car by my mate at his bodyshop,or if i can get one, a brand new frame panel,i,ve seen them for sale for a mk4 but not a mk5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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