vorsteiner cf roof

phallanen · Tue, Feb-16-2010, 06:12:33 PM

okay i have my car at jc autobody in houston,tx. they barely gettting started with my car and have all the stuff i want on the car itself. okay i get a call this morning saying that my vorsteiner cf roof is cracked. i distinctly remember when i got it back in june or july and it was looking awesome. so my question is what should i do? try to see if they can fix it? the guy at jc suggested me painting the whole cf roof. but i wanted the cf theme and pretty disappointed. ill post pictures when i get back

BADBIMMER · Tue, Feb-16-2010, 06:21:21 PM

Sorry to hear that bro. That is really messed up. If they cracked it I would make them replace it. Don't paint over it. Why spend all that money on a carbon fiber roof if you can't show it off. Hope it all works out.

EYEHAVEYOU · Tue, Feb-16-2010, 06:25:43 PM

I don't think you'll have an easy time trying to fix a carbon fiber piece... Either make the shop pay for a mistake you believe them to have caused or paint over it, I would strongly pursue the former.

Funny, I was just talking to a body shop who did a carbon fiber hood on an M Coupe, however the fitment was terrible and the piece cracked during installation; they ended up doing a paint job where the cracked part was covered and left some of the carbon fiber still exposed. Personally, I would rather paint over it entirely than try to do a partial design.

phallanen · Tue, Feb-16-2010, 06:47:23 PM

man i think thats what i'm afraid i'm going to have to do. paint over it. so disappointed what makes it worse the car was just chillen there for 3 damn weeks guy making me think they gonna get a jump start. pretty depressed. their work is excellent thought, but customer service they gotta bump it up.

///Mikucki · Tue, Feb-16-2010, 06:52:41 PM

you said when you got it, it was in pefect condition. so they must have caused the damage and they are required to pay for it. if i were you i would go over there asap check out the damage and tell them how it is. be a man for christ's sake

EYEHAVEYOU · Tue, Feb-16-2010, 06:53:49 PM

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Originally Posted by phallanen

man i think thats what i'm afraid i'm going to have to do. paint over it. so disappointed what makes it worse the car was just chillen there for 3 damn weeks guy making me think they gonna get a jump start. pretty depressed. their work is excellent thought, but customer service they gotta bump it up.

At least you'll have a slicktop and the performance benefits of lopping a bunch of weight off the top of the car. I would like to get rid of my sunroof sometime soon...

daytonaviolet · Tue, Feb-16-2010, 06:59:53 PM

yeah go there and assess the damages and find out what was the cause. if it was in perfect condition when you drop it off, the shop should be liable.

jph28 · Tue, Feb-16-2010, 07:04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phallanen

okay i have my car at jc autobody in houston,tx. they barely gettting started with my car and have all the stuff i want on the car itself. okay i get a call this morning saying that my vorsteiner cf roof is cracked. i distinctly remember when i got it back in june or july and it was looking awesome. so my question is what should i do? try to see if they can fix it? the guy at jc suggested me painting the whole cf roof. but i wanted the cf theme and pretty disappointed. ill post pictures when i get back

I would see two problems in this situation:

1) If the roof has been "cracked" while in their possession, then they should be held responsible for a repair or replacement,
2) Since a real crack in carbon fiber is potentially impossible to "repair" I would be extremely hesitant to just "paint over it".

In reality, if the roof is actually cracked/damaged, you need a new one (preferably the shop's responsibility, if they damaged it). Your roof is NOT a place you want a struturally weak component, and cracked carbon fiber definitely qualifies as "weak" depending on the severity of the damage.

usdmej · Tue, Feb-16-2010, 07:36:00 PM

is the Vorsteiner piece a full replacement panel (must remove original roof) or is it just a cosmetic piece you add on top of your roof? if its cosmetic i don't see the point of painting it . . .

and if the shop cracked your roof they do not do great work like you said

phallanen · Tue, Feb-16-2010, 08:52:08 PM

well guys i just got back it doesn't look that bad at all lol. like its all on the corners of the roofing where the welding will be done. but its just in spots not all around. i'll upload pics. just don't know how to do it lol

Tue, Feb-16-2010, 06:12:33 PM	#1
phallanen Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 325 Reputation: 0 Location: houston	vorsteiner cf roof okay i have my car at jc autobody in houston,tx. they barely gettting started with my car and have all the stuff i want on the car itself. okay i get a call this morning saying that my vorsteiner cf roof is cracked. i distinctly remember when i got it back in june or july and it was looking awesome. so my question is what should i do? try to see if they can fix it? the guy at jc suggested me painting the whole cf roof. but i wanted the cf theme and pretty disappointed. ill post pictures when i get back

Tue, Feb-16-2010, 06:21:21 PM	#2
BADBIMMER Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 458 Reputation: 0 Location: HOUSTON	Sorry to hear that bro. That is really messed up. If they cracked it I would make them replace it. Don't paint over it. Why spend all that money on a carbon fiber roof if you can't show it off. Hope it all works out. __________________ AW 03 M3 MODS: VCSL Bumper, VCSL Trunk, VCSL Diffuser, EAS Matte Black CSLs, EAS Aurora Angel Eyes, Depo Smoked Corners, K&N Air Intake, Borla Exhaust, Matte Black Grills & Badging 1998 Porsche C2S MODS: MA Shaw GT2 Front Spoiler, MA Shaw GT2 Rear Spoiler, BBS LMs, FabSpeed Motorsports Exhaust, Chip, Turbo S Brake Ducts w/ Fogs

Tue, Feb-16-2010, 06:25:43 PM	#3
EYEHAVEYOU likes it raspy Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,087 In the garage: '05 BMW M3 Reputation: 0 Location: Connecticut	I don't think you'll have an easy time trying to fix a carbon fiber piece... Either make the shop pay for a mistake you believe them to have caused or paint over it, I would strongly pursue the former. Funny, I was just talking to a body shop who did a carbon fiber hood on an M Coupe, however the fitment was terrible and the piece cracked during installation; they ended up doing a paint job where the cracked part was covered and left some of the carbon fiber still exposed. Personally, I would rather paint over it entirely than try to do a partial design. __________________ 2005 M3 ZCP 6MT - Alpine White /// Imola Red

Tue, Feb-16-2010, 06:52:41 PM	#5
///Mikucki Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,342 Reputation: 0 Location: NY	you said when you got it, it was in pefect condition. so they must have caused the damage and they are required to pay for it. if i were you i would go over there asap check out the damage and tell them how it is. be a man for christ's sake __________________ 2002 Steel Gray coupe Mods: H&R adj springs, AC Schnitzer shocks, slotted and drilled rotors, V1, RPI scoops, BMC filter, HPF muffler, Matte CF CSL splitters, Matte Grilles, 6000k fogs, depos, Gutted trunk, No A/C, Sound insulation removed, TRmotorsport MT1. 1997 Cosmos M3 126k, Stock 1994 Schwarz II 325is -Sold 124k, UUC lightweight flywheel w/M5 clutch combo, Ram Air, B&B muffler, H&R springs/Koni shocks, Dinan tune, Hamann HM2 Northeast ///M Club

Tue, Feb-16-2010, 06:59:53 PM	#7
daytonaviolet OEM CSL Whoore Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 21,025 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 0 Location: Bay Area, California	yeah go there and assess the damages and find out what was the cause. if it was in perfect condition when you drop it off, the shop should be liable. __________________ Click my sig and view my pics! Tischer aka GetBmwParts VCSL - Bumper DIY VCSL - Bootlid DIY FS: Rear black door panels FS: Oem trunk Last edited by daytonaviolet; Tue, Feb-16-2010 at 10:15:06 PM.

Tue, Feb-16-2010, 06:47:23 PM	#4
phallanen Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 325 Reputation: 0 Location: houston	man i think thats what i'm afraid i'm going to have to do. paint over it. so disappointed what makes it worse the car was just chillen there for 3 damn weeks guy making me think they gonna get a jump start. pretty depressed. their work is excellent thought, but customer service they gotta bump it up.

Tue, Feb-16-2010, 07:36:00 PM	#9
usdmej Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,281 Reputation: 0 Location: bay area	is the Vorsteiner piece a full replacement panel (must remove original roof) or is it just a cosmetic piece you add on top of your roof? if its cosmetic i don't see the point of painting it . . . and if the shop cracked your roof they do not do great work like you said

Tue, Feb-16-2010, 08:52:08 PM	#10
phallanen Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 325 Reputation: 0 Location: houston	well guys i just got back it doesn't look that bad at all lol. like its all on the corners of the roofing where the welding will be done. but its just in spots not all around. i'll upload pics. just don't know how to do it lol

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