Lost a roof panel on the Hwy!
02-12-2009, 05:48 PM
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Lost a roof panel on the Hwy!
So just before I went in to a 6:30 pm class I realized that it was gonna' rain. I put the front to panels on in a hurry and didn't secure them (jackass). When I came out of class at 9 pm I drove off onto the highway. Once on the highway i hear a lot of air coming and realized that the front two panels weren't secured. Instead of grabbing the latches and holding them down until I could get the visor out of the way and then securing them, I touched the panel, which in turn lifted it and whooosh......it peeled away into the night. I pulled over, found out that no one was hurt and retrieved my panel. I happened to be right next to the on ramp where traffic is controlled by a red light so I was safe. It's busted up and needs to be replaced (moparpartsamerica has it for $303) but I spray painted it and hammered on the busted latch to keep it going until I get the new part. Although it has some tears in the fiberglass, it still fits, doesn't look too bad and seals as well as before. Question: Does anyone know where I can get just a replacement LATCH or a used panel. I guess It's a Jeep thing now. 
P.S. Please tell me how much of an idiot I am (cause I know it's coming).
P.S. Please tell me how much of an idiot I am (cause I know it's coming).
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02-12-2009, 06:04 PM
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So just before I went in to a 6:30 pm class I realized that it was gonna' rain. I put the front to panels on in a hurry and didn't secure them (jackass). When I came out of class at 9 pm I drove off onto the highway. Once on the highway i hear a lot of air coming and realized that the front two panels weren't secured. Instead of grabbing the latches and holding them down until I could get the visor out of the way and then securing them, I touched the panel, which in turn lifted it and whooosh......it peeled away into the night. I pulled over, found out that no one was hurt and retrieved my panel. I happened to be right next to the on ramp where traffic is controlled by a red light so I was safe. It's busted up and needs to be replaced (moparpartsamerica has it for $303) but I spray painted it and hammered on the busted latch to keep it going until I get the new part. Although it has some tears in the fiberglass, it still fits, doesn't look too bad and seals as well as before. Question: Does anyone know where I can get just a replacement LATCH or a used panel. I guess It's a Jeep thing now. P.S. Please tell me how much of an idiot I am (cause I know it's coming).
P.S. Please tell me how much of an idiot I am (cause I know it's coming).
02-12-2009, 06:16 PM
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Glad nothing else got damaged and no one hurt. I've been on our freeways and it is some nasty stuff some nights. On my way home from dinner there was a 6 block stretch of regular road blocked off... Not fun.
Hope you get a cheap replacement.
Hope you get a cheap replacement.
02-12-2009, 06:35 PM
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02-12-2009, 06:56 PM
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Don't feel too bad, I did that once on my old Camaro. I left the passenger's side T-top unlocked, and I floored it onto an on-ramp and once I hit 70, whoosh, the top went up about 30 feet in the air and flew into the grass on the side of the highway. I went back on the access road next to the highway, but it was in about a million pieces. Luckily, it didn't hit anything, but it cost me $600 for a replacement set of tops. 