Panoramic roof - Project - M33EVL

[petrified.rabbit]

sorry if i missed this but are you going to put a cross bar in it for stability? what grade plexi is that?

is there a grade of plexi for cut a big hole in you metal roof and replace it with this?

i would think he is using lexan?

[M33EVL]

sorry if i missed this but are you going to put a cross bar in it for stability? what grade plexi is that?

yep planning to put a bar across the inside of the roof for support and also push the middle area upwards.
its not plexi, im actually using lexan also known as polycarbonate which is far far stronger. perspex acrylic (plexi) probably would end up sagging on hot days as its such a larg area.. and also crak from the first flex in the roof... ie when i turn or something...

lexan is what bullet proof windows and such are actually made from. So it wont really shatter that easy and its as strong as it gets i guess...
with this i think the melting point was something like 150'C+ before it heats n forms in to another shape.. soo im hoping that temp is nvr the current temp LOL cos then my car would probly melt with the roof...

[M33EVL]

hey guys as ive got another kalos im thinking to do the roof again but this time after all the problems i faced on the previous set up i think im going to do some more planning and research for this.

i've been looking around and i see theres a heap more available out there now regarding possible swaps with the obvious mod here and there.

im thinking to get the roof off another car and create some sort of frame which will hold it with enough support so i still have some strength to the structure. from what i recall the plastic was strong but it still flexed a lot more than what i would want.

i've seen the roof on the peg 206, mini coopers, and a fiat stilo. the stilos one size wise seems perfect as it covers most the roof but i dont like that its in parts, so you have bars going across, i just want a clear sight as you look up, so bigger panels of glass. and i would want glass so i can get it tinted and know if it smashes or something happens i have a part that i just have to search for rather than re-fabricate another one.

anyone with any prior experience with anything like this, any ideas or suggestions would be much appreciated.

many thanks

[petrified.rabbit]

if you weld/structure in a ridge (trying to make sense here) basically cut your hole about the size you would and then add and edge/ridge like the wind shield would have. and on the back side of that, create a web using the edge to pinch weld and brace it to the existing structure of the roof, as well as reinforcing the stock roof corners etc.

The size shape of the hole would be the shape of the glass, you would install it like a windshield with urethane.

I am thinking you could find a piece of tempered glass off the side of a bus, or minivan or something that would fit appropriately. You would need to mount it stepped so the water doesnt gather in the ridge..

like one of the side panel glass from this:

[M33EVL]

My only worry with having such a large sheet of glass is if it cracks in the middle when i take a corner really fast testing the cars structure... Also a big issue i came across last time was sag in the middle which i resolved by welding a bar from the cars side to the other side replicating the curve of the roof for water to flow when it rains. I welded only 3, but was more than enough as the plastic wasnt heavy which isnt so true with glass.
Thats why i was considering just modifying a roof from a car that already has it, well just use the panoramic roof area and weld a frame or some structure accordingly.

My cars structure should be o as i already have front and rear strut bars in my boot and under the bonnet and then planning to invest in some anti roll bars later on this year after a few other projects on M33 EVL.

[M33EVL]

what do you think of this?

2000 Peugeot 206 Panoramic Sun Roof

and then maybe a sheet or tinted glass/lexan or something going all the way to the back, but not the full width of the roof but wide enough without disturbing the rails for the 206 roof...

but id only do that if this roof doesnt cover enough, but it looks like it should..

i couldnt wait.. as i was typing this clicked buy it now

[M33EVL]

heres the new roof