nipped out last night to test the new clutch just to make sure everything is ok.
warmed the car up properly then found a nice empty bit of bypass and proceeded to "give it some".

not a clue about what speed was as my speedo cable is snapped but maybe someone could work it out standard diff, 215-40 17 tyres, standard t5 box ratio, any how got to 7k in 5th.

next news theres a bang, everything sounds loud i,me surrounded by more daylight than usual and the fookin sunroof has gone.

i didnt have any windows open so its not blown out its been sucked out what causes this.

 

fuck me no idea

 

A few ppl have had this happen!

does it cause any damage!?

 

This happened to Niel @ Carwise at 175mph @ bruntingthorpe
Hope its an easy fix for ya mate

 

rot causes it..........they have little side brackets on them that locate as you shut the roof, the roof itself rots on these points as they are a dirt trap and when they finally give up the only thing holding the roof shut on the front edge is a bit of plastic.........which as you have just found out is not very strong!

Pugo

oh and the pressure sucking the roof out

 

Doh !!! hope no damage was caused

 

I have also had this happen. No damage was done just fitted another sunroof and its been alright

I was also going a bit quick when my sunroof disapeared.

 

Holy s**t!! That must have takin you by surprise especially at the speed you were doing. Was there anyone behind you with a sunroof in their windscreen?

 

had a good look round it when i got home and there is no damage apart from no sunroof.

there was no sign of any rust whatsoever anywhere so i,me at a bit of a loss as to why it happened.

luckily there was no one behind me just imagine that hitting a biker on the swede it would have killed him.

 

fookin ell m8 that not good

 

a mate has told me that the saph sunroof is exactly the same as the 3dr one can anyone confirm this is the case.

 

dern dern dern

another sunroof bites the dust

 

Didnt this happen to Smit as well Bit scary

 

This happend to smit iirc scary stuff!

 

and who said Ford didn't build cars to last


shite news m8, but could have been much worse if anyone was behind you

 

did you stop and pick the roof up ?as the part that corrodes is on the outer frame of the bit that went airborne

 

that happened to smit i was behind him and all i saw was some fly off his car and come flying towards mine swerving out the way at 165mph aint good (on a private test track of course)

 

yes i went to the roundabout turned round and went back down where i had been.

there it was two bits one in each carriageway so i put hazzards on and picked them up no rust on anything absolutely anywhere. i have some pics at home but i,ll have to get someone to show me how to put them on here.

 

fpmsl - !!!!

just weld it up - end of chat !

 

yes they are the same

 

PMSL!! Sheet of 3x3 galvanised steel, 100 rivets and a couple of tubes of clear bathroon sealant!

We don't all drive rally cars Mark!

 

Happened to me aswell..... 130mph....boom.... Sunroof gone My mate was behind me and he said all he saw were sparks coming from the road

Then it started to rain

 

 

Best idea I thought about re skining my roof and as they dont do mk4 rst roof skins no more it'd have to be a non sun roofed one

 

well the pics work.

 

Fuckin right they do!! I'm checking my sunroof tomorrow!!

 

spose its a bit like when the bonnet flips up on ur rst, comes as a bit of a

 

chrst, bet that was scary. Think we need some broke glass piccies.

 

the lift is caused by the car acting like an aircraft wing, as you approach take off speed the pressure over the top of the car is much less than underneath it, (hence why you also have a big dirty tea tray on the back , to try and keep the thing on the floor ) and the sunroof is forced up by the higher pressure underneath it, and hence then catching the air and foooking off backwards , my saff one "pops" at about 120MPH, I really ought to sort it before that happens to me