Removing sunroof, need advice on metals/welding

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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 12:10 PM
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Default Removing sunroof, need advice on metals/welding

Well I have a crx dx which I bought with a custom moon roof installed which leaks, so I was wondering what kind of metal I'd used on the body of a car, where can I buy some, and can I just weld a sheet of metal in place of that moon roof? Thanks in advance
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 03:40 PM
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Id try to fix the leak first... welding a piece of sheet metal over a giant hole in the roof would probably end up looking pretty half assed unless you had a body shop do it.
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 04:53 AM
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You could try to source a roof skin at the salvage yard.
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 05:26 AM
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Weld a new roof skin in place. They are available from Honda. I made the mistake one time of welding a patch panel in and it looked like *** when finished.
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 06:30 AM
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+1 for just putting a new roof skin on. Pretty easy compared to trying to make a sunroof hole look right after welding it.
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Old Jan 9, 2009 | 04:38 PM
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i feel like a huge noob here, but do i cut out a piece of roof skin? if so with what? or do i just buy an assembly of something or how does this work? i dont plan on welding myself i'll take it somewhere but i wanna make sure i'm getting the right material...and the honda dealership will be my last resort since the pricing is usually a tad too high for my likings
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