redeye
SILVER Star
Hi all,
I had to remove the factory roof rack to install a new Prinsu low profile rack last year. In a couple spots the threaded hole had rusted through the roof. So I was left with a couple small holes. I was in a pinch and since my Cruiser is too tall to fit in my garage I ended up using - don't kill me here - bathroom caulk to fill the holes. I needed it done immediately to avoid water infiltration into the truck and since it's only caulk I figured I could remove it later.
Ideally I'd have a body shop remove the remaining roof rails, fill and weld the holes, and repaint the entire roof. I've called one local body shop who will not fix it because they don't want to mess up the headliner by removing it to weld the holes.
Let's say I couldn't find a replacement headliner and wanted to resolve this issue in some other way. Any ideas or advice here? Some sort of epoxy filler and bedliner the roof? I'm not opposed to that, but not loving it either. The truck is a rust free (except for these small problems on the roof) 40th Anniversary example in great shape and I'm considering selling though not seriously.
Thanks,
Ed
I had to remove the factory roof rack to install a new Prinsu low profile rack last year. In a couple spots the threaded hole had rusted through the roof. So I was left with a couple small holes. I was in a pinch and since my Cruiser is too tall to fit in my garage I ended up using - don't kill me here - bathroom caulk to fill the holes. I needed it done immediately to avoid water infiltration into the truck and since it's only caulk I figured I could remove it later.
Ideally I'd have a body shop remove the remaining roof rails, fill and weld the holes, and repaint the entire roof. I've called one local body shop who will not fix it because they don't want to mess up the headliner by removing it to weld the holes.
Let's say I couldn't find a replacement headliner and wanted to resolve this issue in some other way. Any ideas or advice here? Some sort of epoxy filler and bedliner the roof? I'm not opposed to that, but not loving it either. The truck is a rust free (except for these small problems on the roof) 40th Anniversary example in great shape and I'm considering selling though not seriously.
Thanks,
Ed