Author Topic: Sunroof exploded on dual-carriageway!  (Read 921 times)

Offline hogwarden

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Sunroof exploded on dual-carriageway!
« on: 29 October 2006, 00:22 »
1994 (M) GTI 8v ADY:
Driving along the A31 on Thursday morning and my sunroof exploded. Glass everywhere... it went with a real bang! As you can imagine, cut on head and picking glass out of my hair all day:) I can't imagine what caused this... I think I've ruled out an object dropped from above as I'm sure I wasn' t passing under a bridge at the time. Must have been age and some unusual temperature change or buffetting/vibration.

Of course, my insurance co. says that the sunroof comes under the "Accidental damage" excess. Hmmm...

My local VW parts place has quoted £350 just for the glass...  This is bonkers. Any ideas short of shaping a piece of plywood?

Howard

Offline chrutchy

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Re: Sunroof exploded on dual-carriageway!
« Reply #1 on: 29 October 2006, 02:25 »
scrapyard mate
get a complete sunroof
or put a post in parts wanted as there are loads
of peeps on here who are breakin mk3

Offline kniterider

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Re: Sunroof exploded on dual-carriageway!
« Reply #2 on: 29 October 2006, 18:45 »
pm/email hardcore he has a few mk3's wih sunroofs in his array of spares!!! cheaper option!! although i always prefer to collect glass items never trust a courier!!!

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