NickinSussex

Hi there I am struggling to know how to finish the front of the roof on my GT6 Mk3. The side roof gutters were cut off at the front at some stage and not properly finished where they wrap round the front of the roof. I have undertaken roof repairs and have bought the front roof finisher strip, but I can't find decent photos on the web showing the detail in this area. The few I have found do not show the detail with the separate finisher strip, and I am not sure that the photos I have seen represent the original detail. I have attached photos showing the current situation. Do I need to fit the finisher strip in its entirety first and then fabricate the part of the gutter that extends round front of the roof? Or do I fabricate the front gutter extension round the front first, then trim and fit the finisher strip? I note that many GT6s these days do not have the finisher strip, but I want to fit this. Any guidance or photos of the detail from an original car would be much appreciated. Nick

Thanks for the replies. I bought the door skins some 8 months ago so I am not sure that the supplier would consider taking back and giving me credit or replacing the skins. I want to get on with the job so I will consider what Rob suggests and make an assessment as to whether it looks like the skin can be bent to shape after fixing at the top. I can see that, in theory, the skin will become more flexible as the edges are bent flat over the edge of the door frame. Thanks again Nick

Thanks for the replies. I bought the door skins some 8 months ago so I am not sure that the supplier would consider taking back and giving me credit or replacing the skins. I want to get on with the job so I will consider what Rob suggests and make an assessment as to whether it looks like the skin can be bent to shape after fixing at the top. I can see that, in theory, the skin will become more flexible as the edges are bent flat over the edge of the door frame. Thanks again Nick

Thanks for the replies. I bought the door skins some 8 months ago so I am not sure that the supplier would consider taking back and giving me credit or replacing the skins. I want to get on with the job so I will consider what Rob suggests and make an assessment as to whether it looks like the skin can be bent to shape after fixing at the top. I can see that, in theory, the skin will become more flexible as the edges are bent flat over the edge of the door frame. Thanks again Nick

Thanks for the replies. I bought the door skins some 8 months ago so I am not sure that the supplier would consider taking back and giving me credit or replacing the skins. I want to get on with the job so I will consider what Rob suggests and make an assessment as to whether it looks like the skin can be bent to shape after fixing at the top. I can see that, in theory, the skin will become more flexible as the edges are bent flat over the edge of the door frame. Thanks again Nick

Thanks guys What I meant by contour was the curve of the door skin from top to bottom which is flatter that the original door skin. In other words if you lay the new skin over the door frame with the skin removed the skin does not sit on the frame and will need to be bent quite a bit to fit, particularly near the top of the door skin. The bending is made more difficult because of the edge lip around the edge of the door which is 90 degrees to the skin and acts like a strengthener. Any more thoughts?

Thanks guys What I meant by contour was the curve of the door skin from top to bottom which is flatter that the original door skin. In other words if you lay the new skin over the door frame with the skin removed the skin does not sit on the frame and will need to be bent quite a bit to fit, particularly near the top of the door skin. The bending is made more difficult because of the edge lip around the edge of the door which is 90 degrees to the skin and acts like a strengthener. Any more thoughts?