flying roof panel

[ernestD]

This morning I'am going te store and ol and behold what do i see in the middle of the road?A red roof panel from a vette,paint side up!undamanged but a small ding.I bang a u-turn and pick it up.no one s around.soon a red z06 pulls up,the guy says I heard a noise but didn't know what it was!He thanked me for saving it,said the z was 2006 with 250 orgin.miles wow!Nice z!Said he had 12 other chevys chevelles,camaros etc.and an airplane!Some days are strange

 

[Red Vette]

Didn't know that the 2006 Z06 had removable roof panels, thought they were permanently attached. Did his red vette have the panel missing when he drove up?
Barrett

 

[Tuna]

The painted part can delaminate from the roof frame and fly off. There was a recall for this and it included the "Z". Guess the owner never took care of the recall issue.

 

[catbert]

The Good News: Only certain "number runs" were recalled.

The Bad News: Cars outside the recalled numbers lost their roofs too.

It was an on-off problem FOR 3 MODEL YEARS. GM tap danced around it like they do other Vette issues - crank bolts seem to stick out for me.

 

[ernestD]

When he came back the z sure looked funny with a white headliner showing!The top had one little scratch.I think it can be re-used.glued back.It sure looked funny.But sad somekink of bad enginering:ugh 0

 

[Tuna]

My '06 coupe was recalled for this and it also had the creaks and pops from the roof. The whole roof was finally replaced and haven't have any problems since.