roof drains ?

[novaboy.p.]

i have a nova 1.2 sxi i was wondering above the door at the bottom of the roof there are bits of metal one either side whitch run along the hole whith or the roof they look like drains or where a roof rack would go onto ? or maybe where the shell is conected to the roof anyway i want to cut these bits off as i dnt really like them like but i dnt know wht there for i jus dont want to cut them off n have me roof flappin around cus it was holdin it on or sumthin lol has anyone cut them off before or know what they do thanks ppl :thumb:

[SRlew]

yer somone on here cut them of ages ago, carnt remember how it was though.

[draper]

should be ok cutting them off, seen a few cars do it before, ive considered doing it before, think its just a case of grinding the lip off, then sanding smooth ?

[Novasport]

Err, that holds your roof skin to your car! there are welds along it holding them together.

[jord4n]

where would the water drain, stright into the top of your door

[draper]

nah, it doesnt rain much over here !! lol

[db_1.2]

I seen it done on a show nova with that gay kit off ebay, it looked strange, personally i wouldnt advise it as it does look a bit silly, but i guess we all got our own opinions, if you wanna get them off just take the plasticy piece off and grind it down with the smallest angle grinder you can find i guess

[novaboy.p.]

any one got any pics of one grinded down i thought it wud look good to be fair water shouldnt leak in if the seals are gd enuf innit jus dnt want me roof to fall of lol

[-tucny-]

as said, thats what holds your roof on! if you want to remove them you will have to plate it up on the inside. however once you cut the gutter off, it will look gay as the roof wont just go around and down the car, there will be a bit that sticks out that you cant grind down. its a major job anyway without getting around that.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y119/tucny/roofgutter-1.jpg

[JAMIEP]

I Grinded Mine Off...stitch Welded Them Up Then Fiberglassed And Fillered Until Smooth, Hell Of A Job Tho! Plus I Wudnt Fancy Rolling It........

[ade]

dont cut them off.

1. the guttering protects the tops of the doors from rain - nova rubbers leak like fecking seives (mine do anyway!).

2. if you cut them off you need to weld plates on the inside of the roof under the lining to reinforce the car and bond the roof to the shell. The roof is stitch welded to the car giving it rigidity.

3. It will look like a southern hillbilly - eg the ones that shave their sidies off and leave the mop on top and the mullet down the back - ot doesnt look right!

Just get a new set of gutter covers.

[novaboy.p.]

cheers for the help ppl what do ya mean by gutta covers ade the rubberbits whitch run along the drains like ? thnx

[SRlew]

i think the only nova it'd look good on is some nice euro one i recon.

[craig green]

Drains here

http://www.novaload.net/forum/showthread.php?p=516728#post516728

[DW-Nova]

Removing them is the same principle as deseaming the old mini's, i havent done it personally but i am planning to do it on my car, i spoke to a bloke who i know who's a panel beater and he said he could do them for me but it'd cost loads cause it'd take so long, iv'e decided to have a go myself instead. I was instructed to grind them off about 2-3 cm at a time and then weld that bit followed by grinding it back smooth, so as you can see it'd take ages to get it looking mint, worth it in my opinion tho, hence why i'm gonna have a go myself.

[benny f gsi,n it]

gutter covers from vauxhall i got quoted ?30 a peice cant b right can it

[Pillar]

yeah ive done it before make sure you weld it otherwise the roof skin splits and you will end up with a convertible nova like mine :)