Audi 80 b2 roof skin

vag · 17-01-16, 04:27 PM

My b2 80 sport has a stupid glass sunroof fitted, i'm doing a full restoration and would like a solid roof back on it. Does the B2 Audi 90 share the same roof skin?

Thanks in advance

ChrisG · 17-01-16, 04:59 PM

I understood that the two wheel drive shells were the same, although I can't see why the roof would be different on quattros.
VWAUDI car magazine did this same change, although their car was a 2.2 Quattro. In fact they had it done at GTi International ( when it was held at TRL Crowthorne -- probably about 1990/91). Saturday the glass roof version was removed and replaced , car went off to paintshop overnight and came back the next day for final finishing off etc!

vag · 17-01-16, 06:27 PM

Thanks for the reply, that makes my search a bit easier. This car has turned from a small resto into a major lol

RetroAuto · 18-01-16, 08:39 AM

changing the whole roof panel is a bit dramatic,

Coxy's 80Q hillclimb car had a glass roof when he first got it, take a looksee at the build thread on here.

styler · 19-01-16, 10:22 PM

80/90 shells share the same roof ,and im almost certain the 2 door 80 roof is identical,
replacing the complete skin is the proper way to do it, it will take a lot of metal shaping to hide the welding if its just sectioned in, its possible but labour intensive.

vag · 20-01-16, 07:57 AM

Yeah the problem is they have removed 2 of the cross support bars and the glass sunroof they fitted was massive. I have 2 old stock sunroofs and they fall through the whole its left lol.

So the only way i can see repairing it properly is unpicking the spot weld and replacing the roof skin complete

19-01-16, 10:22 PM	#5
styler Moderator Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Donegal, Ireland Posts: 3,443	80/90 shells share the same roof ,and im almost certain the 2 door 80 roof is identical, replacing the complete skin is the proper way to do it, it will take a lot of metal shaping to hide the welding if its just sectioned in, its possible but labour intensive. __________________ CRASH VALLEY CUSTOMS get 'er done...

17-01-16, 04:59 PM	#2
ChrisG Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bracknell, Berks. Posts: 1,465	I understood that the two wheel drive shells were the same, although I can't see why the roof would be different on quattros. VWAUDI car magazine did this same change, although their car was a 2.2 Quattro. In fact they had it done at GTi International ( when it was held at TRL Crowthorne -- probably about 1990/91). Saturday the glass roof version was removed and replaced , car went off to paintshop overnight and came back the next day for final finishing off etc!

17-01-16, 06:27 PM	#3
vag Grown up member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 138	Thanks for the reply, that makes my search a bit easier. This car has turned from a small resto into a major lol

18-01-16, 08:39 AM	#4
RetroAuto Grown up member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Telford Posts: 639	changing the whole roof panel is a bit dramatic, Coxy's 80Q hillclimb car had a glass roof when he first got it, take a looksee at the build thread on here.

20-01-16, 07:57 AM	#6
vag Grown up member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 138	Yeah the problem is they have removed 2 of the cross support bars and the glass sunroof they fitted was massive. I have 2 old stock sunroofs and they fall through the whole its left lol. So the only way i can see repairing it properly is unpicking the spot weld and replacing the roof skin complete