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OK, help us out. We were having a discussion the autoX forum about chassis durability and it seems that quite a few of us are developing depressions or dimples in the roof around the sunroof, but no one seems to know what causes it. So we're asking the whole forum to help us out. IF YOU HAVE SUNROOF DIMPLES, THEN PLEASE POST:
-The Year of the Car
-The body style
-All suspension mods
-Any canyon running, autocross, track days, etc.... you may have done, we don't think this is a straight line issue, but if you drag race and have the problem, we want to know.
-Picture if possible
There doesn't seem to be rhyme or reason as to why they happen or why people get them I hope getting a big enough sample of people together might help get to the bottom of this, at least giving us an idea of what years might be most at risk or something for it.
Thanks,
Your neighborhood friendly racers
Last edited by Boilermaker1 : 02-22-2005 at 04:27 PM.
2003
EX Sedan
Neuspeed front sway poly bushings, Neuspeed upper strut bar, RSX 19mm rear sway.
Some canyon running
-Only noticed body flex noises while driving over rough pavement
Um, it hasent happened to myself, but to my friend... it seems to be because the body was flexing aroudn the sunroof area, and since it's not 1 solid piece it twists around the frame rails. I read this is a magazine once also. Sorry if it wasen't much help but I thought maybe it might shed light =)
02 ex coupe
tanabe lowering springs, blown shocks
I never canyon run and have never autox'ed
I used to have a turbo ... dunno if that means anything. my dimples are not noticable until you are up and close and you actually know what you're looking for
I got the dimples after I ran over a piece of wood on the freeway. Insurance fixed them, but I notice a lot of squeaking when the vehicle is going up a driveway at a slant.
2002 Civic EX Coupe. Noticed dimples also, but BEFORE I added a Neuspeed front strut bar and X-brace, and an RSX-X rear sway bar. I like to take a good twisty road now and then, but it has not gotten worse since the bars. Have Michelin 16" MXM tires, (freebies from RSX-S) on light alloy rims. No other mods.
2001 2dr
Ground Control sleeved coilovers
Koni Yellow struts
Neuspeed front strut bar
RSX 19mm rear sway bar
OEM performance cross bar
SPC camber kits front and rear
DC polished rear lower tie bar
generic rear upper strut bar
I have a dimple in the left right corner.
no auto x just some hard cornering . I think that the dimple came from angling up drive ways. My car is pretty low. It has not gotten worse.
I got dimples almost in ever corner, ill post some pics later today.
I do drive my car hard, but I dont auto-x or any legit racing...
My case might be diffrent since I bought the car 2nd hand and it was involved in a fender bender before I got it.
Dimples have been present since day 1.
whats this thread about in simple language? someone going on with peoples sunroofs or something?
Dimples are little dents or impressions that are believed to be created around the roof area from the whole car twisting or buckling during hard cornering. I remember a long time ago seeing a thread about it here with pics. This was before the site was redone.
Do you have sunroof dimples? 
