Rebel Yell

It lets you know when the truck lid, hood, and doors are open. How hard would it be to have a sensor for the top?. OP, hate to hear this happened. Like others I'm in the "repair, and repaint" club. That's a beautiful top, I surely wouldn't change it out.

Gearhead Jim

The tag mentioned in the previous post weighs less than an ounce, costs about $20 if purchased or less than $5 if you DIY.
The Flying Roof Club has a lot of members. Are they really all a bunch of dummies, or mostly normal people who got distracted once at the wrong moment?

joemessman

I can understand both sides to this argument. I don't know how much weight the top warning would add to the car, but I suspect it wouldn't be significant, but you never know. There was one item I know, and I think it was a blind spot warning that would have had them have to redesign the car because of the placement of the hardware sensors according to Tadge. So us drivers and owners of the car may be surprised at how much weight certain may add to the car.

Mr Triple Black

LoL

And since it’s the heritage package I say repainted.

R8Z51

Can this be fixed? It is definitely chipped. I’m having horrible luck with my new car.

ShadowGray19

I have a foolproof way to avoid the flying roof club. I never took the top off my 2015 Stingray and do not plan to take it off my 2019. My short term memory is horrible so if I did remove the top, I am sure I would forget to put it back on properly.

Mad*Max

I could swear the title of the thread was different this morning?

Bradysdad

As the owner of the twin to your car, definitely repaint. Restore/keep the beauty of the Heritage colors.

hemistar1

Max that avatar of yours is all that ..just wanted to compliment you!


****For the OP ..that top looks rough...It might cost you more to repair than it is to buy a slightly used one..I would get a new one through my insurance co if your deductible is low and have it painted the same good as new..sorry for the dumb luck I take my roof off daily and I cringe when I see the FRC images.

Big Lebowski

With that paint combo you’ve got to get it repainted.

rrsperry

WTF? I mean really... WTF? Forgot to attach the roof? lol...Isn't that the last step in "I'm putting on the roof"?

Get roof out of trunk.
Carry roof to car
Set roof on car
Walk to other side to make sure that the seal isn't getting pinched.
Get IN car and latch the freaking roof! (see, there's that last step...)

And no, I've NEVER forgotten to close the hatch on the submarine before diving either... In fact, that's REALLY high on the mental checklist of things NOT to forget... lol..

Hopper12

^^^^ I've never understood why some forum members feel the need to pile on when someone makes a mistake, owns up to it, is man/woman enough to post it so that the rest of us can learn from it and they can get answers to some questions. Too bad not all of us are perfect.

To the OP: sorry this happened. Since you asked, I would definitely get it repaired/painted. Best of luck!

Maxpowers

Mistakes happen. OP - probably easiest to take it to a body shop and have them estimate the repair cost.

-HAIRBALL-

Not so much the "pile on" aspect but rather the position that the car needs yet another sensor to save us from ourselves. I never can understand the "I got distracted while putting on the roof and forgot" argument. You need to unlatch the two front handles and the rear latch to take it off so it comes to pass that you need to do the same to put it back on. If you don't fold the front handles, they stick out. If you do fold them and not do it correctly, you have a large gap that will hold the edge of the top up. While I support those that simply own their mistake, don't make it a community wide issue that needs a manufacturer solution because you can't remember to put the top on correctly.

Vette Ski

I feel the same way, why make the person feel ANY worse than he already does for what he just went through.
Rich

onyx_z71

I've heard that when this happens, the top's frame often gets broken or damaged. I'd probably look into that before I spent money on repainting it.

Gearhead Jim

I've never made that mistake, but I spent enough time learning from the mistakes of others in aviation to learn that a distraction event can happen to anyone.
There's an old aviation saying "Learn from the mistakes of others, because you won't live very long if you don't."

w0rM

I guess you forgot how to not be a jackass? Nothing classier that kicking someone when they're down.

JMII

I put my boat in the water once without the drain plug in Thankfully I noticed it right away and practically dove overboard to fix the situation. If not it would have likely sunk, mere feet from the dock.
So yeah these things happen. Stories like this remind us to double check the latches. I've only taken my roof off a few times but stood next to it and tried to rip both sides off before driving just to be 100% sure it was truly secure.

Texan79423

Roof, never forgot.However can see it happening. Boat plug way to many times. Found out Range bass boats won't sink. Another story there.