How to fix smashed roof

I just got my JDM DC2 Integra today that I bought from Hong Kong. The problem is that the guy didn't package it really well and the roof ended up getting smashed. Can anyone tell me an easy way to fix it. It didn't crack, the plastic is just smashed at the window area.

Can you post a picture of the damage? You will get better advice if people can see the damage it will be easier to advise what to do to fix it.

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I pushed up on the roof to fix it a little. It was worse then that. I also noticed that the right center pillar is not boken off.

That looks like a tricky one to resolve.I had a similar one some time ago with a Hasegawa Subaru Legacy though it was not as bad as yours.I fixed it by pushing it back into place and using some very thin plastic card to brace it from the inside,secured with liquid cement.Maybe some of the other guys can help you out with some suggestions as well.I hope it is not the same guy from Hong Kong who I have had recent dealings with on E Bay.I never even received the model I bought from him.But if it had arrived in the condition yours has then maybe it would have been a waste of time anyway.I hope you can fix yours though,best of luck with it.

It was from Ebay and the guys name was exshowroom. Don't deal with that guy if you are thinking of buying a model off ebay. Four emails with no replies. I paid $35 for this model and this is what I got. Would have perfered never to recieve it and get my money back from paypal.

As I expected.I ordered the 1/24th Hasegawa Lancia Stratos from exshowroom via E Bay and I have never received it (over 8 weeks now) All he has done is mess me about and never replies to E Mails etc.I am trying to gey a refund from Pay Pal as we speak.So sorry you had to get ripped off by him as well.Best Regards.

Small world.

That looks like a tricky one to resolve.I had a similar one some time ago with a Hasegawa Subaru Legacy though it was not as bad as yours.I fixed it by pushing it back into place and using some very thin plastic card to brace it from the inside,secured with liquid cement.Maybe some of the other guys can help you out with some suggestions as well.I hope it is not the same guy from Hong Kong who I have had recent dealings with on E Bay.I never even received the model I bought from him.But if it had arrived in the condition yours has then maybe it would have been a waste of time anyway.I hope you can fix yours though,best of luck with it.

I agree, use thin sheets of plastic on the pillars so they don't interfere with the windows. I hate how the pillars are so weak on those, i have recieved two like that. Good luck

Just curious, but have you tried contacting where you purchased it from describing the problem? Possibly you could get another kit?

Just curious, but have you tried contacting where you purchased it from describing the problem? Possibly you could get another kit?

Mate, if you actually read what countsid wrote - that is, he bought it off Ebay and has tried to contact the seller to no avail - you will answer your own question.

I actually filed a broken item dispute with paypal. Lets see where it gets me.

Cyclone1410: Well mate, "EXCUSE ME!". Never fails when I go to a board that there always needs to be smart A#$ replies and rude people. So I missed the ebay part, no big deal. I see the original poster put a reply and he or she had no problem with my post so why should you?
Grow up!

^ your just making it worse on yourself buddy

Cyclone1410: Well mate, "EXCUSE ME!". Never fails when I go to a board that there always needs to be smart A#$ replies and rude people. So I missed the ebay part, no big deal. I see the original poster put a reply and he or she had no problem with my post so why should you?
Grow up!


He isnt being rude at all or a "smart ass" he simply did what you should have done... and thats read all the posts.

I had same problems (with the pillars and exshowroom) Amazing is the car I had this problem was with exshowroom!

For the pillar, I sink the part in hot water (don't leave it alone!) for a moment. Then I took it out, re-bend it and drop into cold water... I ended with something less destroyed than it was...

For exshowroom, I order from him last year and I never get my kits... I send an e-mail to the Hong Kong Police Departement and send him a copy of the e-mail. By this miracle, he contact me and said he was sorry blablabla and send me 2 other kits... You should see the boxes when they came to me: a Skyline's roof split in half and a 180 bended in your position... I resend him an email for replacing the parts and STILL WAITING FOR THOSES PARTS!

If you want to know better about exshowroom, do a search in this forum about "scams on ebay": you'll find a thread about him

Good luck with your DC2!

Cyclone1410: Well mate, "EXCUSE ME!". Never fails when I go to a board that there always needs to be smart A#$ replies and rude people. So I missed the ebay part, no big deal. I see the original poster put a reply and he or she had no problem with my post so why should you?
Grow up!

Buddy, I wasn't being a "smarta$$" I was just making the point that it might be good in future to read the entire thread to get an idea of what has already been discussed. It was just constructive criticism meant to help out a relative newcomer. Calm down and don't take offence

I've had the same problem with exshowroom too. Crap packaging, fails to deliver and buys time. Cheap models though.

The key is to order ONE model at a time and if it hasn't arrived in 30 days, file with PayPal immediately. He refunds every cent real quick.

Here's the whole thread I was talking about:
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=443029

I've not had any problems with exshowroom, he was pleasant and delivery is usually pretty quick (less than a week, HK to UK). Best thing though is his shipping is a flat rate charge, and is much more reasonable than other HK based sellers on ebay. A lot will charge 10p for the kit then £20 for shipping, his all seems a lot more genuine.

I appreciate this seems like an advert for the guy, but he was taking a lot of flak so I thought I'd speak up. Until they start shipping these things in lead cases I guess damage is inevitable. I got a squished mercedes through the post the other day from somewhere in the UK.

Si

Yeah but seeing as the exshowroom gets alot of negative for smashed models you would think he would atleast try and fix that. I wouldn't be complaining if I got it and it was in a seperate box but it still got smashed due to the post office. Thats not the case here, exshowroom only wraped the model box with paper to send it air to the states. Plus I paid his highest priced shipping to make sure my model got to me safe.

I know it's partialy my fault since I should have read his feedback. I only bought from him because he was the only one selling the JDM DC2 and I really wanted it. If I could have found it here in the states on ebay or in my LHS I would have bought it that way.

Let's be honest any negative feedback isn't good.If I was sending out model kits I'd make damn sure they were well packed and arrived safely so that the buyer would order from me again.It simply is no good to send out some kits and not others or have them arrive broken.In my opinion it doesn't matter how many good transactions he has to his name.One bad one is one too many.If you are paying good money for postage and packing it's not on to rip people off and wrap the kits in a bit of lousy paper.Anyone who sells models would know that they could get crushed in the post.I'll certainly be steering clear of him in the future.He's ripped me off already for £15 and it won't happen again.I've had loads of models and bits and bobs from Hobbylink and Mediamix Hobby and I've never had anything broken yet.Reason is they are packed properly in proper boxes.

I've not had any problems with exshowroom, he was pleasant and delivery is usually pretty quick (less than a week, HK to UK).

Si

Sorry Si, but I disagree, this guy has been nothing but hassle to me, 2 months down the line and no model :mad: :mad: :mad:

Here's my sorry tale on the guy (http://www.wanderlustonline.com/EXSHOWROOM/). He is now claiming he couldn't contact me, yet I have received 2 emails from him this week in my Hotmail account. I now don't trust him as a far as I can throw him - he is the only person I given negative feedback to, and received :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:


Trev

It's a shame people have had bad experiences with this guy. I just had a rummage through his feedback and those who leave negative ones are really obviously upset.

I was going to order a bulk lot of a few kits from him in the near future, might play it safe and do one at a time to see how it goes..

Cheers.