Dents on the roof, due to heat?

It's possible, but the metal must be extremely thin in that area. Very strange to say the least.

 

Looks like a knock !

 

The weld point idea makes sense. Differential thermal expansion will make the metal prefer to buckle slightly rather than expand/contract uniformly. The sheet aluminum is indeed very thin so it does not take much force to make it buckle. You can easily produce a buckling by pressing on the side of your doors.

As long as the paint is elastic enough to follow the very slight movement there will be no harm done. You have called it to the attention of the dealer so if there is a paint problem down the road you should be able to have a warranty claim.

 

Very strange. Could it be from heat displaced from the engine bay? You might try leaving the engine bay open when done driving to let some of the heat out.

 

Don't leave her out in direct sun

 

Don't leave black cars in the sun.

 

+1

 

Um, am I the only one who thinks there is something REALLY wrong here? If this were the case on a Volkswagen it would go back to the dealer ... And would demand repair. But the advice for a $250k+ Ferrari is "don't park it in the sun"?????


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I agree. He should take into to dealer and get it sorted out. If they can?.....with body work who knows what they would have to do. On a side note I have the blk roof and it stayed outside in the PHX heat 100 plus and never had that happen.

 

Say what????

Return to dealer is more appropriate....immediately.

 

Is this a used or new f-car?
I have seen this problem before on an aluminum bonnet cover on a Subaru.
The car had some hail damage and the dents were repaired, but the aluminum panel retained some metal memory (actual term). Every time the Subaru was in the sun, the metal molecules relaxed back to the post damage dish shape. Once the vehicle was away from the sun and/or the temperature lowered, the metal molecules tightened back up and the dents literally popped back up to the proper panel shape.
In order to alleviate the dents from recurring in the heat, it was necessary to massage the dents past the actual required shape and then gently tap the protrusion back down to flush.
Your predicament is pretty much identical, which would appear as there was some undisclosed damage to your car (IMHO).
As others have said, have the dealer take a look ASAP.

 

And bring your lawyer.

Marcel Massini

 

I seriously doubt that there was any damage to his car.

That part of the car has very little curve to it - so any residual stress in the metal may show when it heats up and expands (ever have a nice new cookie tray turn into a pretzel the first time you heat it up ?).

More likely is that the anneal/straighten steps on the stock used to stamp that panel were slightly different than normal, leaving a bit more desire to go back to flat than is normally the case...

The sheet aluminum may come in rolls to the stamping plant,and require straightening for example.

perhaps some foam/deadener stuck to the inside might prevent it ?

 

let it sit in the sun till the dents come back the put something cold like a ice pack on the rubber inside the car if the dents go away then you know what it is.

 

No idea, but I wouldn't sweat it. It's barely noticeable. Definitely not worth any hassle of correcting it IMO, if it is even correctable in the first place.

 

Doesn't seem to? Unless you believe it was put there on accident at the factory, surely it was done for a reason.

 

I took the liberty of forwarding your pictures and findings to technical, they suggested cutting away a portion of the glue material ( not all at once ) to see if it corrects your concern as well.

Interested in your findings...

S

 

Certainly not acceptable in a 250,000 plus car. The idea of a weld of sorts or possible prior repaired damage is the most likely reason. The material on your car is stressed in this location for any number of possible reasons. I Remember my son's new Camaro years ago that had a similiar problem at the rear quarter panels which was caused by the bonding of three dissimilar materials which in his case was magnified by being a dark colored car. In any event certainly should be brought to the attention of Ferrari if you purchased this car new or is under warranty. If not your call as to good body shop.

 

Possibly the detail guy or the people that did the tint compressed the metal on the roof at those points and the glue beneath the panel exerts pressure on the roof panel which in turn deforms the panel when hot. A black car in the sun is approx. 150 to 200 degrees hotter in bright sun than a white car. Personally I would not be looking at cutting anything on such a beautiful car. Leave it to the professionals.

 

A little off topic, but a similar "mistake" happens with the Speciale. When the car is driven very hard. The plastic panels that holds side fins bulge slightly separating from the joint due to the heat. (see attached pic for exact location) When the car cools down it's back to normal. This just doesn't happen to mine but some other Speciales I've seen on track.

Obviously an issue which was overlooked by Ferrari engineers
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