Replace roofskin 2018 chevy bolt?

I have a 2018 chevy bolt ev with hail damage on the roof panel, I want to see if I can replace it myself, available from GM direct

I had hoped the factory manual would cover the replacement procedure, but no luck. I am guessing it is glued in place, anyone have auto body advice to offer?

I'm half capable with a mig!

I am not aware of the specifics on the Bolt, but I would absolutely not recommend doing that. The amount of structural adhesive, seam sealer, welds location/quantity has to be exact to meet the criteria that the whole vehicle was built around. 

I'm all for grassroots repairs, but I wouldn't suggest it on that area of a car this new.

I had the skin replaced on my Ford Econobox years ago do to a tree branch damaging it. It looks like a simple repair but most of the interior had to come out, and they had to do a lot of work of other work as well so it would be leak free. On a newer car there are probably steps that need to be taken to protect all the electronics during welding. This might be a good time to try a paintless dent removal guy or farm it out 

Unless its completely mangled, take it to a PDR guy.  

Third vote for PDR.  Those guys are magic.

classicJackets (FS) said:

I am not aware of the specifics on the Bolt, but I would absolutely not recommend doing that. The amount of structural adhesive, seam sealer, welds location/quantity has to be exact to meet the criteria that the whole vehicle was built around. 

I'm all for grassroots repairs, but I wouldn't suggest it on that area of a car this new.

This.

Sure it can be replaced, but it is not a DIY job and will require VERY specific tools and supplies. Plus a full disassembly of the interior. You need the current GM repair procedure as well. You don't just zizz wheel off the old one, it has to be removed at the weld points.

That roof is part of the crash structure, you don't want to mess with how it reacts in a wreck. Just get a PDR guy to bang out the dents or just get used to it. Maybe do a vinyl wrap with a design that hides the dings.

Have a salvage yard cut off a used one for you at the pillars. Then use it for practice.

After you perform that educational experience, you won't want to do it to your own car.

Maybe it's time for a vinyl roof look. 

The roof has major hail dents, like surface of the moon, but I will take the advice to not attempt it

Back edge looks to be a few spot welds and structural adhesive

If you do the Painless dent guy please take some video and post , 

I always wonder how much they can do with heavy hail dents and not just small parking lot dings 

My Fiesta ST is going to a PDR shop in November.  The guy that wrote up the estimate said it was a close call, but he can remove all of the dents easier than replacing the hood and roof skin.  That will cost $6k, so imagine how much labor is involved.  He said it's possible to replace the roof panel, but they prefer not to.  I'm much happier keeping the original panels.