Has anyone ever had damage from snow load?

[IndyIan]

Originally Posted By: zzyzzx
Originally Posted By: IndyIan
My only issue with snow on the roof of a car is when it starts to melt, and then refreezes. You can get ice jams everywhere and behind the doors and hinges. Can make getting in a real PITA sometimes without damaging something.


Yeah, I sometimes wonder if I am going to break a door handle.

The Tracker somehow got ice build up behind the passenger front door at the front, so when it was opened the front bottom corner of the door got bent out! I think the cowl drain on that side had frozen up or something. Never seen this happen before and it would be very annoying on something nice. I just removed the ice and kicked the door back to "straight".

 

[KrisZ]

If the car's roof was designed to take any kind of roll over load and not collapse the roof, you have the potential "snow load" issue taken care of automatically.

 

[dlundblad]

Can you get one of those 6" wide plastic snow shovels and get all around it?

I am a bit OCD, but I wouldnt sleep until that snow was removed.

 

[turtlevette]

Originally Posted By: dlundblad
Can you get one of those 6" wide plastic snow shovels and get all around it?

I am a bit OCD, but I wouldnt sleep until that snow was removed.

That's what I was thinking. A kids beach shovel. Or find something at the hardware store. Or just hand dig. I've got to get the old suburban (not in picture) backed up a bit to get in there.