My rear roof panel has a bow in from the top since new. Looks like all machines have it based on pictures I’ve seen. Didn’t love it but hasn’t been an issue until now. Machine sat outside for a few hours in the rain yesterday. Enough for a lot of water to evidently pool on the rear roof section. Started and threw it in reverse and water poured into cab through roof seam.
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wildeman70
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Mine had it also when new, i had it replaced once and the new one is the same way. I'd like to see if it's just a defect from being stacked up in production or what. i'll have to get this one replaced also i guess.
Ryan
Active member
Same issue here. My dealer is replacing the center roof of my ADV 5. Hopefully the new one will be straight.
Let us know. I plan on contacting mine as well but believe the lack of cross support to be the main culprit so unfortunately I don’t expect a different result. I lived with it but now it is no longer an aesthetic issue.
johndeerefarmer
Well-known member
Mine was warped. They replaced it and still warped. Polaris says to have the dealer order another. I seriously doubt they changed the mold so I left mine alone. If it leaks again with all of the new seals they sent me I will just fill it full of silicone caulk. Too much trouble to remove the roof rack and headliner to replace it again
JarHead
New member
flexsteel spray rubber stuff worked on my old G4 roof seams so I will be using same on roof seams of my adv5 if needed.
Revo45
New member
Just got mine back from the dealer. They were supposed to replace mine. Went to pick it up and they said they didn’t put the new roof on because it was “normal.” I was not happy. Apparently they have a bad mold because they are all like that. They said the new one they ordered for me was the same way. Hopefully this gets resolved by Polaris.
Drove past my dealer this morning on the way to work. See a new XP5 that just came in. Lo and behold the rear roof section arches upwards towards the sky and matches the curve of the front! Looks like the mold got fixed.
johndeerefarmer
Well-known member
Problem now is most of us are out of the Polaris warranty. I seriously doubt the extended warranty will cover it. Maybe complain to the dealer?
Agree and where it gets frustrating. Might be some resolution if someone has a dealer that is really on top of stuff like this. Mine isn’t one of those unfortunately.
B B
Active member
The more people complain and continuously chirp about the issue the better chance everyone has of getting it resolved. Sit back and do nothing then expect nothing. Way too much money to sit back and do nothing.
Keyster
Member
It seems like for now, we are all rolling the dice on these rear roofs. I had mine replaced last year a month after purchasing machine. The new roof sagged a bit, but not near as much as the old oneFast-forward to now and have noticed the sag getting worse. Machine had a bit of snow on roof one day, I parked it in garage and when it melted, it leaked inside. I guess I will go the caulk or tape route for now as others have. ***Wish Polaris would have placed some type of crossmember in these roofs when they were designed. (B's Fab...are you listening?)
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Keyster
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I'm thinking a steel or aluminum bar can be added and set as a crossmember. It could be attached on both sides of the cage with self tapping screws, and act like an additional roll bar. It would have to bow upwards slightly, like a leaf spring, and have some type of hard foam material on the upper side to prevent the bar from rubbing through the headliner and roof. This bar would keep the rear roof from sagging, and might also correct the units that already have this sag from the factory.
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No. It’s bolted to the front crossbar and the headliner is bolted across the center crossbar. Then each panel is bolted to the one next to it. You’ve also got all the roof wiring clipped to the underside of the roof.
johndeerefarmer
Well-known member
I had my roof replaced under warranty over a year ago. Replacement was as bad as the first. I just gave up and used black DAP caulk and caulked all of the seams. Thought about putting a support under it but the roof rack is installed, so not worth the hassle to remove the rack, headliner and roof panel
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