David W. James wrote:
> What does the factory service manual say about replacing that
part?
>Otherwise you are saying that anyone driving a car that has been
in an
>accident and repaired is illegal.
No. You are confusing two things: repair, which is legal in
Stock, and upgrade under update/backdate, which is only legal
under given restrictions.
> If the factory service manual says something to the effect of
"in the
>event that the roof needs to be replaced, cut the old roof off
at point
>X and weld on factory part #N in its place. Grind, prime and
paint to
>match." then what?
You can legally _repair_ a car using parts specified for that
model and that year by the manufacturer, and using methods also
specified by the manufacturer. We're discussing something
entirely different.
Jay
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