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Sunroof question
by
The Mad Hatter
on 05 May, 2008 17:25
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Just doing some thinking about my diesel Golf, and i thought about adding a sunroof. Its an 85 2 door. I've been getting parts from a junkyard GTI that has a good sunroof and headliner in it. Is it possible to just hack a hole and install the factory roof? Or would more be involved in it? Thanks for any info!
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#1
by
burn_your_money
on 05 May, 2008 18:42
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It's a lot more involved. There are a lot of extra support bars on the sunroof models. Drop the headliner and you will see what I mean.
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#2
by
Op-Ivy
on 05 May, 2008 23:37
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Tyler is right. Be careful when cutting holes into the roof of the car or any part of the body for that matter. It may compromise the structural integrity of the roof if there should be a rollover.
In my opinion sunroofs are overrated. My girlfriends Mk4 Jetta has one and I never use it when I drive her car. She does once in a while but not really. I don't think it's worth the effort.
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#3
by
TedV
on 06 May, 2008 08:59
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NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! resist the temptation. You will have water leaks and while the Mk2 wiring and rustproofing is better than Mk1, water inside a VW is only trouble.
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#4
by
rabbitman
on 06 May, 2008 12:26
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Well I have a sunroof (just a window that tilts up in the back) on my rabbit. It's aftermarket and the PO had to cut a brace out to put it in, the brace was definitely too weak to hold the car up in a rollover but if it snows a lot the roof sags a bit. Anyways I sure like it, it creates a vacuum in the car so every air leak lets nice cool air in. :roll: Also it doesn't leak water.
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#5
by
Ziptar
on 06 May, 2008 16:49
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For a factory sun roof the only "proper" way to do it would be pull the glass, cut the roof off at the pillars and weld on teh new one. even then, iffy..
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#6
by
jtanguay
on 06 May, 2008 17:01
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a jetta i bought a while ago had an aftermarket sunroof... it didn't leak.
man i love sunroofs. great way to suck out hot air out of your car. if you have a/c, a sunroof will suck the hot air above you right away, and then you just close it and enjoy the cool air. my old 86 jetta had a fac sunroof in it... old crank type and that thing was sweet. i really wanted a sunroof on my current jetta but i settled... not too happy but can't have everything right?
webasto makes a really good sunroof. $$$ though.
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#7
by
The Mad Hatter
on 06 May, 2008 17:54
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10-4. Seems like its aftermarket or nothing. Scrapping the idea. Maybe i'll just get the A/C working instead...
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#8
by
jtanguay
on 06 May, 2008 19:13
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10-4. Seems like its aftermarket or nothing. Scrapping the idea. Maybe i'll just get the A/C working instead...
i found this site to be quite interesting...
http://www.autoacsystems.com/_store/storeopen_VSorings.htmlthey sell stuff to re-crimp your lines and or braze them and add new hose to stop leaks. pretty damn cool! and they sell o-rings and other goodies. i'd suggest switching to a non r134a refrigerant though... most people don't realize that it is a multi gas refrigerant with one gas having a very small molecule that just pisses out of the smallest hole, thus rendering the refrigerant useless. while hydrocarbon refrigerant is ignited by a spark, the autoignition temp is higher than on r134a which is the more likely to happen.
good luck.
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#9
by
somolovitch3
on 10 May, 2008 04:51
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DUDE.................................NO SUNROOFS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cry:
A Moon Roof would be COOL though. :wink:
Moon Roof = Tilty glass window in the roof of car :twisted:
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#10
by
jtanguay
on 10 May, 2008 12:55
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DUDE.................................NO SUNROOFS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cry:
A Moon Roof would be COOL though. :wink:
Moon Roof = Tilty glass window in the roof of car :twisted:
actually that would be best, and that is what was installed in a jetta i bought. sucks the heat right out when its opened :wink:
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#11
by
hamradio
on 10 May, 2008 13:38
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I love the sunroof in my passat wagon. On a hot day, all I have to do is pop it, hit the ac button, and in a very short amount of time, it is cold inside. I'd say that normally driving, with the roof just popped, the blower motor off, it is probably equivalent to having the blower motor on "2" or so.
As for adapting parts from a sunroof car to a non sunroof car, like other said, it would require you to completely remove the roof weld the sunroof roof in. Which I don't feel would be the strongest thing. Too much work for just a sunroof; easier to just go get another car. My old rocco was sunroof; it had a whole sub-roof thing inside, to strengthen the roof and hold all the crap for the sunroof.
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#12
by
mark day
on 23 Aug, 2008 09:19
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I had an aftermarket sun roof on my MK2 Golf and it was a PITA leaked from day one and wish I had not done it. But it's up to you.
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#13
by
FineFrank
on 23 Aug, 2008 12:15
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Why not install a 14"X14" camper vent in it? It would give you more airflow.......... Just Kidding.
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#14
by
BlackTieTD
on 24 Aug, 2008 10:14
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put in a whole factory sunroof roof if you're going to do it. not worth it IMO. just find a sunroof body.
swamp cooler :mrgreen: