Aftermarket sunroof...Anyone got one??

kornholio788 · Post by **kornholio788** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 1:57 pm

I am looking in to getting an aftermarket sunroof put in my car. I have searched but found no good feedback. I LOVE sunroofs and iv always wanted one. I would like to get a nice quality one though. I will have professionals install it though because I could never have the balls to take a hacksaw to my roof. My questions are

How much did they cost?
Where did you get them?
Brand?
Do they leak, how do you like them?
Did you have them installed or did you do it yourself?
Any other info you can give me or advise?

I konw that i would have to have them weld in some support braces in the roof to compinsate for the big whole because my car is a unibody. I have heard of ppl getting them installed but not much feedback on it.

Also i am not looking for a fancy shmacy electric motor one. I just want a damn hole in my roof. I am perfectly fine with the manual ones. So help me out please

Thanks

The korny one

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 2:02 pm

I've had two aftermarket sunroofs now. One on my escort, one on my NYG.

I don't know anything about them, other than they have never leaked, they're both manual, and they both came with the cars.

Post by **Diablo0** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 2:55 pm

Never had one but you kind pay for what you get. When I was looking for another car to buy I found an '02 ACR and someone put an aftermarket sunroof in. It was utter garbage and didn't even close without banging the crap out of it. I've heard some people have great luck with them but it really seems to come down to how good the install is and the quality of the unit itself.

kornholio788 · Post by **kornholio788** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 3:15 pm

Well i want to get a really nice quality one but i dont need an electric one. I want a nice quality maual one. Im guessing im gunna drop a pretty penny for this but it will be worth it i have always loved sunroofs but never had one.

2k1MotorSport · Post by **2k1MotorSport** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 6:20 pm

the junk yard near me just got an 02 w/ a sunroof.
It would have been nice to take it. But some1 already removed the glass and took the controls for it. heh chop the top off of the 02 and replace it w/ mine

BlackRoseRacing · Post by **BlackRoseRacing** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 6:26 pm

DO NOT get an aftermarket sunroof installed!
They will break down,leak,expensive, and you dont want a hole cut into a roof that was not designed for one!

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 8:14 pm

Mine have never broke down, leaked, and I dunno about expensive.

*shrugs* I say get it if you want one.

sullygully · Post by **sullygully** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 8:17 pm

Here ya go buddy
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Sunroofs ... 0148596999

2k1MotorSport · Post by **2k1MotorSport** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 9:56 pm

sullygully wrote:Here ya go buddy
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Sunroofs ... 0148596999

I have seen those b4 and i think they are funny as hell

Panhead · Post by **Panhead** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 10:32 pm

sullygully wrote:Here ya go buddy
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Sunroofs ... 0148596999

LOLLERSKATES! holy sh*t i totally forgot about those.

Q: I don't understand why someone would want the look without the functionality? Is this a gag to fool your friends?

A: We came with this idea, sometimes people just want to have the look of a sunroof, and can´t afford or don´t have the permission to make a hole to their/parent´s car.

Nutmeg · Post by **Nutmeg** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 11:25 pm

sullygully wrote:Here ya go buddy
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Sunroofs ... 0148596999

Hehe. I was gonna post that.

oklamopar · Post by **oklamopar** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 11:26 pm

BlackRoseRacing wrote:DO NOT get an aftermarket sunroof installed!
They will break down,leak,expensive, and you dont want a hole cut into a roof that was not designed for one!

Im with BRR..DONT DO IT. you will regret it.

Post by **occasional demons** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 9:45 am

Ican look through my "junk" to see if I still have the factory one I cut out of my Sundance after it was totaled. If you're going through the trouble of welding then might as well have one with drains. Let me know if you're interested I'd prolly let it go for not much more than shipping.

01NeonSnooZer · Post by **01NeonSnooZer** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 12:35 pm

man the fake sunroofs are freakin hilarious

Post by **jonnymopar** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 2:33 pm

I bought my car back in 2005 and I'm still debating whether I want to get a sunroof installed. It sucked when I found out that the entire roof is different.

anomalous0 · Post by **anomalous0** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 2:56 pm

Q: Do I get a discount in shipping if I buy 2? I want to put one on the roof and one on the inside of my car so when I look up a can pretend to be looking outside, also can you make one that simulates looking up at the stars I think chicks would really dig it or put a scary face on it so when People in my car look up the think there is somebody on the roof I think you have endless possibilities with this product. Thanks.

Nothing says romance like a scary face on your fake sunroof. Especially if you like to play make believe, calvin and hobbes style.

Can this be put on other parts of the car, such as the hood or trunk lid, or do you have to put it on the roof? Does it fit all models? I have a Dodge Stratus right now, but I'm probably gonna get a Dodge Viper pretty soon.

Yep. You're gonna get a Dodge Viper just as soon as your whiny high school emo band makes it big. But wait! If you can afford a viper, can't you get.................A REAL SUNROOF?

Q: my car does not have an anti lock braking system - i am interested in an abs light for my dash - i cannot afford nor am i interested in the actual braking benefits of an abs system - i am solely interested in tricking people into thinking my car is safer than it is. do you or are you looking into prototyping this product - it seems like its up your alley.

Who do you wan to trick? I'm guessing most of your homies are geriatric. Or else you want to fool your underage girlfriend's mom into thinking she's safe with you

Q: how much horsepower does this add? Aug-17-07
A: The self adhesive sunroof doesn´t add any horsepower to the car.

At least they're honest. It's the buyers that are the idiots. I can almost admire the sellers for making money off of fools who deserve to be ripped off

kornholio788 · Post by **kornholio788** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 3:12 pm

Im sorta deciding against gettin one cuz iv heard alot of horroe stories...some good that love em but when they go wrong they go very wrong so.

oklamopar · Post by **oklamopar** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 3:24 pm

good choice.

Wenuden · Post by **Wenuden** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 4:40 pm

Anomalous, i'm pretty sure all but the first question you quoted were jokes aimed at the retardednes of the product being sold, not actual inquisitive questions. at least i hope so.

Post by **occasional demons** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 4:50 pm

Cool, I won't have to sort through my junk!

anomalous0 · Post by **anomalous0** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 5:00 pm

Eh, I hope those questions were just jokes too, but no one ever went broke overestimating the stupidity of the public. Especially on ebay.
Note how many times they repeat that it's ornamental, indicating that they've probably been asked quite a few times about how it "works".

sullygully · Post by **sullygully** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 9:28 pm

IF you can't tell that those people were not being serious, then you need to get your head examined, or stop being so naive.

anomalous0 · Post by **anomalous0** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 10:25 pm

You really have no clue how stupid people can be, do you?
Possibly because you're Canadian, and you folks seem to have a better grip on reality.
I have alot of stories.
I once took a girl out for dinner (a college girl, no less), to a place where there were pictures of the dishes on the menu.
She ordered a salad, but wanted it without the onions, tomatoes, avocadoes, and feta cheese, with thousand island dressing instead of greek dressing, etc. basically substituting half of the components for something else. When the salad arrived (and it looked like a damn good salad) she complained that it "didn't look like the picture".
Needless to say, there was no second date.
In phone tech support, there's a reason that the first question they ask happens to be "is your computer plugged in?"
My friend works for a web hosting company. He had an angry customer who had bought a domain name yelling at him because his website hadn't magically appeared exactly as he envisioned it, in spite of the fact that he had not designed a website, nor bought any web design service, nor informed anyone what he wanted the website to be like, nor done anything but bought the name and file space. He literally expected his website to just pop up exactly as he wanted it.

Many of these people are fairly well educated.
Many of the people who shop on eBay are not, especially if they buy things like a fake sunroof sticker.

Like I said, I hope it's a joke, but I get the feeling that it might not be. Perhaps I do need my head examined. Or perhaps you should come down to America to see just how dumb some of my fellow countrymen and women can be. We produce some of the best and brightest, but we also produce some of the dumbest.

Post by **Canada** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 11:01 pm

Amen.

LoL

I had a good chuckle at some of those for sure.

P.S. I like salad.

sullygully · Post by **sullygully** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 11:24 pm

anomalous0 wrote: Or perhaps you should come down to America to see just how dumb some of my fellow countrymen and women can be. We produce some of the best and brightest, but we also produce some of the dumbest.

which reminds me...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLXRVvA6 ... ed&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFqzBiLB ... ed&search=

anomalous0 · Post by **anomalous0** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 12:04 am

Y'all gits broadband internets in y'alls igloos? I ken fur shure them polar burs wuda ripped up all them cables.

Post by **occasional demons** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 10:13 pm

Canada wrote:Amen. LoL

I had a good chuckle at some of those for sure.

P.S. I like salad.

Hmmm, I'm wondering how he's gonna get that salad from Arizona to Canada without it wilting

dodge_girl · Post by **dodge_girl** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 12:37 pm

"congratulations canada, our eskimo neighbors to the south"

anomalous0 · Post by **anomalous0** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 5:20 pm

congratulations canada, on getting your first woody.

(P.S.)on my first trip to vancouver, when I discovered about loonies and toonies, I thought it was hilarious. And awesome that you could pay bus fare in coin. And the friendly atmosphere and hot loose women were a plus too.