Did anyone know that this existed?

folding sunroof from RealOEM.com

I must have one, and save the 50 some-odd pounds that the glass weighs. What would be better is a non-electric one, so I can loose the motor too. Water proofing be damned, that's what scotch guard is for.

 

This is only for the non sunroof car, it will not work with the panoramic sunroof. I like it. A local guy has one that was on his MINI when he bought it.

 

Crap. I need big sheets of plexiglass then...

 

I know it is not as "classic", but to loose weight you could do an aluminum panel like Randy Webb did.

 

Tell me a bit more about that.

I wish I had known more about car modding and the importance of weight when my car was ordered. Yes, it used to be my dad's car, but he'd have listened to me since he would have liked to go faster.

 

check out webb motorsports in the vendor directory. He replaced (I think) just the moonroof with an Aluminum piece. You can PM him for specific( I do not know too much about it).

 

His car is also pretty much fully detailed in the for sale section if you look through there.

 

ive been eying that part for a long time now...


ac schnitzer sells it too. it doesnt really matter whether the car has a sunroof/moonroof or whatever. in any case the roof needs to be cut.

i'd love to do this but i fear what it would do for rigidity. you'd never be able to go on track again unless you have a full roll cage.

 

That and the folding cloth roof have a tendancy to leak, and it has nothing to do with being water proofed. When I was into VW tunning i knew a couple people that had them put in their cars. On the plus side they really do look bad ***.

 

Good to know. How about removing all the sunroof bits and welding metal in. I'm thinking thin sheet metal. Then grining it flush and repainting the roof. The lack of a headliner in the old sunroof spot wouldn't bother me. This might add to ridgidity too.

 

its a webasto sunroof... werry commen hear in europe... tjek out webasto.com