Moonroof

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Moonroof

February 27, 2005, 08:06:48 PM

Anybody put a power moonroof in their fox, did any foxes come with one? How hard would it be to put one in?

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Reply #1 – February 27, 2005, 08:10:50 PM

yes they came in the foxes. my tbird has a power moon roof. your chances are better most likely with an aftermarket unit. i dont know how much fabrication it would realy take too install it in a car that didnt have one.

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Reply #2 – February 28, 2005, 03:29:13 AM

The roof on a factory Moon Roof car is actually different than those without(slightly taller at the rear)... Would be an huge undertaking...

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Reply #3 – February 28, 2005, 11:57:16 AM

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The roof on a factory Moon Roof car is actually different than those without(slightly taller at the rear)... Would be an huge undertaking...

wow, cool. i never knew that. i thought they made the room in the headliner. a popup roof could be installed pretty easilly by a shop.

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Reply #4 – February 28, 2005, 04:40:43 PM

Installing a factory moonroof/sunroof is an almost impossible task.
In addition to what Tom said, the glass rests in its own metal "pan" in the roof, which is formed and stamped at the factory.
Aftermarket is your best choice, and an electric sunroof will most likely be around $750.

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Reply #5 – February 28, 2005, 06:45:31 PM

mine came factory and i love it to death....

the gf and I go and get frostys at wendys and look at the stars

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Reply #6 – February 28, 2005, 06:53:10 PM

Big money aint a thing i want it and if i gotta squeeze a few more tip out of those drunk s i serve so be it but the T-5 is happening first

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Reply #7 – March 01, 2005, 11:16:43 AM

Mess with the roof too much and your car will fold up like a pretzel in the event of a wreck. Fvcking with the roof, aside installing a simple pop-up, will severely degrade the structural integrity of the car.

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Reply #8 – March 01, 2005, 12:01:48 PM

Unfortunately, mine has one, if you really want a moonroof, my advice is to just go get one that already has one on it.

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Reply #9 – March 01, 2005, 02:21:25 PM

You could always cut the entire roof off of a car that came with a factory moonroof and weld it onto your car. :D

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Reply #10 – March 01, 2005, 02:24:49 PM

Im thinking about it

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Reply #11 – March 05, 2005, 01:37:29 AM

I put one on my car about 6 years ago. I went down to our local junk yard and cut one off of a wrecked bird, I removed the headliner, harness, and all related parts, I cut off the roof about 1 foot below the roof line on all of the posts. Then when I got it back to the shop I drilled out all of the spot welds with a spot weld drill bit. I then drilled out the spot welds on my bird, grinded all of the old welds flat, re-spot welded the roof back on, re-sealed the joints with 3m body sealer, installed a new windshield and backlite, then preceded to repaint the whole car. I installed the harness, did an overlay just as they did from the factory, wired it into the fuse panel, cleaned and lubed the tracks and linkage. It works perfect, although the seal is starting to age as the sun here is brutal, just a little wind noise, but I will be replacing it this year.

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Reply #12 – March 05, 2005, 06:45:01 AM

Ok guys there you have it....

Wayyy more than I'd attempt, but then I ain't a fan of Moon Roofs. Picked the TC I have to mod because it didn't have a hole in the roof, or auto temp controll, and was already automatic...

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Reply #13 – March 05, 2005, 08:48:54 AM

The factory moonroof is awesome. Steve's right. It's cool to see the stars at night. Just don't try to do it while you are driving.

Plus if you take a long drive on a clear sunny day and your lucky, you will get a cool sunburn. :hick:

I don't think I would go through the trouble of cutting the top off the car. I would just buy another car that has the factory moonroof. But then again I haven't seen that many of them around here.

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Reply #14 – March 10, 2005, 01:00:30 PM

I was actually considering yanking one out of a Mark VII. Plus it's got that cool control that mounts on the ceiling and has a compass & displays the temperature. I'd have to chane the emblem though.