Moonroof/Sunroof
02-25-2003, 12:33 PM
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Moonroof/Sunroof
Anybody know if the Moonroof will slide back completely? I don't care for Moonroof's, but a Sunroof would be great. I know somebody out there knows this....
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02-25-2003, 03:22 PM
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so what's the difference between a sunroof and a moonroof? i know this is a stupid questions but my family never owned a car w/ neither of those before.
I remembered someone telling me that a moonroof is just a clear glass but a sunroof actually opens up?
does it actually worth the extra $1000 on top of the IMO semi-overpriced GT trim ( yes Canadian here)
so far the only sunroof i think that is actually worth the money is the $1250 one on the MB C230 coupe
I remembered someone telling me that a moonroof is just a clear glass but a sunroof actually opens up?
does it actually worth the extra $1000 on top of the IMO semi-overpriced GT trim ( yes Canadian here)
so far the only sunroof i think that is actually worth the money is the $1250 one on the MB C230 coupe
02-25-2003, 03:31 PM
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I have allways thought the sunroof was a piece of glass and the moonroof as being solid roof that opens. The sunroof here tilts up and back, not inward so you will have less open area. It does have a visor you can push back and see the sky without opening it. Hope this helps
02-25-2003, 03:37 PM
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Originally posted by dying_here
so what's the difference between a sunroof and a moonroof? i know this is a stupid questions but my family never owned a car w/ neither of those before.
I remembered someone telling me that a moonroof is just a clear glass but a sunroof actually opens up?
does it actually worth the extra $1000 on top of the IMO semi-overpriced GT trim ( yes Canadian here)
so far the only sunroof i think that is actually worth the money is the $1250 one on the MB C230 coupe
so what's the difference between a sunroof and a moonroof? i know this is a stupid questions but my family never owned a car w/ neither of those before.
I remembered someone telling me that a moonroof is just a clear glass but a sunroof actually opens up?
does it actually worth the extra $1000 on top of the IMO semi-overpriced GT trim ( yes Canadian here)
so far the only sunroof i think that is actually worth the money is the $1250 one on the MB C230 coupe
02-26-2003, 09:46 AM
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Sorry guys, this will probably confuse the issue even further, but I understood that a moonroof is a sunroof that has the piece that slides to cover the sunroof from the inside but still allows air to come into the car vs. just a piece of glass installed aftermarket.
Just my 2 cents worth.
Just my 2 cents worth.
Sunroof is a turn off
02-26-2003, 02:07 PM
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Isn't this exactly how the sunroof/moonroof opened on our beloved RX-7?
I probably don't actually open my moonroof more than a dozen times a year anyway.
I probably don't actually open my moonroof more than a dozen times a year anyway.
02-26-2003, 02:09 PM
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I will open mine every day that it is not raining. I loved the moonroof in my Prelude, and it was almost exactly the same as this one pictured above.
02-26-2003, 02:14 PM
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Correct me if I am wrong. But have'nt all Rx-7 moonroof/sunroof
open like this??
I'd rather have this then not haveing at all. I will mostly just throw the visor back and leave the soonroof (NEW NAME) closed
open like this??
I'd rather have this then not haveing at all. I will mostly just throw the visor back and leave the soonroof (NEW NAME) closed
02-26-2003, 02:38 PM
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Yeah, this is exactly how the sunroof in the RX-7 was. Aside from robbing less headroom, I read somewhere once that Mazda claims the tilt of the open sunroof adds downforce. I don't know if the downforce claim is true or not, but that's what I read and I thought it was interesting.
02-26-2003, 06:53 PM
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My last three cars all had sunroofs. I always keep the shade open when it's closed. Having the extra light shining in gives the car a more spacious feeling. Having it open in the summertime with all the windows down is a great feeling.
While I don't much care for the look of the sunroof in the pic above, how many people are going to be looking at their car from 30 feet in the air anyways. Side views of similar sunroofs look great. I think the days of leaking sunroofs on new cars are over as well.
While I don't much care for the look of the sunroof in the pic above, how many people are going to be looking at their car from 30 feet in the air anyways. Side views of similar sunroofs look great. I think the days of leaking sunroofs on new cars are over as well.
02-26-2003, 06:55 PM
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My last three cars all had sunroofs. I always keep the shade open when it's closed. Having the extra light shining in gives the car a more spacious feeling. Having it open in the summertime with all the windows down is a great feeling.
While I don't much care for the look of the sunroof in the pic above, how many people are going to be looking at their car from 30 feet in the air anyways. Side views of similar sunroofs look great. I think the days of leaking sunroofs on new cars are over as well.
My last three cars all had sunroofs. I always keep the shade open when it's closed. Having the extra light shining in gives the car a more spacious feeling. Having it open in the summertime with all the windows down is a great feeling.
While I don't much care for the look of the sunroof in the pic above, how many people are going to be looking at their car from 30 feet in the air anyways. Side views of similar sunroofs look great. I think the days of leaking sunroofs on new cars are over as well.
02-27-2003, 11:41 AM
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I am in fact in the process of selling the 'sunroof' from my former beloved RX-7. It is white and metal. This piece came from my 84 GSL-SE. On the 1st gens, the sunroof could tilt or be removed, that was the only two choices. I had replaced this one with a glass sunroof. I think of a moonroof as a glass sunroof that has a shade to keep the sun out on hot sunny days - those of you in Dallas and Houston can relate I'm quite sure - yet you can slide the shade back to let in light when the moon is out.
02-27-2003, 12:15 PM
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Well, I was asking because I really wanted the slide back sunroof. But a slide back moonroof will do the trick just as well. I just hope it comes with a sunshade. Sometimes the sun can be too much out in SoCal. 
02-27-2003, 12:26 PM
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Originally posted by mostron8
Well, ... I just hope it comes with a sunshade. Sometimes the sun can be too much out in SoCal.
Well, ... I just hope it comes with a sunshade. Sometimes the sun can be too much out in SoCal.
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I don't know, but I've deisred roofs (the 2 names just don't make anysense to me now, and I'll just define them as a roof) and my first car didn't have one, 91 Camry DX, then my second car, WRX didn't have one either, then I totalled the WRX and got me a 2nd gen Integra, and the roof on that thing made me go from 
to :D because theres nothing else like it!!
The 2nd gen Integra got the roof that opens up between the roof sheet metal and the interior linning. IMO from the inside it looks wonderful and flush, but it looks mad ugly from the outside because you see this ghetto hole in your roof, the RX-8 has a very good looking slide roof. Nonetheless, an ugly roof is better than no roof, and as dull as the stock 90 LS Integra is, the roof makes my driving better during the day AND the nights!! Seeing stars at night rock also!!
Just my 2 cents
to :D because theres nothing else like it!!The 2nd gen Integra got the roof that opens up between the roof sheet metal and the interior linning. IMO from the inside it looks wonderful and flush, but it looks mad ugly from the outside because you see this ghetto hole in your roof, the RX-8 has a very good looking slide roof. Nonetheless, an ugly roof is better than no roof, and as dull as the stock 90 LS Integra is, the roof makes my driving better during the day AND the nights!! Seeing stars at night rock also!!
Just my 2 cents
