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    retrofitting sunroofs

    ive been missing having one, and the gf was asking yesterday ir the tday before about putting one in her 323. so has anybody tried retrofitting a pro lx or egt sunroof into a car that didnt have it to begin with?
    loves BGs too much for his own good...

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    ryan put one in his white 323 that brody has now.


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      #3
      Some sunroofs have better designs to allow you to fit them better...the manual pop tops are the best bet, I believe the Neon has a very simple assembly that'd be easy to snag.
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        #4
        I had a friend, who does body work for a living, tossing around the idea of cutting the roof off of a sunroof parts car, and welding it on at the middle of the pillars. She didn't go through with it however.
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          yeah these are all things that ive been considering, however if i were to try this, id want to go all out and have a power roof. which will probably be the biggest damning factor to this bastardized sunroof idea.
          on a side note, i like how all of us that have posted in this thread have been around for at least a year, have multiple cars, and sigs longer than our posts here. lawlz.
          loves BGs too much for his own good...

          93 pro lx. daily runaround until a straight shell can be had.
          73 datsun 260z, yet another project in need of more love.

          "yeah im sure you as a redneck and then a dude walking around with a mohawk, wearing gang rags... you're sure to stir up some trouble..."
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            #6
            Originally posted by bogaut View Post
            ryan put one in his white 323 that brody has now.
            that was an aftermarket unit. and hasnt had any glass in it in like 2 years. lol. last i knew it had pieces of plaxiglass glued over it.
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              Originally posted by monoxidechild View Post
              that was an aftermarket unit. and hasnt had any glass in it in like 2 years. lol. last i knew it had pieces of plaxiglass glued over it.
              Yes, it has plexi glass over it. And it looks like crap with the plexiglass. Next summer, when I swap everything over to my rust free chassis, the sun roof will not be swapped over. I like sunroofs, but I don't want to worry about leaks and everything else. And I'd have more headroom. And I'd have to cut my perfectly good headliner and roof to put a sunroof in.

              So, while it would be nice to have in the summer, I don't think it's worth it in my opinion.
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                Originally posted by monoxidechild View Post
                that was an aftermarket unit. and hasnt had any glass in it in like 2 years. lol. last i knew it had pieces of plaxiglass glued over it.
                and this is the biggest reason id have to go balls out and have a power roof.
                loves BGs too much for his own good...

                93 pro lx. daily runaround until a straight shell can be had.
                73 datsun 260z, yet another project in need of more love.

                "yeah im sure you as a redneck and then a dude walking around with a mohawk, wearing gang rags... you're sure to stir up some trouble..."
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                  #9
                  i want another aftermarket sunroof BADLY!!!! especially with a roll cage & the reduced ability to reach all the windows easily
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