In my first spring JY foray yesterday, I found a Festiva with a simple pop-up glass sunroof. In another yard, there was the same type of simple sunroof in a DSM car which looked the right size, but the inside installation screws were covered by the headliner (I felt them).
I plan to put a sunroof in Luxstiva, so I want it to look halfway decent. What's the prognosis for my being able to successfully "transplant" one from the 'yard to my car?
Again, nothing "power" is involved. It's just a glass tilt-up-at-the-back manual 'roof that I want. The one in the Festiva looked like I could take it out easily enough but the rubber moulding was kinda ratty. The one in the DSM looked better, but I'd have to mutilate the headliner (I doubt I'd have the patience to carefully remove the whole thang) or get the 'yard folks to pull it for me...
Then there is the little matter of cutting a big hole in something that is otherwise doing a good job of keeping me dry! I'll probably have a good air compressor by the time I do this (before summer ends, I hope). I'd use a "side angle cutoff wheel," right?
Or am I better off getting a new kit?
Or is this something I really don't want to mess with and I should have a shop put in a new one?
I could also pull the 'roof from the 'yard and have a shop put that in, if I can find one to do "used" installations.
Any thoughts? As I'm sure ya'll can understand, I only paid $600 for the car, so "cheapness" is generally SOP! Last time I checked (more than a few years ago) cheap sunroofs ran around $200 installed (IIRC). I'm hoping for more like "under $100."
Spring is sprung and I want fresh breezes & sunshine,
Karl
I plan to put a sunroof in Luxstiva, so I want it to look halfway decent. What's the prognosis for my being able to successfully "transplant" one from the 'yard to my car?
Again, nothing "power" is involved. It's just a glass tilt-up-at-the-back manual 'roof that I want. The one in the Festiva looked like I could take it out easily enough but the rubber moulding was kinda ratty. The one in the DSM looked better, but I'd have to mutilate the headliner (I doubt I'd have the patience to carefully remove the whole thang) or get the 'yard folks to pull it for me...
Then there is the little matter of cutting a big hole in something that is otherwise doing a good job of keeping me dry! I'll probably have a good air compressor by the time I do this (before summer ends, I hope). I'd use a "side angle cutoff wheel," right?
Or am I better off getting a new kit?
Or is this something I really don't want to mess with and I should have a shop put in a new one?
I could also pull the 'roof from the 'yard and have a shop put that in, if I can find one to do "used" installations.
Any thoughts? As I'm sure ya'll can understand, I only paid $600 for the car, so "cheapness" is generally SOP! Last time I checked (more than a few years ago) cheap sunroofs ran around $200 installed (IIRC). I'm hoping for more like "under $100."
Spring is sprung and I want fresh breezes & sunshine,
Karl
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