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post Jul 14, 2008 - 9:42 AM
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Ive been searching for forum for the last hour but nothing came up so here goes the question, can I cut the whole roof that has moonroof and replace mine with that? how much work involved here?


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post Jul 14, 2008 - 10:56 AM
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You could probably cut the skin off the roof. But I would not cut the whole roof off. Leave the supports, just take the panel that is covering the moonroof off.


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post Jul 14, 2008 - 11:58 AM
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QUOTE (Harold_Fastwaker @ Jul 14, 2008 - 11:56 PM) *
You could probably cut the skin off the roof. But I would not cut the whole roof off. Leave the supports, just take the panel that is covering the moonroof off.


Yea thats what i meant, either Im gonna have moonroof or a convertible biggrin.gif


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post Jul 14, 2008 - 12:54 PM
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no you can not do this.

our cars do not have a roof skin. Say for example the BMW E46 M3, it has a roof skin that is seperate from the rest of the car and is tack welded + sealed onto the car. You can simply drill them out and peel it off, then replace.

The 6gc however is not like this. the roof is fully attached to the body. If you were to remove your paint you would see where on the A & C pillars the roof is seam welded with the rest of the body.
Actually i have a picture, if you look in the bottom left of the picture you can see a coppered color line running horizontal across the C pillar. Also note there are no tack welds along the roof line.



aftermarket sunroofs are common and should be done by an authorized service station.

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post Jul 14, 2008 - 1:18 PM
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Assshhh, thanks plyr I guess that answered my question. But dammit I want moonroof soo bad, maybe Im gonna get the whole assembly from wrecker and install it myself, problem is I have trouble cutting a hole in the roof, I just couldnt......


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post Jul 14, 2008 - 1:28 PM
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its not just cut a hole, the roof folds in around the sunroof ect.

you need to go to a SUNROOF INSTALLATION FACILITY.

you WILL screw your car up if you DIY.
post Jul 14, 2008 - 1:43 PM
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btw do u want a moon roof or sunroof,a sunroof opens,a moon roof does not..

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post Jul 14, 2008 - 1:56 PM
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QUOTE
its not just cut a hole, the roof folds in around the sunroof ect.

you need to go to a SUNROOF INSTALLATION FACILITY.

you WILL screw your car up if you DIY.


Roger that.

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btw do u want a moon roof or sunroof,a sunroof opens,a moon roof does not..


My bad i mean sunroof.

Funny how most USDM car (celica) has sunroof but only the ZR model has them in Australia. Im jealous. biggrin.gif


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post Jul 15, 2008 - 2:19 AM
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I have one, but it's busted ATM, so you can have it if you want.
post Jul 15, 2008 - 8:48 PM
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Actually sunroof were an option on all Aust 6gc even ZR kindasad.gif
Yes, I love my sunroof tongue.gif


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post Jul 16, 2008 - 4:59 AM
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QUOTE (CelicaZR @ Jul 16, 2008 - 2:48 AM) *
Actually sunroof were an option on all Aust 6gc even ZR kindasad.gif
Yes, I love my sunroof tongue.gif


yep , thats true ..

my celica SX has this sunroof option plus i also have the airbags ..

in my opinion , i think after market sunroofs are basically dodgey no matter what brand .. my friend has an after market sunroof in his car , problem with it is that it creeks to the S@#t house ..

is it really worth it ?! lol plus no sunroof is lighter , lol's


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