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PostPosted: Fri Nov 14, 2014 10:40 am    Post subject: Barndoor sunroof question! Reply with quote

Yoo! Im thinking about putting a sunroof in my 55Barndoor and i have the whole roof from a sunroof split window bus do they look the same? Do they have the same "Curves"? I got offered a sunroof cut from a guy but im not sure where is the best place to make the cut? Shocked Wink
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 14, 2014 10:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 15, 2014 4:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

CUTTING A WHAT SEEMS TO BE UNMOLESTED ORIGINAL BARNDOOR ROOF ????

Confused Rolling Eyes Crying or Very sad

respecting BD guys stopped doing that 20 yrs ago...
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 15, 2014 6:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

ummmmm.... he's joking.....
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 17, 2014 4:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the help! i'm mentally trying to convince myself to make it ok to put the sunroof in! Its hard! Crying or Very sad Wink Wink
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 17, 2014 6:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

My dream car is an 11G Baja, but not even I would cut a barn door.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 17, 2014 11:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

send it to me so i can make my 55 PGSG into a standard sunroof!
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 18, 2014 2:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Don't do it ...fake is not cool your barn door is cool just the way it is AND when people ask is that a real sun roof barn door you will (should) say not real and that will get old... Put a full length rack on it and leave it...
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 18, 2014 9:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Swedish people thinks differently.
Barndoor busses grow in the forest there Smile

Brian_Mccue wrote:
fake is not cool...when people ask is that a real sun roof barn door you will (should) say not real and that will get old...


In that case, what is more real ?
- A fairly solid bus like that, which will keep most of its OG metal but have an added sunroof ?
- Or a factory sunroof BD but completely fucked up and rebuilt with mostly funky green panels, like Ken king's 52 i.e ? (Ken don't feel injured, I love your bus mate Wink )

Should you be more proud of the 2d one ?
Even if it's very cool, I'd say the second bus should be more considered as a fake than the first one, and despite this, most of you just love it... Exclamation

Anyway, I don't say it's good or not, nor he should do it or not... that's just a thought.. Idea
I have the same dilemma with my 52. Sometimes I want to install a sunroof in it and think that as long as it is well done, as a factory bus would be, then I should just don't care about what people will think. I don't plan to sell it anyway, so why not make it as I want it to be ?
But then the reason come back and I change my mind again ... Laughing

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 18, 2014 3:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i can't help you with suggestions as to where to cut, but i'll say.... do it!

or pass the roof on to d-train, his pgsg really needs a sunroof.

as long as it is done to the standard a BD deserves, what is the problem? it's your bus and it is not like you are making a chopped roof, sectioned, mid engined, V8, shorty.
if you ever sell it then one of the nay-sayers can buy it and weld a solid roof back in... it's a lot less work than replacing the entire chassis. I bet even the haters would own and drive it with the sunroof. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 18, 2014 4:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I say don't do it.

The fact it wont be original anymore and in my eyes worth less but never mind the monetary value but think of the fact you are one of the very few who gets a shot a these rare Volkswagens,its fate that you have ended up with this bus-maybe it chose you!remember though you are only its custodian,all it needs is help and you should respect it and do all it needs to stand tall and shine again.

If my bus had a sunroof grafted into it i'd be busy hatching a plan to weld it back up again,except along with other previous owner"improvements"I'm going to have to replace 4"of the roof all of the way round because someone thought it needed holes the roof for god knows what which allowed water in.....bla,bla-you should feel very lucky!

I hope you don't think I'm being a dick because I don't mean to be,just thinking of the bus,get a build thread up I'd love to see it on the road Cool
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 18, 2014 5:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

freaking sweeds have the resources and talents to do this type of stuff. I wish we had that many barndoors over here to cut up Crying or Very sad
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 18, 2014 10:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Lazaa wrote:
Swedish people thinks differently.
Barndoor busses grow in the forest there Smile

Brian_Mccue wrote:
fake is not cool...when people ask is that a real sun roof barn door you will (should) say not real and that will get old...


In that case, what is more real ?
- A fairly solid bus like that, which will keep most of its OG metal but have an added sunroof ?
- Or a factory sunroof BD but completely fucked up and rebuilt with mostly funky green panels, like Ken king's 52 i.e ? (Ken don't feel injured, I love your bus mate Wink )

Should you be more proud of the 2d one ?
Even if it's very cool, I'd say the second bus should be more considered as a fake than the first one, and despite this, most of you just love it... Exclamation

Anyway, I don't say it's good or not, nor he should do it or not... that's just a thought.. Idea
I have the same dilemma with my 52. Sometimes I want to install a sunroof in it and think that as long as it is well done, as a factory bus would be, then I should just don't care about what people will think. I don't plan to sell it anyway, so why not make it as I want it to be ?
But then the reason come back and I change my mind again ... Laughing

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True that Wink
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 19, 2014 1:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

all opinions are somewhat right. lets see the technical part of it. the roof of a barndoor is the biggest and most difficult part to build on a BD, so far there is no repro for that, with reason ! Ask people who have a dented roof or raingutter rust or have to cope with a cut roof. Think about what it takes to get this back to stock if you or somebody else would want that. try welding the spherical shape without distortion and using 10 mm of filler because it caved in from the heat. I say the roof is, along with the front panel, the most precious part of a BD and if yours is as good as it looks in the pic it should NEVER be cut for anything ! I wouldn't mind with a caved in or rusted through roof, that needed replacement or welding anyways.( I was planning to add a sliding sunroof to my first 54 panel, that had major rust through in the rear roof skin, too )
Think of all the 1000 working hours that are spendt in the BD community to fix that ******* roof, and then go out and DON'T cut yours!
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 19, 2014 1:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Calle, you have other barndoors that are rusty and you could do this with, for example 20-034810, which is an 11W that actually needs a roof. From memory the OG headliner in your '55 is quite unique too, it would be a real shame to rip that all out.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 19, 2014 1:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Lazaa wrote:
Swedish people thinks differently.
Barndoor busses grow in the forest there Smile


True Smile

There are about 50 known barndoors in Sweden. Just five owners paid more than 10000£ for their buses.

I think that´s why a lot of the swedes don´t know how rare a barndoor actually is. (my self included)

But I know how rare a nice roof is, so I wouldn´t cut this one.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 19, 2014 2:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I say do it! That's just my opinion. I don't think I'll ever own a OG sunroof BD for under $100k Sad . They're a few and far in between
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 19, 2014 6:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

If the roof was really rough, then I'd say go for it. As it is, I'd say leave it, especially if you have a nice og headliner!
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 19, 2014 1:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I feel the need to chime in, since I was faced with this decision and really wanted a sunroof Barndoor. 1999 I bought my Barndoor which had a chimney hole in the roof, fukn hippies, right!

Within three days of buying the Bus, we were cutting it open, layed in an original sunroof (Kombi) clip, so its a REAL sunroof, for all those that think its fake. I can touch it today if I want, so REAL VW Metal. Can all those green panels added to Buses say that?

Never a regret, and have loved camping in it, sunroof open all night.

As for value, not worth a dime less, I would say much more. I have had a lot of offers, and currently 5 people on a list with very nice offers, or want a phone call if I ever want to sell.

Just do it, enjoy it, you can always sell it, and many that will buy it.

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Here are some photos that show the clean white paint on the inside, where the clip metal was added.

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And when the Bus was lowered, which will happen again next year Smile

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And when the Bus was lowered, which will happen again next year Smile


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BOOOO!!looks way better stock height!
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