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Gnarlodious Samba Member
Joined: September 28, 2013 Posts: 2323 Location: Adobe Jungle USA
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Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 7:32 am Post subject: Rabbit sunroof |
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I have a ’79 parts car I’m stripping that has a factory sunroof. Is it worth it to cut out the sunroof to put in my restoration car? Are they chronically trouble or pretty reliable? _________________ Vanagon ’83 diesel AAZ w/Giles injection, 5spd 4.57R&P+TBD and a '78 diesel Rabbit |
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12858 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 8:00 am Post subject: Re: Rabbit sunroof |
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You won't be "cutting out the sunroof", you'll need to do a roof graft. There is a second inner structure that the sunroof slides back into with drains at all four corners. My suggestion, if you want a sunroof, buy a complete car with one in it. _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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Butcher Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2015 Posts: 1285 Location: Right Here
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Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 9:02 am Post subject: Re: Rabbit sunroof |
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I personally do not like sunroofs and would pay extra not to have one. There is just too much troubles with them.
Invest your money/time on a good A/C system. |
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sgnimj96 Samba Member
Joined: May 14, 2015 Posts: 49 Location: Melbourne, FL
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Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 9:20 am Post subject: Re: Rabbit sunroof |
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X2 -sunroofs destroy cars,
probably the main reason it's a parts car now
Unless you have covered parking and some serious skills; the only reason to cut it out would be to sell parts on ebay for someone else to chase the nightmare- I mean dream. |
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12858 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 9:27 am Post subject: Re: Rabbit sunroof |
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Definition of sunroof.... calibrated water leak _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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oprn Samba Member
Joined: November 13, 2016 Posts: 12739 Location: Western Canada
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Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 5:37 pm Post subject: Re: Rabbit sunroof |
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I have had 4 VWs now with the sun roof option, zero issues with any of them and I like them. That said will not be a simple job the change over onto a non sun roof car. That will involve major body work to do it right. |
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Gnarlodious Samba Member
Joined: September 28, 2013 Posts: 2323 Location: Adobe Jungle USA
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Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2018 8:16 am Post subject: Re: Rabbit sunroof |
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Thanks for the advice but I took a closer look at the sunroof and its not a slider. It may not even be factory, it has a pop-open handle in the back and hinges up several inches. The glass has has a baked-on spotted net or some such screenlike thing. Does that sound like a VW option for the ‘79? _________________ Vanagon ’83 diesel AAZ w/Giles injection, 5spd 4.57R&P+TBD and a '78 diesel Rabbit |
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69827 Location: Phoenix Metro
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12858 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2018 9:23 am Post subject: Re: Rabbit sunroof |
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VW actually made a dealer installed glass sunroof that was very well designed that had drains at all four corners. Those were great. I removed a few of those out of some VW fox cars. Look for the VW logo near the handle. These were also designed so that the glass could easily be removed. _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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