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NCdad
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 Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 6:04 am Post subject: Where is the best place to get a glass 'flip-up' sunroof |
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I have to replace the one in my '71 super beetle...
the one now had a raised lip and I would like the new one to be flush with the roof.
any suggestions
I measured and the width is 25.5" x 16.5"
thanks for the help.
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| Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:25 am Post subject: Re: Where is the best place to get a glass 'flip-up' sunroof |
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| NCdad wrote: |
I have to replace the one in my '71 super beetle...
the one now had a raised lip and I would like the new one to be flush with the roof.
any suggestions
I measured and the width is 25.5" x 16.5"
thanks for the help. |
J.C. Whitney has one for $170. Part number DBB946992F in catalog 106J-09, page 40 It measures, per the add, 18x28.
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JKalpowsky
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| pity there's a 99% chance it won't fit right. The Beetle has a roof that's a complex curvature, curving both ways at once, and most aftermarket sunroofs aren't like that. I've got a pop-up sunroof in mine, and it flattens that section of the roof when it's installed. I'll be picking up a section of roof from my local yard soon and welding it in instead. |
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Mark33563
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| JKalpowsky wrote: |
| pity there's a 99% chance it won't fit right. The Beetle has a roof that's a complex curvature, curving both ways at once, and most aftermarket sunroofs aren't like that. I've got a pop-up sunroof in mine, and it flattens that section of the roof when it's installed. I'll be picking up a section of roof from my local yard soon and welding it in instead. |
The sunroof listed is double curbed to fit the beetle, supposedly. You never know any more, it might be an empi brand....
The best alternative would be to get a roof section with a factory roof (rag, metal, or solid) and graft it in.
There is a guy in Spring Hill, FL that grafted a ragtop from a '61 (if I remember correctly) into his 66 daily driver. The people that did the work made it look factory. So, it can be done.
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| Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 6:17 am Post subject: sunroof |
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| i had a glass pop up sunroof from CR Laurence in my 72 when i bought it. the company no longer makes that item but has a newer model which is made to fit. pricey but fits well. i agree though with grafting an original sunroof section would be the best alternative if you ca find one. good luck. |
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NCdad
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Ok....
so your saying that I may need to find a bug that has a sunroof already installed and cut the roof around the sunroof, and then cut the same size out of my '71 and then weld it in?
oh man I hope I am the 1% of fitting
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NCdad
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 7:28 pm Post subject: Re: Where is the best place to get a glass 'flip-up' sunroof |
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| J.C. Whitney has one for $170. Part number DBB946992F in catalog 106J-09, page 40 It measures, per the add, 18x28. |
Thanks again for the heads up on this, I received it today.
Found a Free Shipping code so that saved me $23!
Hopefully my next post will be a pic of it installed.
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NCdad
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Just going back through my threads and updating them...
I never posted a pic of the Sunroof Installed.
( i know it's 4 years later )  but no leaks 
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Nice!
just sold my sunroof super, miss it already. maybe someday I'll pull the trigger on one like yours...
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I have an aftermarket flip-up on my '72 and I like it and also have no trouble with leaks  Also can pop out entirely for more wide-open spaces but on highway causes loud air popping  due to pressure increase, pop outs on rear windows stops that though! Enjoy your car, thats what it all about! 
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| I have an aftermarket flip-up on my '72 and I like it and also have no trouble with leaks Also can pop out entirely for more wide-open spaces but on highway causes loud air popping due to pressure increase, pop outs on rear windows stops that though! Enjoy your car, thats what it all about! |
What size is it ? I found a 20x32 I'm thinking about buying it |
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| gp98 wrote: |
| I have an aftermarket flip-up on my '72 and I like it and also have no trouble with leaks Also can pop out entirely for more wide-open spaces but on highway causes loud air popping due to pressure increase, pop outs on rear windows stops that though! Enjoy your car, thats what it all about! |
What size is it ? I found a 20x32 I'm thinking about buying it |
Did you ever get this big sunroof? |
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