Closing the sunroof forever

GBorklu · Nov 28, 2014

It may sound funny but I don't like sunroofs. I have seen very little material on web about deleting them permanently.

Did anyone do this in the forum? Deleting the sunroof completely?

Regards

Sean485 · Nov 28, 2014

Remove sunroof assembly, bend sheet metal to match roof contour using an english wheel or something, weld metal in place, paint. There were some people who had made carbon fiber or fiberglass sunroof plugs a while back but they were mostly for weight reduction not trying to remove the appearance of the sunroof.

GBorklu · Nov 28, 2014

I will talk to my painter for his idea. I have another eclipse for parts and it has no sunroof. I can use the roof garment without sunroof hole.

Thanks.

greenstreak · Nov 28, 2014

I was going to suggest just that. Remove the entire roof skin from your car and a donor car with no sunroof. Install the non sunroof skin and head liner into your car and repaint.

techboy · Nov 29, 2014

Non sunroof cars are pretty rare, I've only ever seen 1 personally and it was owned by greenstreak ^^^^.

Red1991TSI · Nov 29, 2014

I've got a non sunroof 1g. I concur though that re-skinning is the best idea.

GBorklu · Nov 30, 2014

All of my friends forcing me to put the sunroof back

IF it does leak in my car I will get rid of it

CrackedDSM · Nov 30, 2014

Beyond this...is there an actual fix for a leaky sunroof that doesn't involve sealing it permanently? Specifically for a 2G.

techboy · Nov 30, 2014

techboy said:
Non sunroof cars are pretty rare, I've only ever seen 1 personally and it was owned by greenstreak ^^^^.

My comment was directed more at the 2G owners. I have seen a handful of 1G non-sunroof cars as well - they do seem to be more common. 2G's .... not so much.

Sean485 · Nov 30, 2014

I believe the 2g sunroofs "leak" by design but have drain tubes to take the water out of the lip under the sunroof. If you are getting wet then those tubes may be plugged. If it is an aftermarket sunroof you are SoL.

CrackedDSM · Nov 30, 2014

I believe it's a stock sunroof. I'll take it all out and see if I can clean the drain-tubes. Drives me nuts how Mitsu can't seem to put together a non-leaking sunroof.

GBorklu · Nov 30, 2014

The sunroof glass has a metallic frame around and it is all a pieces of rust. Not enough pressure on the seal to make a real sealing. I wish there was a cheap solution to buy a new sunroof glass.

As I know it is around 400-500$ for a brand new glass which is the real long term solution. Man, I hate sunroofs

Closing the sunroof forever

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