Adding 1st gen sunroof - 3000GT/Stealth International Message Center

gtdanielgt · 11-07-2009, 03:58 AM

i didnt know whether to post this on body or interior so i'm sorry.
I was wondering what you guys thought about adding the 1st gen pop out sunroof to my 97 that I just bought. I was very disappointed that it didnt have the moonroof.. Its a sports car it should have one!
I'm thinking it would be too hard to add the electric moonroof but the pop out would be functional and 'fairly' easy to put in.. unless im missing something itd basically just be.. cutting the hole, fitting the trim/seals and then dropping in the window right?
If anyone has ever done this or in general added a sunroof/moonroof to a car please let me know your thoughts on this as well as what it cost you.
-Daniel

Firestorm95RT · 11-07-2009, 04:30 AM

The install is by all means possible, and not too terrible difficult.

Truth be told though, and electric set up really isn't all that expensive these days, and barely any more challenging to install than just dropping in the pop roof.

The spoiler style (up, out, and back) roof looks pure sex when opened on 3rd gen cars with the hoop spoiler.

gtdanielgt · 11-07-2009, 04:43 AM

well im just looking at it from a cost perspective and labor... im not sure the spoiler style u speak of...
what do you think would be the cost of the kind u recommend?
im still pissed this one didnt have a sunroof/moonroof.. but my search was getting tiring and i just wanted a damn vr4 finally.

Firestorm95RT · 11-07-2009, 05:06 AM

Are you looking at doing it yourself, I assume?

gtdanielgt · 11-07-2009, 11:30 AM

i feel confident i could do the 1st gen pop out style.. any of the electrical styles I would rather have done professionally

1992redvr-4 · 11-09-2009, 10:33 AM

Its been done to my car...... Not as easy as it looks but it come out good.

1992 VR-4 Moonroof/Sunroof Swap with Pics

gtdanielgt · 11-09-2009, 02:46 PM

wow man the job entails a lot more than i had anticipated.. im too scared to do that to my car lol.. sucks though cuz I really wanted to have a sunroof/moonroof.. its a sports car and damnit it should have one... especially out here in AZ.. i guess this is just going to be a dream unless someone wants to quote me what they'd charge to do this for me.. but thanks for the info it was very helpful