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Old 11-14-07, 05:54 PM
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Default Sunroof delete anyone?

If any one is doing major mods. to their car, and removes the sunroof assembly, please weight it and let us know.
Old 11-14-07, 06:15 PM
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ive heard it weighs between 80-90 lbs. there is already a pretty large thread about it, and it sounded like a very beneficial weight savings to me, but i havent really had the guts to actually remove it
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Yeah, I called Lexus and they want approx. $600.00 for a new hardtop headliner, plus prof. install. I new a good interior guy but havent talked to him about an alternative.
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doing the headliner in the sc is cake. i stripped down a 95 sc300 before and it was pretty easy. and the sunroof assembly is F-ING HEAVY!!!!! no joke. it took my buddy and i to remove it from the car, just because its uncomfortable to maneuver it out of the car on your own. id say its a good 75lb.

i would love to have a hardtop. i could care less for the sunroof.....unless im on the way to driftday on I-294 at 85mph and stand halfway out of it to wave to buddy taping the drive. lol. thats another story though.

oh not to thread hop or anything but i was curious. the car i stripped down belonged to Club Lexus owner. it was a dark blue 95 sc300 auto with beige interior. front end totaled and tokico shocks/eibach springs (now on my car ). anyone know who it belonged to, im kind of curious? i'm from northern Chicago suburbs....my shop was in Gurnee, IL.

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Mine has no sunroof and I wish it did
Old 11-15-07, 10:34 AM
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I'd love to remove mine, I hardly ever use it and could really use the weight savings.
Old 11-15-07, 12:56 PM
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first off guys... its a moonroof

and i use my moonrooff to pick up teh hawtees
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who cares what it "technically" is....its extra weight that most people would love to get rid of because our cars weight as much as a small tank. lol.

ive tried to pick up the "hawtees" using the "moonrooff"...didnt work so well. it worked better when i let them in through the door.
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Yeah mine doesn't have a sunroof... I know it's rare, but I love them and I want one =0)
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If I could get a plan going to delete my sunroof and knew the actual weight savings I would be looking at a longer ownership of my sc4.
Old 11-15-07, 04:32 PM
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Default Moon roof!

Originally Posted by Ali SC3
first off guys... its a moonroof

and i use my moonrooff to pick up teh hawtees
You read my mind. Not to mention moon roof sounds sexier, and I mainly use it at night...
Old 11-15-07, 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by atxishome
Yeah mine doesn't have a sunroof... I know it's rare, but I love them and I want one =0)
I'm curious to see the production numbers of SCs with and without sunroofs. Mine has a sunroof, it adds weight, it whirrs at high speeds and is way too small to give me the illusion of a t-top/convertible, and lastly I quit smoking so it has no use for me. Lets swap roofs
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Originally Posted by atxishome
Yeah mine doesn't have a sunroof... I know it's rare, but I love them and I want one =0)
haha me too. it seems like evryone without it wants one lol. Im more into comfort for my sc
Old 11-15-07, 05:20 PM
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I want less weight, more horsepower.
Old 11-15-07, 05:23 PM
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+1 I miss the moonroof from my old Soarer


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