Saloon sunroof

[John R]

Has anyone removed the sunroof and fitted a blanking panel?

I read somewhere on forums that at one time there was a grp blanking panel available from Eddie Ruskin/Dynamic Mouldings.

John

[Andy Heaton]

We are trying to find the supplier in Germany who can supply the seals for the large Electric sunroof

Paul Farrer managed a few years ago to locate the seals he his searching for a number for me

Rob Hancock QSC I think has the blanking template for the saloon if you'd like to make contact with him.

Regards

Andy Heaton 

On Tue, 1 Oct 2019, 07:58 John R, <list...@liberator-systems.co.uk> wrote:

[rob hancock]

Hi

We have the mould for the roof section here at QSC and will be happy to supply a blank or we can supply and fit for you

regards rob (QSC)

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[Derek Clews]

Both of our family coupe’s have had Eddie fit the full GRP roof after faulty sunroof problems.  We both left the roof solid but you could cut a different sunroof in, if you want. It works well and, if I want open air motoring I have the 2+2 to drive.  (Why you need at least 2 Quantums, part 2………….!)  

Derek

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[John R]

 MarcoThanks for info guys.
I have not dismantled my sunroof yet (large original type) but it is obvious there have been previous attempts to fix/seal it .
I am more inclined to blank it off than try and fix seals. In my experience sunroofs are often more trouble than they're worth.
Many years ago I had a mk1 Lotus Cortina with large webasto sunroof which always used to bow outwards at high speed (so so we cut it out and replaced with alloy panel) - similar story with a big Marcos kit car. Earlier this year I had to fix the glass sunroof on my daughter's Clio so they don't seem to have improved much over the years! I think the only type I have never had a problem with were the steel sliding panel type with a manual wining handle.

John

[Derek Clews]

I did wonder about having a fixed glass panel permanently set in the roof instead.  But Eddie (rightly) persuaded me it would be more work and cost to install than restore the roof to solid.  But if you want a challenge, give it a go.  it would be unique.  

Cheers

Derek

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[John R]

@derek
If I put a panel in it will be the solid grp one. Fixed glass might be a bit hot on sunny days - not that we get that many ;-)

John

[susanandmartin]

I guess a GRP car is ideal for a sunroof if it can be designed so that any ingress is channeled away to the ground. The mk2 Fiesta XR2 sunroof had channels which took the water into the sills and made them prone to rust! – but a similar arrangement in a GRP car shouldn’t present a problem?

The sunroof in my Rickman Ranger doesn’t leak, but it isn’t opened very often, and is probably sealed by green moss? 😊

Martin Scott

 

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[TonyV]

My second saloon also has one of those pesky sunroofs, and sure enough it leaks like a seive. With the car currently SORNed, I'm using a piece of old paddling pool to keep the water out.

I didn't much like the idea of glassing it up solid, so I started looking for an alternative.

Turns out a Freelander sunroof is almost the right size, so I bought one on ebay with a view to modifying the car to take it. But due to a new job, I never got round to doing anything more than that.

From memory the width is a bit narrower and length is about right, so a bit of fibreglassing required.

It also has small drain tubes, so would need some way of emptying these to ground.

TonyV

[Derek Clews]

Yes, It was the ‘almost’ fit of an alternative that made me opt for full solid roof. Even the major makes do not give long term support/warranty to the sunroof models. The car body is bound to outlive the sunroof (again). Fine for your average car as it is throw away. When you buy a Quantum you can have it for life and refresh any bits you need to along the way. But a sunroof seem to be particularly problematical in that it is bound to leak, it is just when.

Derek

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