look what i found at the junkyard

xerostatus · Post by **xerostatus** » May 16th, 2008, 1:31 pm

it's what i believe to be a custom moonroof for the mx-3? i was under the impression that a moonroof never came with the car, only a sunroof available.

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view from inside

it came outta a white GS
65 bucks including motor.. whoever threw this away, if youre in southern california area, thank you =)

fowljesse · Post by **fowljesse** » May 16th, 2008, 3:48 pm

Cjthor has one. It's pretty cool. They don't make them anymore.
Did you put it in yourself?

xerostatus · Post by **xerostatus** » May 18th, 2008, 12:59 am

aye.. did it in my apartment's parking garage lol

fowljesse · Post by **fowljesse** » May 18th, 2008, 2:47 pm

I want one. I'm going to try to replace mine with plexiglass, and take out the motor, and everything.

MazdaManiacMx3 · Post by **MazdaManiacMx3** » May 18th, 2008, 8:34 pm

fowljesse wrote:I want one. I'm going to try to replace mine with plexiglass, and take out the motor, and everything.

Use Lexan

Kirk95gs · Post by **Kirk95gs** » May 18th, 2008, 8:50 pm

Awww... Man I want one. I didnt even know you could get a moonroof option for the mx. Thats the first one I have ever seen.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » May 18th, 2008, 11:51 pm

Would it be a terrible lot of work to do a DIY? I have no idea what it looks like under the roof panel.

And I like the rims on that Nissan in the background, there.

bluechro · Post by **bluechro** » May 19th, 2008, 2:08 am

Ryan wrote:Would it be a terrible lot of work to do a DIY? I have no idea what it looks like under the roof panel.

I'd like to know this too - anybody tried it yet?

xerostatus · Post by **xerostatus** » May 19th, 2008, 4:03 am

Kirk95gs wrote:Awww... Man I want one. I didnt even know you could get a moonroof option for the mx. Thats the first one I have ever seen.

As far as i know, there never was. Which makes this find extra special, which means someone somewhere out there did all the custom work for me =P

it looks like its just a matter of fabricating the glass part, and just making it fit in the existing motor assembly. This particular one i found was a straight swap with my old sunroof, cuz it had the stock motor and everything. and as far as i know, there are no options to swap from other cars.

when i get my old sunroof (currently sitting in the back seat) back to my house+garage, i plan on taking a look at it, see what kinda work it would take to custom make one of these things.

Oh, and ive also been trying to imagine a way i can fit on some sort of sliding cover/door to cover the glass when/if you dont want to use it, like you see on more traditional moonroofs on cars. Driving in the daytime in san diego right now during summer hurts me eyes..

Kirk95gs · Post by **Kirk95gs** » May 19th, 2008, 6:12 am

Thanks, I guess you should go out and buy a loto ticket now you lucky b******.

fowljesse · Post by **fowljesse** » May 19th, 2008, 11:28 am

"Use Lexan

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I'm sure I will. I was just using Plexiglass as a general term. Lexan is more available, and is just a different brand name for the same thing.

mx3autozam · Post by **mx3autozam** » May 21st, 2008, 1:03 am

Escort Gt has a glass sunroof and its a direct drop in i believe!

nightfire · Post by **nightfire** » May 21st, 2008, 1:42 am

xerostatus wrote:aye.. did it in my apartment's parking garage lol

Dude, does your landlord hate you?

I did a clutch swap in my downtown parking garage once. My landlord went berzerk.

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