Custom sun roof - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

ML · 11-17-2013, 11:11 AM

Sorry if this is a repost, I really did look to see. Does anyone have any info on this? Looks like a custom sun roof, and it was at the 86 Australia meet according to the photographer.

Noob4Life · 11-17-2013, 11:13 AM

Custom sunroofs never work. They'll always end up leaking and sacrifice the integrity of the roof in the event of a rollover.

NWFRS · 11-17-2013, 11:15 AM

Looks like someone left a Pyrex baking sheet on top of that red car. :-D

ML · 11-17-2013, 11:21 AM

I don't see how it could work with our roofs. Looks cool from this angle but its got to be a bad idea.

Kimsey47 · 11-17-2013, 11:28 AM

Looks like a fake mounted piece of glass to me.

ZionsWrath · 11-17-2013, 11:30 AM

With the size of our roof you might as well make it a convertible.

NWFRS · 11-17-2013, 11:32 AM

Nice wheels, spoiler and tail lamps though.

whaap · 11-17-2013, 11:35 AM

It looks like it involved completely replacing the center panel of the roof as there's a little flair where it meets the rear glass. I can appreciate the effort in doing this but I have strong doubts about it's integrity when it comes to keeping water out. I doubt if the center pane of the roof would have much to do with safety in the case of a roll over.

shiumai · 11-17-2013, 12:15 PM

more pics here: https://www.facebook.com/emilijas2/photos

edited: found another view:

Yamajee · 11-17-2013, 12:54 PM

Reminds me of the FD3s' sunroof, unique yes but wouldn't do it.

Noob4Life · 11-18-2013, 12:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shiumai

more pics here: https://www.facebook.com/emilijas2/photos

edited: found another view:

Look at how the dips in the roof meet the sunroof. All is see is a place for water to sit until it finds a leak.

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h4nh · 11-18-2013, 12:28 AM

chopped my roof off too...

suaveflooder · 11-18-2013, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by h4nh

chopped my roof off too...

Yeah, but yours was for a good reason

kALMIGHTY · 11-18-2013, 01:38 AM

The only thing I don't get is why you couldn't have a sunroof even with the grooved roof of our cars. I mean, I wouldn't do this in the aftermarket but it would have been cool if they designed a sunroof right from the factory with the glass moulded to continue the lines of the roof. That would be so cool.

11-17-2013, 11:13 AM	#2
Noob4Life 86 Noob Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: Firestorm FR-S Location: Yuba City, CA Posts: 596 Thanks: 153 Thanked 189 Times in 97 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Custom sunroofs never work. They'll always end up leaking and sacrifice the integrity of the roof in the event of a rollover. __________________

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Kimsey47 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: 2016 STI DGM Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 1,875 Thanks: 1,189 Thanked 1,460 Times in 662 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Looks like a fake mounted piece of glass to me. __________________ Subaru STI :

11-18-2013, 12:28 AM	#12
h4nh Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: Turbo BRZ & Supercharged E90 M3 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 559 Thanks: 4 Thanked 452 Times in 225 Posts Mentioned: 24 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	chopped my roof off too... __________________ my build thread instagram.com/mod_circle

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11-17-2013, 11:15 AM	#3
NWFRS Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: ‘13 FRS Location: USA Posts: 1,298 Thanks: 3,946 Thanked 1,503 Times in 635 Posts Mentioned: 17 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Looks like someone left a Pyrex baking sheet on top of that red car. :-D

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ZionsWrath Thanks Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: BRZ Location: NY Posts: 4,163 Thanks: 5,989 Thanked 3,100 Times in 1,498 Posts Mentioned: 38 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	With the size of our roof you might as well make it a convertible.

11-17-2013, 11:32 AM	#7
NWFRS Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: ‘13 FRS Location: USA Posts: 1,298 Thanks: 3,946 Thanked 1,503 Times in 635 Posts Mentioned: 17 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Nice wheels, spoiler and tail lamps though.

11-17-2013, 11:35 AM	#8
whaap Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Drives: '13 FR-S firestorm, 6 mt - '11 CR-V Location: Tucson Posts: 2,133 Thanks: 243 Thanked 1,387 Times in 657 Posts Mentioned: 36 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It looks like it involved completely replacing the center panel of the roof as there's a little flair where it meets the rear glass. I can appreciate the effort in doing this but I have strong doubts about it's integrity when it comes to keeping water out. I doubt if the center pane of the roof would have much to do with safety in the case of a roll over.

11-17-2013, 12:15 PM	#9
shiumai Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2013 DGM BRZ, 2020 C8 Corvette Location: USofA! Posts: 1,763 Thanks: 963 Thanked 1,896 Times in 789 Posts Mentioned: 41 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	more pics here: https://www.facebook.com/emilijas2/photos edited: found another view:

11-17-2013, 12:54 PM	#10
Yamajee Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: Rocket Bunny'd GT86 Location: Dubai Posts: 556 Thanks: 68 Thanked 144 Times in 100 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Reminds me of the FD3s' sunroof, unique yes but wouldn't do it.

11-18-2013, 01:38 AM	#14
kALMIGHTY Banned Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: TRD Ultramarine '13 Location: Calgary Posts: 1,377 Thanks: 190 Thanked 766 Times in 347 Posts Mentioned: 24 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The only thing I don't get is why you couldn't have a sunroof even with the grooved roof of our cars. I mean, I wouldn't do this in the aftermarket but it would have been cool if they designed a sunroof right from the factory with the glass moulded to continue the lines of the roof. That would be so cool.

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