[DiRN]

Last night I saw an SB with a sunroof. We passed it while it was in a left only lane so I didn't get too much of a chance to look at it, but it seemed pretty cool. I wish I had been able to get a pic.

 

[SCDOO 2]

There are several on the other site that have had sunroofs installed. I like the look too.
http://www.my350z.com/forum/showthread.php...ghlight=sunroof

 

[Lo Fi Ched]

We wants it.

 

[toykilla]

targa top would kick ass... i wonder how much $$ for a custom one?

 

[SCDOO 2]

Only saw a photo chop targa top. I'm not sure about that.
http://www.my350z.com/forum/showthread.php...light=targa+top

 

[DiRN]

<span style="color:darkblue">Yeah, I'm eventually going to do the targa thing. There was a thread a while back on the other forum about getting people together for a group deal on them. I think it was at Newport Convertible (but I could be wrong). He dude said the more Zs that signed on, the cheaper that cost would be. He said it was something like $7k if two Zs sign up.

Here's the thread</span>

 

[jinxxycat]

I just don't know about the sunroof on the coupe--seems to break up those ZEXY lines our babies have...and then the rattling probs, well maybe they have developed the sunroofs a bit more....I think Lucy and I will keep our tops intact! LOL

 

[Nis350ZTT]

Originally posted by DiRN@Jun 16 2004, 10:28 AM
<span style="color:darkblue">Yeah, I'm eventually going to do the targa thing.  There was a thread a while back on the other forum about getting people together for a group deal on them.  I think it was at Newport Convertible (but I could be wrong).  He dude said the more Zs that signed on, the cheaper that cost would be.  He said it was something like $7k if two Zs sign up.

Here's the thread</span>

You're right DiRN. The problem was it cost too much, the guy was just trying to get money off of his install, and found out that the deal would (and did) fall through without a prototype. I'm sure there is SOMEONE that will do it on their own and pay the cost just for a prototype, someone should make a deal with the company, do it for free, and if you don't get enough customers after that, then I will pay all of mine, I think that would work.

 

[nismokid]

DiRN, Newport Convertible Engineering can probably do whatever you want. When asked, they said they could make a hardtop CL-class Mercedes convertible for about $20k (soft top version is a lot easier to make and would cost $10k). Here's the soft top CL, I think it's ugly in soft top version http://secure1advancedemedia.com/newportco...cs/mercedes.htm

 

[DiRN]

Yeah, that's who I was talking about a couple of posts ago. They had told the guy from the other site that it was $7000 if there were two cars. I don't know what they'd charge for one. And this isn't something I want to be the guinea pig for. Performance mods, yes. Structural mods, no.

 

[jinxxycat]

I'd be very skeptical to "breach the integrity of the hull"

 

[DiRN]

See, I'm not so concerned about that since there is a convertible version of the car. And so long as appropriate reinforcement is added, removed a portion of the top shouldn't be a problem. It's just that, like I said, I don't want to be the test subject.

 

[shift z]

i wonder what a supra convertable would look like? there was one sold on ebay like 2 years ago for 40k

 

[nismokid]

>>See, I'm not so concerned about that since there is a convertible version of the car. And so long as appropriate reinforcement is added, removed a portion of the top shouldn't be a problem. It's just that, like I said, I don't want to be the test subject.

You'd have to be worried about the A-pillars (the metal portion that holds the front windshield). Convertibles have these designed so that if the car were to land upside down, they wouldn't collapse. I doubt the coupe Zs have that much reinforcement. If you were to use the pillars off of the convertible and weld them on, you'd still lose some strength.

 

[Nis350ZTT]

I think that if you made it into a targa, you make a rollbar that goes down the a-pillars and across the top of the windshield, I am going to do the roll bars anyway, but I think that would work for support for the targa

 

[steve350z]

a stock sunroof would look pretty good. not too sure about the targa though. the roadster would have looked better as a hardtop version like the Kompressors have though.

 

[cedusett]

Sunroof install will run just under 1000. I'm seriously considering it.

 

[DiRN]

That's really not bad at all. If I didn't want a targa so bad, I'd consider it too

 

[lionkiller]

Ah, the 5-year leak...

Leave the roof. Buy the Roadster. That's an extra 7-10 g's...for a car designed to go t0pless.

Nearly every older t-top, sunroof car I've spent 'quality time' with has had issues with leaks & squeaks.

& unlike other mods, that chunk outta the roof won't go back on without seerious bondo...We re roofed a 71 SS Chevelle a fewyears back. You couldn't even tell...for the 1st two yrs.

 

[dave079]

Only prob with the roadsters IMO is that with the top up they are fugly. Top down I like them.