aftermarket moonroof
#31
nope, 100% factory
no longer have the truck though. But the 3 yrs I did have it, the truck lived in Seattle and Hawaii. It saw daily rain in both locations
never any leaks. I would buy one again without even thinking about it
no longer have the truck though. But the 3 yrs I did have it, the truck lived in Seattle and Hawaii. It saw daily rain in both locations
never any leaks. I would buy one again without even thinking about it
#32
here is an aftermarket sunroof that is guarented not to leak
http://jalopnik.com/cars/oh-yeahhh/a...ory-291340.php
http://jalopnik.com/cars/oh-yeahhh/a...ory-291340.php
Man I think I might get one of those and put it on the hood on my car. Be the very first car with a moonroof on the hood to cool down the engine better ;D
Last edited by LateKnightRides; 02-13-2010 at 04:06 PM. Reason: quoted the wrong message
#34
Would agree with one of the posters before. All moonroofs will leak. The factory deals with this by channeling water away from the tray mounted below the moonroof. Its also there to deal with standing water on the roof when you tilt/open the moonroof. So this system (not just moonroof) is placed in the vehicle from the factory. Aftermarkets don't have this water channeling system. So they try to seal the moonroof as best they can, but here is the problem:
When a moonroof opens, the gaskets on the side slide against the cavity they sit in. Eventually the gaskets wears and you get leaks. In a factory system, no big deal, as the tray will channel the water back outside the car. Aftermarkets either don't have a tray to catch water or the tray is closed and can be overwhelmed before the water can evaporate. Its like having a sink without a overflow opening.
The engineers understood they can not stop leaks, so they accept them and design in the bypass. Aftermarkets will eventually leak on you, not if, its when...
When a moonroof opens, the gaskets on the side slide against the cavity they sit in. Eventually the gaskets wears and you get leaks. In a factory system, no big deal, as the tray will channel the water back outside the car. Aftermarkets either don't have a tray to catch water or the tray is closed and can be overwhelmed before the water can evaporate. Its like having a sink without a overflow opening.
The engineers understood they can not stop leaks, so they accept them and design in the bypass. Aftermarkets will eventually leak on you, not if, its when...
#36
Would agree with one of the posters before. All moonroofs will leak. The factory deals with this by channeling water away from the tray mounted below the moonroof. Its also there to deal with standing water on the roof when you tilt/open the moonroof. So this system (not just moonroof) is placed in the vehicle from the factory. Aftermarkets don't have this water channeling system. So they try to seal the moonroof as best they can, but here is the problem:
When a moonroof opens, the gaskets on the side slide against the cavity they sit in. Eventually the gaskets wears and you get leaks. In a factory system, no big deal, as the tray will channel the water back outside the car. Aftermarkets either don't have a tray to catch water or the tray is closed and can be overwhelmed before the water can evaporate. Its like having a sink without a overflow opening.
The engineers understood they can not stop leaks, so they accept them and design in the bypass. Aftermarkets will eventually leak on you, not if, its when...
When a moonroof opens, the gaskets on the side slide against the cavity they sit in. Eventually the gaskets wears and you get leaks. In a factory system, no big deal, as the tray will channel the water back outside the car. Aftermarkets either don't have a tray to catch water or the tray is closed and can be overwhelmed before the water can evaporate. Its like having a sink without a overflow opening.
The engineers understood they can not stop leaks, so they accept them and design in the bypass. Aftermarkets will eventually leak on you, not if, its when...
Aftermarket indeed DO have the same water channel as the factory. I did not install that type, but worked on plenty of them and never saw an aftermarket "factory type" that didn't have the same water channel as the factory. They are made by the same companies as the factory ones.
Last edited by code58; 02-15-2010 at 04:35 AM.