Sunroof?

[Smileyman]

I'm looking at a change of car for 2016, all my driving life (30+ years) I've had an opening sunroof and do not want to do without such feature on my next car. (Tilt / slide). It's not the light but the air, even on a mild day I will tilt open the roof, especially in town. I've seen Webasto offer aftermarket sunroofs and am considering such option. (It's a pity, a factory order sunroof is available on the Octavia, and used to be an option on the former Fabia).

 

Has anyone fitted a sunroof to their Rapid? If so which one, how did you get on, are you happy with it?  

 

Any comments good / bad / indifferent will be much welcome.  

 

Thank you

 

(PS I realise the Spaceback version with the glass roof is not suitable for an aftermarket opening sunroof)

 

 

[JonBRapid]

I wouldn't personal get a sunroof but I have know people get the retro fitted. Again not my thing although my eldest likes the full size roof in my parents quashqui but that doesn't open!

[Stormchaser]

I wouldn't have a sunroof either. The Pano roof on the Spaceback is nice but as you say it doesn't open :(

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[camelspyyder]

I think I've only ever had one sunroof that didn't leak (in the AX)

 

Metro leaked, Renault did, Sierra did a lot,so did Proton, Multipla had 2 notoriously leaky roofs.

 

I wouldn't choose to have one again myself.

Edited 6 September, 2015 by camelspyyder

[WillJohnson]

Amazed how so many people complain about leaky sunroofs still? I had 2 Hyundai Coupes that both had sunroofs and both worked flawlessly the whole time I had the cars and never ever leaked a single drop? If Hyundai could get it right back then why havent everybody else?

[camelspyyder]

Amazed how so many people complain about leaky sunroofs still? I had 2 Hyundai Coupes that both had sunroofs and both worked flawlessly the whole time I had the cars and never ever leaked a single drop? If Hyundai could get it right back then why havent everybody else?

 

Have you ever had an old car with a sunroof?

 

The rubbers get brittle and they're fine if left shut, but open it just once and it doesn't seal properly again - before you know it there's water pouring through the courtesy lights

Edited 18 September, 2015 by camelspyyder

[MickA]

I remember saving up to have a sunroof fitted to my Skoda Estelle, just a tilt or remove one.

[chrisgreen]

I find that factory-fitted sunroofs are usually OK, it's the aftermarket fit ones (particularly the pop-up variety) that usually start leaking like a government spin doctor.

My Peugeot 106 had a factory-fit pop-up sunroof, it was absolutely brilliant and never leaked once in the 5 years I owned it. My mum had two Austin Meastros, both with factory fit wind-back slide and tilt sun roofs - both also leak free (and she had the second Meastro for 10 years).

However, my mum had a pop-up roof fitted to a new Metro by the dealership (was a dealer special edition), that damn thing leaked like it wasn't even closed from day 1. Multiple attempts to adjust, modify and replace it couldn't fix it. Same with a Fiesta we had with an aftermarket pop-up roof.

[camelspyyder]

Renault roof was after-market, others all factory.  All leaky sad to say - I hate getting wet inside my car.

[Stormchaser]

MK Cavalier rings s bell with me. Those wind back ones used poor water in :(

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[MarkRawlinson52]

Honda civic had for 14 years (W reg) never leaked at all, never had a problem or failed an MOT

[Dr Zoidberg]

No problem with any of the three Skoda sunroofs or the one in my fiat.

I'd hate to be without one now, but aftermarket ones seem like a bad idea. Just buy a car with a factory one instead.

[camelspyyder]

Peugeot did a particularly bad one on the 205 - a large glass panel that slid back by hand (not by winding) - even from new my mates one would rarely shut completely, he had to sell it during the first winter.

[chrisgreen]

No problem with any of the three Skoda sunroofs or the one in my fiat.

I'd hate to be without one now, but aftermarket ones seem like a bad idea. Just buy a car with a factory one instead.

It is a shame that so many car makers have stopped offering them as a factory option, offering panoramic glass roofs instead.

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[WillJohnson]

Have you ever had an old car with a sunroof?

 

The rubbers get brittle and they're fine if left shut, but open it just once and it doesn't seal properly again - before you know it there's water pouring through the courtesy lights

 

I just put vaseline on the rubbers every 6 months or so?

[camelspyyder]

Isn't it destructive to rubbers?

[john bamford]

Oh I have bad memories of sunroofs , never again !!

Air conditioning , air conditioning , air conditioning ...............

[Dr Zoidberg]

You can have both you know.

Today was a glorious one to be driving round with the roof right back and the windows down.

[Stormchaser]

Honda civic had for 14 years (W reg) never leaked at all, never had a problem or failed an MOT

That's the good old Japanese for you

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[MarkRawlinson52]

Shame because I think the latest civics are hideous would have got one over a skoda if not

[camelspyyder]

Yeah the 2012? redesign is hideous - like a fatter bloated version of its predecessor.  I think "fugly" every time I see one going the other way.

[kenreid7]

hate the shape of the Civic; makes a little bit of sick come up ino my mouth whenever I see one.

[camelspyyder]

If you've gotta have a sunroof then Alibaba probably has the bits for the factory one - the near identical VW New Santana has a sliding roof.

[Stormchaser]

Shame because I think the latest civics are hideous would have got one over a skoda if not

You're right. Can't beat the old school cars.

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