I picked up my car today after having my sunroof removed. I'm really happy with the result and love the look of the smooth roof, extra rigidity, a savings of 26 lbs above my head, and having an extra 1"+ of headroom with a helmet on. I wish I had this done a long time ago as I have only had the sunroof open once in the 3 years of ownership.


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That is truly awesome.

the midnight blue is beautiful and looks much better without the sunroof.

great choice

 

Thanks, it really turned out nice. Lapis Blau.....

 

You're a madman. That is crazy dedication.






Well done.

 

Great work, I love it!! A true track beast!

 

Madman? Nah.. Lol! The sunroof bothered me from day one and since my windshield needed replacing I figured it was a perfect opportunity to get it done. The shop knocked it out in 5 days start to finish..

 

Well, now I feel better! My $149,000 MSRP TT has always been missing a sunroof. I thought piling on $18,000 worth of extra leather but deleting the SR seemed a little... misprioritized.

Now that I see how much trouble it was for you to copy me, I feel better!

 

My sunroof is never closed, can't imagine doing this. If you like it, more power to ya, I just always felt so closed in without having a sunroof in a car. I have owned a few convertibles too though so maybe that's why.

The quality if the work seems awesome, whoever did it did a great job.

 

Only way I would remove the sunroof is for a Carbon Fiber roof. Why not go the full nine? GMG made these carbon roofs. Looks like a really clean transformation though. Nice job.

 

what a great mod!..and pics! it doesn't surprise me that CO might still have some real clouds.

 

Great work! i have been thinking about doing it as well but may go Carbon to save a bit more. Thank you for posting the images and it Looks fantastic!

 

I understand it's not for everyone but my car is a track ***** so a sunroof has zero value to me. It's just dead weight in the worst possible spot in the car. Having the extra head room with a helmet on is also a plus.

 

I am familiar with the Getty and GMG carbon roofs. I looked into a CF roof and consulted several race shops that work on Cup cars and was advised against it. The problem with the CF roofs is the fact that you can't weld them but rather have to glue them into place. As a result you will not get the same structural rigidity as you get with a steel panel welded into place. If you go with a CF panel you really need to have a proper full cage welded into the car. My car has bolt in half cage. Additionally, a CF roof panel only gives you an extra 6-8 lb. of weight saving over the OEM steel roof so to me it's really not worth it from a safety standpoint. In case of a rollover, a CF panel will break into razor sharp pieces which is not something I would want near my head and neck. Finally, I wanted a perfect OEM fit and finish...

 

That ^^^. You beat me too it, enough said!

 

Well with some more thought I think you have a point. You have also looked deeper into it I'm sure. I kept thinking of the M3 CSL carbon roof conversions and I remember that they had some extra equipment. Mainly they have another cross bar in the center of the roof that adds rigidity in the roof's weakest point which I don't think 996s have. But the round formed A-to-C pillars that the 996 has seem to be very resistant in case of roll over. The carbon roofs should be made of at least 4 layers, including one that is reinforced plastic or kevlar with a myriad of polymers and bonding chemicals. This gives it serious strength and it won't shatter into sharp bits. Lets also assume you have a proper headliner with padding. But regardless all roofs are basically just shells to cover the frame so its not "structural". The weight savings from sunroof to carbon roof sounds much more appealing of course too lol. ANYWAY, nice conversion.