Would this be possible? I mean besides making a replacement glass piece out of fiberglass and painting to match? I really don't want the sun roof and acquiring a new glass piece or even the latching parts seems to be next to imposable. any help to point me in the right direction would be greatly appreciated.
You need to find a Fiero without a sunroof and pull it's roof panel. Simple as that. The un-simple part will be removing the non-sunroof panel off of a salvaged Fiero without breaking it. It's very easy to damage them, as the glue used on the A-pillars can be a hassle and there are those that get impatient and try to remove them by forcing them off, thus breaking the roof panel. Obviously since the roof panel with the aftermarket sunroof is useless to you you'll probably be using it to practice to see how to remove the panel.
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Valkyrie Member
Posts: 1199 From: Vancouver, BC Registered: Jun 2006
I'll actually be doing exactly this soon. Just bought a roof panel off of eBay to get rid of my aftermarket sunroof.
Normally, I wouldn't have a problem with the sunroof, however, whoever installed it was a total idiot and butchered the actual frame of the roof, so a stock sunroof no longer has anywhere to mount, and the edge of the panel around the sunroof is starting to lift because of the improper installation. The car originally was a hardtop, of course, so it'll be nice to see it back to its old self. Definitely going to miss having a sunroof though, they come in handy when you're these low cars.
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Celthora87GT Member
Posts: 1485 From: New Berlin, WI Registered: Dec 2010
before my coupe goes to the junkyard i will try and take off the roof but its only me trying..... its red btw
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All i can say with removing the roof panel is good luck.. i would suggest using very strong piano wire to cut though the clue.. I've only removed one successfully it was on a very hot day when the glue gave in very easley... its not an easy task.. not to mention when i got it off it broke on the ride home
All i can say with removing the roof panel is good luck.. i would suggest using very strong piano wire to cut though the clue.. I've only removed one successfully it was on a very hot day when the glue gave in very easley... its not an easy task.. not to mention when i got it off it broke on the ride home
Haha, only you could have this kind of luck PK !!!
Sorry to hear of your luck tho.....................
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Patrick Member
Posts: 39117 From: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Registered: Apr 99
what about the inner support? Would I not have to make some sort of support for the roof support?
What is this "inner support" you're referring to?
The fiberglass roof, whether it has a sunroof or not, bolts to the metal roof (that all Fieros have) underneath.
I just recently took a sunroof off my parts car to swap over to my daily driver... with no broken pillars. Do not force anything. If it doesn't want to lift, it's still stuck somewhere. For me, the worst area was the leading edge of the roof along the top of the windshield. What happens is that some of the urethane used to glue in the windshield oozes over and sticks to the very edge of the roof panel. You've got to cut through that stuff. Excellent advice on making a "tool" for this job is part way down This page.
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You need to find a Fiero without a sunroof and pull it's roof panel. Simple as that. The un-simple part will be removing the non-sunroof panel off of a salvaged Fiero without breaking it. It's very easy to damage them, as the glue used on the A-pillars can be a hassle and there are those that get impatient and try to remove them by forcing them off, thus breaking the roof panel. Obviously since the roof panel with the aftermarket sunroof is useless to you you'll probably be using it to practice to see how to remove the panel.
The trick is to do it on a very hot sunny day at about 4:00pm or in a garage with heat guns to heat up the adhesion points so you can lift the pillars enough to slide paint stir sticks under it.
Originally posted by Syn: what about the inner support? Would I not have to make some sort of support for the roof support?
No. All Fieros *technically* are setup for the OEM sunroofs, even cars without them. When you remove the headliner on a non-sunroof equipped car, you'll see the outline for where the sunroof would go. There is simply a very thin metal piece that goes over it and nothing else (the primary structural part of the roof is the sides of it, rather than directly in the middle).
You wouldn't have to add anything there if you didn't want to. When you eventually get around to installing a non-sunroof headliner it would cover all of that up. The only thing that might be of concern is you would hear excessive outside noise, since the only material would be the roof and headliner, but if you're not overly concerned about that then there shouldn't be any issues.
That's one of the things I cannot understand. Since all Fieros could be setup for the OEM sunroof setup, why do so many aftermarket examples exist? It really doesn't make any sense.
