Moon roof/sun roof?
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I'm starting to look at RX8s. I've seen references to both a moon roof and a sun roof, but haven't seen any detailed description anywhere. Are these two different options? Can someone please describe?
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They're referring to the same thing. Touring and Grand Touring packages get what should be called a moonroof (I think, correct me if I'm wrong). It's a tinted glass roof with a slide to cover it up when it's too sunny or parked. Slide open and tilt up features abound.
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Rhawb's right that it's just one thing on the RX-8. On the RX-8, the glass slides up over the roof.
My Mazda salesman told me that they call it a moonroof because it does not slide into the roof but over it.
Then I was looking at an Accord with a moonroof that slid inside the roof. The salesman there told me they call it a moonroof because it also has tilt features.
My Mazda salesman told me that they call it a moonroof because it does not slide into the roof but over it.
Then I was looking at an Accord with a moonroof that slid inside the roof. The salesman there told me they call it a moonroof because it also has tilt features.
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I think moonroofs are glass and sunroofs are metal, again, I could be wrong. Seems like the definition varies wildly, though I don't think I've seen a production car with anything but a moonroof (as indicated by the sticker) and I've also never seen a production car with a sliding metal roof (sunroof by what I've been told) so this seems consistent with what I've been told...Er, I hope I'm making sense. I've been doing school work all night and I'm a bit whupped. :o
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Thanks for the quick response.
So, as I understand, there is glass panel in the roof that will just tip up for some small fresh air venting, or will slide back over the roof for full open air. There is also a sliding panel inside the cabin, manual I assume, that closes under the glass panel to keep the sun out if you want. Sounds just like the unit in my wife's 93 Camry (except the glass slides into the roof, not up and over it)
Does that about sum it up?
So, as I understand, there is glass panel in the roof that will just tip up for some small fresh air venting, or will slide back over the roof for full open air. There is also a sliding panel inside the cabin, manual I assume, that closes under the glass panel to keep the sun out if you want. Sounds just like the unit in my wife's 93 Camry (except the glass slides into the roof, not up and over it)
Does that about sum it up?
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Makes sense.
Bottom line is that these terms have been used and misused interchangeably. So whatever car you look at, you have to see exactly what that roof does.
Spring's comin'. Time for a moonroof tan.
Bottom line is that these terms have been used and misused interchangeably. So whatever car you look at, you have to see exactly what that roof does.
Spring's comin'. Time for a moonroof tan.
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Originally Posted by glassetcher
Does that about sum it up?
Originally Posted by No More Oldsmobiles
Spring's comin'. Time for a moonroof tan.
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This is how I understand it...
Moonroof = sliding transparent glass panel
Sunroof = sliding opaque panel
I remember my friends VW had the sliding metal roof panel (sunroof) with a hand crank.
Moonroof = sliding transparent glass panel
Sunroof = sliding opaque panel
I remember my friends VW had the sliding metal roof panel (sunroof) with a hand crank.
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Originally Posted by Rhawb
I don't think I've seen a production car with anything but a moonroof (as indicated by the sticker) and I've also never seen a production car with a sliding metal roof
Until 2 days ago I would have said the same, until I was in a friend's 2nd gen 325is, and it had a red-painted metal sunroof
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Originally Posted by Rhawb
I think moonroofs are glass and sunroofs are metal, again, I could be wrong. Seems like the definition varies wildly, though I don't think I've seen a production car with anything but a moonroof (as indicated by the sticker) and I've also never seen a production car with a sliding metal roof (sunroof by what I've been told) so this seems consistent with what I've been told...Er, I hope I'm making sense. I've been doing school work all night and I'm a bit whupped. :o
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That's what I used to drive - I prefer the moonroof of the RX-8, though.
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Interchangeable names for a device that opens a hole in the roof.
Supposedly in marketing parlance a "moonroof" is one that's made of glass rather than metal ... whatever.
I thought a moonroof was one that was big enough to hang your *** out of ...
Supposedly in marketing parlance a "moonroof" is one that's made of glass rather than metal ... whatever.
I thought a moonroof was one that was big enough to hang your *** out of ...
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FYI: I just used google's dictionary feature, answers.com. When I typed in "moonroof," it came back with an entry for "sunroof"!
sun·roof (sŭn'rūf', -rʊf')
n.
A roof on a motor vehicle, such as an automobile, having a panel that can be slid back or raised.
sun·roof (sŭn'rūf', -rʊf')
n.
A roof on a motor vehicle, such as an automobile, having a panel that can be slid back or raised.
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This is how I understand it...
Moonroof = sliding transparent glass panel
Sunroof = sliding opaque panel
I remember my friends VW had the sliding metal roof panel (sunroof) with a hand crank.
Moonroof = sliding transparent glass panel
Sunroof = sliding opaque panel
I remember my friends VW had the sliding metal roof panel (sunroof) with a hand crank.
The OEM advantage VS those cheap "cut a hole in your car" items eveyone use to get is the sliding panel to block the sun. That and power, fit, and finish :D
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Thank you all for your replies.
Before having actually seen the RX8 today (more later) I was worried this was some inferior example of an electronically moving sun roof (ie. a hole in the roof that lets in air, sun, and rain (if you're not paying attention, or have left it open in the driveway while you are taking a nap)
What I saw on the test drive today looked perfectly reasonable, if not a bit small (alhough this is perfectly reasonable because of the curvature of the roof)
Thanks again!
Before having actually seen the RX8 today (more later) I was worried this was some inferior example of an electronically moving sun roof (ie. a hole in the roof that lets in air, sun, and rain (if you're not paying attention, or have left it open in the driveway while you are taking a nap)
What I saw on the test drive today looked perfectly reasonable, if not a bit small (alhough this is perfectly reasonable because of the curvature of the roof)
Thanks again!
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