How hard is it to remove the entire roof? and then put one with a sunroof back on? kinda extreme but worth it to me

 

Much cheaper to just trade in on a sunroof model....

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Dom Owns is selling me his roof and everything for 450+ shipping. and my brother in law own a bodyshop.

 

You know for about $3K you can just have one cut in at a shop in FL. There must be tons of them out there. I found 2 in LV NV that can do it with a 3 yeah warrenty.

 

Except that if I remember correctly, cutting the RX-8 roof isn't just a simple matter. There are structural braces in the way that you don't want to cut because you'll compromise the integrity of the whole car. The cars that come with a sunroof have a different roof structure from the factory.
So just careful with that saw

 

Bob's top shop in Orlando can do the work.

When you take the headliner off, you are going to have to rebrace it. If you get a sunroof system from a scrap, it should come with an H frame around it.

This will have to be welded in place but will provide the additional support needed.

 

If you are going to that extent...I'd make it a targa top. Strengthen the pillars, redo the roof so you can unlatch it and put it in the trunk...that's hot!

 

I wouldn't do it. Sounds like a big, complicated job with higher than average probability that they'll be problems—now, or later. I like the idea of selling it and getting an 8 with a sunroof much better.

 

I'd like to see an rx-8 convertible

 

... take the roof off!? .. But a new one on? ... WoW.. Umm.. Sure..

 

my car was hit three weeks after i bought it, and it was in the shop for 6 months after that. I went to see the car every other day for those six months, and for four of those months the roof was gone, I'm not sure how they did it but one day it was off and the next it was on, didn't seem that complicated. like i said before, I'm buying Dom Owns complete (the entire top of his car between the two little rails) roof and wiring that is needed to make it work. I would love to make it a targa top though but a sun roof is fine with me.

 

look at my avatar thats my car after being hit. I'm 19 and she's my baby, dude ran a stop sign doing 40, funny thing is i was gonna wax her the day after.