SE V6 "without" moonroof rare?

by **ClassySolaraGuy** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 2:06 pm

Wzup All?!

I've brought this up a long while ago but I've still been searching for a Gen 2 or 2.5 SE V6 Lara without a moonroof unless the engine is an I4. My girl's 05' SE V6 doesn't have the moonroof. Then again she was lucky that someone else special ordered it then decided they didn't want it with only 3 miles on the odometer. I don't care about resale value or anything like that cause we don't plan on selling her Lara ever! LOL! If your asking yourself why I don't want a moonroof here are my answers:

-Another window to keep clean
-Another way to try to break in
-Decreased headroom
-Another possible thing to fix

Are there any other SE V6 Lara's here without it?

by **combinationLock** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 5:31 am

i bought my car without a sunroof. since my car is white, it looks smoother than it would if it had the rood installed. but i think a plus of having a sunroof is that it will increase the resale value of the vehicle. or something of that nature.

by **SolaraBlue** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 5:41 am

i love my sunroof.... unless not available i plan on having one on whichever cars i buy in the future.... even though i dont use it too often haha

by **philosophicaljt** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 7:44 am

I wish I didn't have one, it take up too much headroom.

by **HID04V6** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 8:49 am

I can't imagine driving a car without a sunroof, every car that I have ever owned has been equipped with a sunroof and every car that I buy will have a sunroof.

I did see an 05 Solara V6SE Sport in silver without a sunroof sitting on a dealer's lot up in Madison Wisconsin a few weeks ago. I am not sure if it is still there or not, or even how the car was equipped. I was a bit surprised that it did not have a sunroof.

by **mazen222** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 8:50 am

philosophicaljt wrote:I wish I didn't have one, it take up too much headroom.

i dont get that... it doesnt take any head room.. its at the same lever as the rest of the roof. and when its open, you actually have more head room... thats if someone is tall enaught.

I love my sunroof... when it rains, when its sunny and i want to get some sun on me, when i smoke... just love it

by **gnegroni** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 9:01 am

I have not compared Solaras with and without sunroof, but I am sure they take about 1 or 2 inches out of headroom. Funny thing, but I know I need a haircut when my hair starts to feel the celing! LOL

In regards to other things, I like my sunroof a lot, but the bugger has more noises that it should. A lot of ppl I know have sunroofs in their cars and I have heard no complaints. However, my 05 Solara has been more time in the dealer for attempts to fix the rattle than any other problems... still, no luck.

Maybe I got one outlier Solara instead of being like the rest of your Solaras, but I sometimes wish I didn't have any rattles above my head...

by **philosophicaljt** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 9:58 am

mazen222 wrote:i dont get that... it doesnt take any head room.. its at the same lever as the rest of the roof.

nope, it lowers the amount of interior headroom. edit* Let me see if I can post up the dimensions. Well, all the toyota sites don't sepicify, and mention they may have optional equipment. So I can't get my facts off that.

But if you think about it, you'll figure it out. The moonroof has to lower, and slide backwards. Thus there is about an inch less headroom, because the moonroof has to lower into the car. Make sense?

by **CosmicGrooves** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 11:23 am

You don't WANT a moonroof?? That's weird to me

I've never owned a car that didn't have a glass roof of some sort.... sun roof, moon roof, t-tops.

by **ClassySolaraGuy** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 12:30 pm

Depending how tall you are sunroofs & moonroofs are NO. One "car" that does offer excellent headroom with a huge sunroof for tall people would be the Mini Cooper. You could even get away with wearing your track helmet in one of those as well.

by **kingkakyle** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 1:23 am

philosophicaljt wrote:
mazen222 wrote:i dont get that... it doesnt take any head room.. its at the same lever as the rest of the roof.

nope, it lowers the amount of interior headroom. edit* Let me see if I can post up the dimensions. Well, all the toyota sites don't sepicify, and mention they may have optional equipment. So I can't get my facts off that.

But if you think about it, you'll figure it out. The moonroof has to lower, and slide backwards. Thus there is about an inch less headroom, because the moonroof has to lower into the car. Make sense?

yep basically sunroof has to go somewhere so it goes into the car
if u see other cars like the tC where the glass slides above the car.....then you wouldn't lose head room :sweet:

by **philosophicaljt** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 11:21 am

yeah, the headroom is my biggest complaint about the car. (other than no manual trans).

Next would be that the window is located really high for my elbow to rest upon. Makes me pinch the nerves in my neck

by **CosmicGrooves** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 1:20 pm

ClassySolaraGuy wrote:Depending how tall you are sunroofs & moonroofs are NO. One "car" that does offer excellent headroom with a huge sunroof for tall people would be the Mini Cooper. You could even get away with wearing your track helmet in one of those as well.

I'm 6'4" and havn't had a problem. Leg room, on the other hand...

by **njsolara** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 2:31 am

I bought my '06 lunar mist V6 SE without a moonroof. My first '06 (a blizzard white SE sport I4) had one though. I would have liked a moonroof in the V6, but I bought it off the lot (the sport I ordered).

by **harp00n** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 11:34 am

Does anybody know, is it very hard to install moonroof to Solara, if I don't have one?

SE V6 "without" moonroof rare?

SE V6 "without" moonroof rare?

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