Date:         Mon, 27 Oct 1997 15:58:43 -0800
Reply-To:     David Raistrick <keen@SLURPEE.NET>
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From:         David Raistrick <keen@SLURPEE.NET>
Subject:      Re: sunroof?
Comments: To: Joel Walker <JWALKER@UA1VM.UA.EDU>
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On Mon, 27 Oct 1997, Joel Walker wrote:


> well ... sorta. vw offered a front sunroof in europe, glass, with a pop-up.
> i've not seen any aftermarket ones available/offered in this country. :(
> i think maybe the curvature of the roof makes it unlikely there are any out
> there.
>
> joel

Folsk..

I work (at the moment..:) in a sunroof shop that speciallises (yep. spelt
wrong..:) in aftermarket power sunroofs..We also do popups, and electric
topsliders, too..:)

Its my opinion that any of the Webasto Starlight line of roofs would have
no trouble fitting in a vanagon.  I'd recommend going ahead with a
Starlight 5 (the largest of the line still manufactured..), since there
will likly be no troulbe with the car being to small...:)

The Starlights are factory roofs in Chryslers and Caddies...

If your serious about an aftermarket roof (other than a popup, thats
simple, and shouldnt be to hard to install....:) start calling around to
real sunroof shops, and talk to them about it..if they are not familiar
with teh vanagon, offer to let them take a look at it, and see wht they
think they can put in it..:)

The only problem i can forsee would maybe the the roof ridges...I havent
had my hands on a vanagon in so long, i cant be sure...

(this is assuming that you would put it over the driver area, and not
where the factory roof was, over the center area..)

Be prepared for this install to run you ~1500$'s, though....


later...david..

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