cracked moonroof

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my moonroof is cracked on my s13. i think it may have been caused my my stiff motor and trans mounts, but could also have been caused by my brother putting a tool on it or something (car is being stored at his place over winter).

anyone else experience something like this because of stiffer mounts?

mounts i installed were from jgs, good quality, sure did stiffen things up, and it shifts better, just a heads up for those thinking about them


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is it a manual roof or automatic roof?

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automatic

sunroof usually refers to manual and moon usually refers to auto, it goes inside the roof not outside

not trying to be an ***, just trying to explain

but it hasn't been used in months

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i always thought that moon roof was just tinted anyway i was gonna say i have an extra manual one lyin around... heh i dunno how that coulda happened, is your car really that rattly?

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you definetely shake while sitting in the car

i am glad i replaced the trans mount cause it was torn up, but the motor mounts didn't need to be replaced, i just did that cause i got a good deal 175 for all

the car feels more like a race car (you give up luxuries for performance)

and free up a few horse, i guess it's one of the cheapest power upgrades there is

hopefully the car will be only for the track one day

i love to race

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if this car is gonna be a track only car maybe u can just replace the glass with some sheet metal. maybe weld in some tubing in the moonroof opening and stiffin up the chassis... I dunno you could figure something out. goodluck man sorry I'm not much help.

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don't worry about it, good advise though


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