s14 sunroof????

General discussion forum about the 240sx, and a great place to introduce yourself to the board!
zeause
Posts: 625
Joined: Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:35 am

Post

Anyone ever try taking a sunroof out of a s14 and putting it into a base model with out a sun roof? Got to be able to do it somehow...


VanIsleS14
Posts: 35
Joined: Sun Nov 01, 2009 12:31 am
Car: '97.5 S14 Kouki & good list of mods, '03 X-terra w/6" lift & 33" MTRs, '87 Samurai w/5" lift & 31"

Post

It's gonna be WAY more of a pain than it's worth, but anything is possible. The way the factory sunroof opening is stamped into the body is going to be a major challenge. Hopefully a couple people with gutted s14's could post some pics of the interior metal roof. I've never had the roofliner out of a non-sunroof s14, but I assume that it's not gonna be possible without a rediculous amount of time and effort for the factory sunroof to work...not to mention cash. Do you have a car to source all of the parts from?The s14 sunroofs suck too btw. The outer fiberglass retainer that surrounds the glass and holds the seal becomes brittle over time and breaks. They don't sell a new retainer so the option is to buy a new assembly at like $1500 CAD (give or take...it was like 5 yrs ago). and that's only for the glass. I've replaced mine with a really good used one that i got for $200 and it's doing the same thing a few years after.I really wish that somebody a carbon replacement that uses the factory seal. I would buy one FOR SURE! With so many carbon parts for the s14 this one just seems to make sense imo.You're gonna have to get a look at both interior roofs to really see what your up against.

User avatar
PyR0NiAk
Posts: 3851
Joined: Sun Mar 01, 2009 4:29 pm
Car: S13 SR W/ T2 GT3071R .86AR, JWT S4 Cams, 810cc Injectors,Z32 MAF, JWT tuned ECU 87mm 9:1 Compression CP pistons, Manley Rods
Location: Ohio
Contact:

Post

Find a custom shop that warrants their work and have them put a sunroof in for you. Much simpler.

User avatar
numbnuts240
Posts: 32380
Joined: Sat Jul 01, 2006 4:17 pm
Car: 1999 Ford Exploder 4-door 5spd
1974 Datsun Fairlady-Z 250GT
2011 Ford Focus
2010 Mazda 3
Location: TJ

Post

s14 roof swap from the tech page. search harder.

User avatar
DrifterXRPS13
Posts: 12391
Joined: Fri Sep 19, 2003 4:14 am
Car: 1993 Acura Integra LS, 1998 Nissan 240SX SE 5sp. KA-T,2004 Honda CBR 600RR, 2005 Suzuki GSX-R 600, 2013 Harley Davidson Iron 883, 2014 BMW S1000RR
Location: Vernon Hills, IL
Contact:

Post

damn you tito! beat me to it!

User avatar
numbnuts240
Posts: 32380
Joined: Sat Jul 01, 2006 4:17 pm
Car: 1999 Ford Exploder 4-door 5spd
1974 Datsun Fairlady-Z 250GT
2011 Ford Focus
2010 Mazda 3
Location: TJ

Post

i'm fast, like you are in the sack.

User avatar
nifares240
Posts: 617
Joined: Tue Dec 09, 2008 10:29 am
Car: 1993 240sx Black-Project Car, 1993 240sx Red-SOLD, 1994 Sentra, 2004 Nissan Sentra SE-R SPEC V-Daily, 1999 Toyota Camry
Location: NYC

Post

well you can and its going to suck. you will leak big time when it rains if you are only putting sunroof panel. what you want is the whole skin, from a donor car with a sunroof, transplanted on your car. this way you can get the drain channel assembly.

User avatar
DrifterXRPS13
Posts: 12391
Joined: Fri Sep 19, 2003 4:14 am
Car: 1993 Acura Integra LS, 1998 Nissan 240SX SE 5sp. KA-T,2004 Honda CBR 600RR, 2005 Suzuki GSX-R 600, 2013 Harley Davidson Iron 883, 2014 BMW S1000RR
Location: Vernon Hills, IL
Contact:

Post

damn straight, i'm in it for me! i'm like damn jackhammer for a minute straight until the power turns off.


Return to “240sx General Discussion”