[H4D13Y]

I was wondering if its possible to get a moon roof installed in your car, whats it entail, is the cost outrageous and not worth it. any advice is good thanks.

 

[Techoveride]

I know here in Iowa I can get one installed anywhere from $1500 to $2500 depending on the moon roof and the type of car.

 

[onslow]

Sorry to sound dumb, is moonroof same as sunroof??

 

[dk1677]

Sorry to sound dumb, is moonroof same as sunroof??

In the old days a moon roof had the glass and a sunroof was metal, now sunroof is the term ( any maker still make a metal one?)

 

[JayDub]

i thaught it was that moonroofs like open out a few inches (like the rear windows on a crew cab truck) while the sunroof slides back into the roof but i could be wrong....And here in texas i was quoted 1700 to put a moon roof in my old explorer...probably a little more for the nitro due to the curves and stuff in the roof youd have to redo the headliner maybe.

 

[rbnsal]

This is from ask yahoo dot com


Dear Yahoo!:What's the difference between a sunroof and a moonroof?Heather
Crawfordsville, IndianaDear Heather:Having just gone through the long and drawn-out process of purchasing a new car and asking that very same thing, we here at Ask Yahoo! felt uniquely qualified to answer your question. According to the helpful salesman at our local car lot, the difference is in name alone.
Of course, we all know you can't believe everything someone, especially a salesman, tells you, so we looked for confirmation. A search on "sunroof moonroof difference" promised to uncover the truth. Sure enough, the very first search result was a page of frequently asked questions from sunroofs.com, a site "devoted to public awareness and education about automotive sunroofs."
The answer?

"Sunroof" is the generic term used to describe an operable panel in a vehicle roof which can let in light and/or air. "Moonroof" is a term created by Ford in the 70s, yet is now used generically to describe glass panel inbuilt electric sunroofs.
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Hmmm, so all moonroofs are sunroofs, yet not all sunroofs are moonroofs? We found further clarification -- "sunroof" is the term originally used to describe a metal panel that would only allow light or air in when opened. A "moonroof," on the other hand, is a glass panel that can allow light in even when it is closed (provided, of course, you slide back that nifty fabric-covered panel to expose the glass). True sunroofs, those made just of metal, appear to have gone the way of 8-tracks in automobiles, and these days, most "sunroofs" are really "moonroofs" -- panels of tempered glass, usually tinted, that tilt up to allow a flow of air, or slide back into the roof entirely, giving the car occupants a brief but tantalizing glimpse of life in a convertible.

 

[onslow]

Simple moonroof = glass. Any sliding roof = sunroof.

 

[H4D13Y]

well sorry for the confusion i want to install whatever what one slide all the way open lol so i'm going to say sunroof. but either way for 1500 its almost not worth it. almost

 

[cowboytruckn]

When we bought our Nitro we looked at a couple that didn't have a sun roof and they told us they could have one installed on any car for $900. I would check the dealership where you bought it.

 

[H4D13Y]

wow 900 is a lot more reasonable i'm gonna check it out, and let you guys know what the running price is.

 

[onslow]

Yeah a simple pop up in Australia is about $900 AUD but a metal slider is around $3,000. I have had sunroofs in all my cars for 20 years and the dodge is the first one without one. Had a melanoma taken off recently so don't like the sun burning me too much.

 

[Zac1644]

The way I understood it and I could be wrong but sunroofs go out and up over the roof where the moonroofs go into the actuall car under the headliner, now like I said I could be wrong but that's the way it was described to me and makes sense.

I know the dealer here said it was $950 for moonroof and lifetime warranty, so not bad but i live in Ohio so it probably varies on local