Sunroof Option

[Pointyears]

Three reasons I got a sunroof
1) recirculate the hot air quickly in Arizona heat
2) The wife wanted it
3) Moe our giant Great Dane loves to either enchant or terrify other drivers by riding up from it at highway speeds like a jack in the box to release drool on their vehicles. It’s like his favorite thing to do. We’d make special trips just so he can do it.

3) He needs doggles!

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[WJOHNM]

All factory sun/moonroofs leak. That's why they have drains. As long as you keep the drains clear, there's never an issue, and keeping the drains clear is easy. Cheap aftermarket sunroofs/moonroofs that don't have drains are the real problem--they have to seal perfectly because there's no way to drain the water that gets past the seals.

I currently own two older Fords with moonroofs. One is 25 years old, the other is 14 years old. If you reach up from inside and feel around the perimeter of them when it's raining hard, you will feel water dripping into the gutters, yet neither of them has ever had water intrusion into the cabin because the gutter drains are clear.

Back in the very old days I was the sunroof guy, I got stuck with all the sunroofs when they leaked, it was a nightmare for most guys, I had a system, I would remove my shoes I had a pair of slippers in my toolbox and old sheets to cover the seats, 90% of the time it was crap in the drains, 10% was the seals or crappy plastic parts in the tracks they used where the glass had to be removed. In return for getting the crappy jobs my boss would give me lots of 30/60-mile money making services.
Even though the new vehicles have better tech in sunroofs I don't think I would order a new vehicle with one for $1000, that being said I have had 3 Mavericks 2 had sunroofs, I had no say in the matter, they were in stock vehicles, its either to cold or to hot to open them, but in the spring/fall I do open my roof, on days like today low 80s sun out I have all my windows down roof and rear slider open for me its much better than AC, and my dog loves it.

 

[MakinDoForNow]

Back in the very old days I was the sunroof guy, I got stuck with all the sunroofs when they leaked, it was a nightmare for most guys, I had a system, I would remove my shoes I had a pair of slippers in my toolbox and old sheets to cover the seats, 90% of the time it was crap in the drains, 10% was the seals or crappy plastic parts in the tracks they used where the glass had to be removed. In return for getting the crappy jobs my boss would give me lots of 30/60-mile money making services.
Even though the new vehicles have better tech in sunroofs I don't think I would order a new vehicle with one for $1000, that being said I have had 3 Mavericks 2 had sunroofs, I had no say in the matter, they were in stock vehicles, its either to cold or to hot to open them, but in the spring/fall I do open my roof, on days like today low 80s sun out I have all my windows down roof and rear slider open for me its much better than AC, and my dog loves it.

I am old dude. I suffer with FOOSR = "Fear Of Opening Sun Roof= "Will It Close Or Leak".

 

[Pointyears]

I am old dude. I suffer with FOOSR = "Fear Of Opening Sun Roof= "Will It Close Or Leak".

Here's another one for you: "FONC"--Fear Of Not Closing.
I forgot to close mine on my Escape and then it rained....

 

[WJOHNM]

I am old dude. I suffer with FOOSR = "Fear Of Opening Sun Roof= "Will It Close Or Leak".

No worries the new roofs have come a long way from 25/30 years ago, they usually always work, am likely a older dude 75

 

[Cancunbadlands]

Three reasons I got a sunroof
1) recirculate the hot air quickly in Arizona heat
2) The wife wanted it
3) Moe our giant Great Dane loves to either enchant or terrify other drivers by riding up from it at highway speeds like a jack in the box to release drool on their vehicles. It’s like his favorite thing to do. We’d make special trips just so he can do it.

4 windows up
AC On set to Max
Sunroof open?
I need to try that

 

[ripperAZ]

4 windows up
AC On set to Max
Sunroof open?
I need to try that

Yep. All 4 windows dropped 4 inches
Sunroof open
Back Window open
The hot air rising with the cold air, pushing removes all the hot air in about 40 seconds close it all up you’ll be much cooler quicker

 

[Cancunbadlands]

Yep. All 4 windows dropped 4 inches
Sunroof open
Back Window open
The hot air rising with the cold air, pushing removes all the hot air in about 40 seconds close it all up you’ll be much cooler quicker

Nice! Should work for Cancun

 

[ripperAZ]

Nice! Should work for Cancun

Awesome, I drive my 23 lariat hybrid to Cabo San Lucas twice a year as we have a condo. The locals bombard me with questions about it not many Mavericks on the Baja.

 

[Cancunbadlands]

Awesome, I drive my 23 lariat hybrid to Cabo San Lucas twice a year as we have a condo. The locals bombard me with questions about it not many Mavericks on the Baja.

Yeah! I haven't seen another #Tremor in a while down here!

 

[MakinDoForNow]

Here's another one for you: "FONC"--Fear Of Not Closing.
I forgot to close mine on my Escape and then it rained....

Ahh! Yes! "FOOSRFONC"!!!

 

[Suzukiridr14]

Three reasons I got a sunroof
1) recirculate the hot air quickly in Arizona heat
2) The wife wanted it
3) Moe our giant Great Dane loves to either enchant or terrify other drivers by riding up from it at highway speeds like a jack in the box to release drool on their vehicles. It’s like his favorite thing to do. We’d make special trips just so he can do it.

The #2 answer is the only one that counts!

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