Well, I did my seach on the topic and it looks like 5th gen Glass sunroofs are not an exact fit for the 4 gens. Supposedly the 4th gen is more rounded when you see it from top to bottom or something . The 5th gen roof is flatter and the corners are more angular too.
I really wanna get rid of my rusty metal sunroof......So I was thinking ours may still be interchangeable with perhaps the 94-up accords or maybe the 90-93 or 94-up integras...has anyone tried swapping a glassroff from either of these??
i would be really interested in getting one if there's possibility without costing an arm and a leg, i knew that there used to be a company in Australia making them but they discontinued it, i also saw a listing on ebay a year or two ago but i lost the bid (auction ended at the time i worked)
I'd love to have a full glass roof, like the JDM CRXs had...
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Funny you all mention this. I was just thinking of this today, and wondering if this conversion was possible to complete. If this is feasible and we have the ability to do this, would we have to remove our sunroof entirely? I want to look into this, because that would be a nice change.
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well, i guess for starters we'll have to measure our sunroof and compare the measurements to the ones of an accord, a teg, or maybe even a civic's moonroof, if they ever had one.
An easier way to find a match might be to find out the part # for our roof, then try a dealer to see if it is the same part # for another model. Their parts catalogue usually says if one part is used for various cars etc
i tried to find a glass roof for mine. It aint happening. There was 1 company who made them before if I am correct. but you cant get them anymore.. I tried a 5th gen one, didnt fit.
I would think that one from a 5th gen accord (94-97) would work. We need to take measurements on a few Honda/Acura moonroofs to see if they would fit in our 4th gen ludes.
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I HIGHLY doubt you will find another honda/acura part to replace it. Keep in mind that nearly every other model had a sunroof that retracts INSIDE the roof, so the mounting and motorization are likely totaly different.
The factory sunroof wont rust if you take care of it.. I mean pull it apart, clean the rust, use stainless screws and use some good rust proofing spray when re-assembling it.
Originally posted by U.K VTEC An easier way to find a match might be to find out the part # for our roof, then try a dealer to see if it is the same part # for another model. Their parts catalogue usually says if one part is used for various cars etc
Good idea, but if it's Glass that i'm looking for it will not have the same part # as the metal ones we all have.
[i]Originally posted by red92s [/i
I HIGHLY doubt you will find another honda/acura part to replace it. Keep in mind that nearly every other model had a sunroof that retracts INSIDE the roof, so the mounting and motorization are likely totaly different. [/b]
I know the 5th Gen moonroof pops up just like ours do. so i figure all we'd need the actual glass piece to replace the metal one and maybe the inner shade that will have to be custom mounted.
Couldn't you just purchase a piece of glass cut to the shape youneed and then modify your stock panel? It would be lot of work, but you will probably work just as hard finding another to fit it, only to find that you will have to modify that one as well... I don't know what the panel looks like really, but I cannot imagine it would be too dificult if you know what your doing...
hmmm...that's something to be considered...i could just remove my stock sunroof and have a glass company match the dimensions to a dark tinted glass.
I've also heard a couple "reports" of some actual 4th Gen preludes coming with Glass roofs from the factory...has anyone else?
They'd have to somehow put the mounts on the glass. Or do something like cut a square in the middle of the stock panel and put glass there. That and a little ingenuity to make it look OEM from the inside.
