Aftermarket sunroof question?

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Wilbur

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Jupiter

• Jun 25, 2008

• #1

I have a 97 two door cherokee and the previous owner installed one of those cheap looking little flip up moonroofs, it doesnt leak or anything, but I think it looks out of place.

Anyway I'd rather the jeep not have it at all, but since someone has already taken the time to cut a hole in the roof I was thinking maybe I could replace the weird moonroof with a nicer aftermarket sunroof.

Anybody recommend any brands or styles or places to buy one of these units? I'm sorta having trouble finding information on them.

thanks,
Will

 

hubs97xj

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Location

Fort Wayne, IN

• Jun 25, 2008

• #2

Search for "sunroof", you'll get enough returns to keep you busy for a while.

 

krelja

NAXJA Forum User

Location

New Jersey

• Jun 25, 2008

• #3

The previous owner put a sunroof in from ASC(american sunroof company). It is starting to rattle a little bit only when it rains and it still seals good. It has also been in for almost ten years

 

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cherokee chuck

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Location

freeland,wa usa

• Jun 25, 2008

• #4

:sunshine: :sunshine: an aftermarket sunroof on an xj is a pita due to the ribs on the roof. your best option is to locate a rig with the factory moonroof in a wrecking yard & swap it in.these pop up on the rear edge or slide back[power, by the way]they are a lot of work, but not complicated to install. we were going to install one of these in my sons' xj but luckily for me he lost interest. are you sure this isn't what you have? Every aftermarket roof I've ever seen is caulked between the ribs. the factory roofs have a rim that is stamped to fit around the ribs & that gives them an aftermarket appearance. I don't believe they have a dedicated roof panel[ I'm just making an educated guess on this]. look for a switch, it'll be on the overhead console if you have one, otherwise on the dash panel.

 

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cherokee chuck

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Location

freeland,wa usa

• Jun 25, 2008

• #5

regarding my earlier post;were these factory style moonroofs installed by A.S.C.? I know they arrived at the dealerships that way, but as I mentioned they appear aftermarket.just curious.my earlier opinion still stands.

 

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Wilbur

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Jupiter

• Jun 25, 2008

• #6

No, I'm sure this is not a factory unit.

 

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cherokee chuck

NAXJA Forum User

Location

freeland,wa usa

• Jun 25, 2008

• #7

well then hunt one of the factory units down & check it out. like I said their not complicated to install, just a bunch of work.they are fairly common up here in the pnw ,which means they should be even more common in places that actually have year round sun.

 

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poorboy_616

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Location

Vancouver, WA

• Jun 25, 2008

• #8

I want one....Badly......

I may just go and scour my local Boneyard.....

If Not, I may go A/M and make it work.....