Does Anyone Have A Sunroof With A Winding Handle?

[monkee87 2]

Hi,

 

I've just bought a L reg GTi and it has a sunroof with a winder on it. NOT the normal vacuum one. Was quite surprised about that.

Anyway, i'm missing trim off of it, so if anyone has a picture from the outside that'd be great. Mine is in pieces at the moment as the car just got resprayed and i have no idea how it all goes back together..

 

Thanks, Rob.

[AMG-Al 0]

If it winds up at an angle and goes back over the roof with quite a small opening it might be a Britax one. We had one retrofitted by dealer to a 309GTI in 1989. Doubt if I have any pictures but i'll check. Maybe worth a squint at Britax website?

[monkee87 2]

This is what it looks like. Basically looks like a normal vacuum one. It's a similar size too. I presume it slides back.

 

 

I don't think it's a brittax one. I think it is factory fit, but just not sure.

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

Not factory fit I'm afraid as they where only vacume one's.

Dealers had all sorts fitted and some where spec'd in the acc listings, I know that any parts for the Britax ones are no longer available

[monkee87 2]

Cheers Miles.

I saw another late GTi with one of these sunroofs before so i thought it might be standard fit on very late cars.

 

Don't know if it's possible to retrofit a vacuum sunroof do you..?

[GLPoomobile 958]

Note that your sunroof is actually positioned several inches further back than an OE vac sunroof, the front of which starts just behind the map light surround.

[monkee87 2]

I had noticed that. OE one is much bigger though. If i can't get the trim bits i need, i'm going to have to do something about it...

Don't want to put the small ones that only open an inch or so, it'd look so stupid that far back. If a Vacuum one fits, then i'll do that.

Other option of course would be to replace the roof, but that just seems so extreme..