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Electric sunroof in an FB? hell yes! (video inside)

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Old Sep 23, 2007 | 11:32 PM
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Thumbs up Electric sunroof in an FB? hell yes! (video inside)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSiFzPh0ARw

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sunroof came from an MX-3

The install is clean as factory
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Old Sep 23, 2007 | 11:41 PM
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Thats nice, how much did it cost you?
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Old Sep 23, 2007 | 11:43 PM
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Someone is really really happy about this little ad on aren't we
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Old Sep 23, 2007 | 11:47 PM
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Someone is really really happy about this little ad on aren't we
hehehehehe

I have the car since 2004 and never even took her for a spin.... (got her with a blown engine)

you can expect a thread like this one ... once a week :p

every single step makes me really happy
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Old Sep 23, 2007 | 11:47 PM
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Thats nice, how much did it cost you?
the sunroof itself was cheap... labor was expensive......................................
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 02:50 AM
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so how much
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 05:49 AM
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If I were on the states, labor for the sunroof only would have been 1000 bucks
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 02:55 PM
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very nice, how much open space is there compared to just removing the stock panel?
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 03:24 PM
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very nice please give as much info and details..what year MX-3
can please post pics of inside and out I would like to see how it looks mostly on the inside
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 03:30 PM
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I believe it was a 95 MX-3

I will take pics from the inside

I´ve probably lost less than 2 inches
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 03:47 PM
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Excellent work, operates just like the ones in the 2nd gens. Which are a pita when they get old, lol.
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 03:57 PM
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sweet! +1
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 05:16 PM
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That's pretty damn creative. Looks like it works really well. Good job.
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 05:19 PM
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wow, works great too..keep it up
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 06:08 PM
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you guys should check this thread

https://www.rx7club.com/1st-generation-specific-1979-1985-18/small-update-i-placed-new-emblems-today-691011/
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 08:00 PM
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How do the body lines match?
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 08:25 PM
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How do the body lines match?
The lines are "almost" exact.

thats why I selected that roof.

All the body work was done with a minimal amount of filer (sp?).
The guy at the body shop uses his little hammer to shape the metal back.

He softened the roof line where needed. Thats about it. If you check the other thread (the one with pics) you can see the lip and work that went into that job
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