Tinted Glass Moonroof on an SA?
 

I was thinking a second moonroof for the '79 LE would be nice made out of tinted glass ..... anyone ever done this or ideas ?

From the picture it looks like you have the large style sunrof that was found on the 80-85, Is your sunroof metal? And if that the case there where tinted glass sunroof offer from the factory. just search the forsale section.

its a big one , and metal, but apparantly its got a different lift mechanism than the 80 +. I don't have a crank knob. Its a latch that flips the roof up , a pin slides out to remove it completely. I think it was limited to the 79 model

ive got a 83 with a metal roof, and my buddy has a 79 with the same roof. the hinges on the front that secure it to the roof are different, as well as the lift mechanism. however, i wonder if you could obtain a glass roof, and switch out the front 2 hinges as well as the rear latch connecter.. i know they screw into my roof, but i don't know how they attach to a 79 metal roof or how they attach to a glass one. you could definitley fabricate them to fit the glass roof, im positive on that.

People offer the Sa glass roof for sale wvery once in a while on this forum. Just keep your eyes open.

The change from the lift latch to the turn knob was an 80 mid year change, so an 80 could have eaither one. Also they are the same size on the cars. Your LE should Have had a Glass roof That was one of its standard features.

pretty sure the 79 Limited Edition never had a glass roof , just metal., then again maybe it was a Canadian difference. I've seen 3 of them that way

i'll keep my eyes open for the SA glass one with the latch. Didn't know a glass one was made that way

I ran into a simaler situation with my buds 79. My sunroof in my 83 GSL is considerably larger than his. I think the 79's will only fit a 79. His is metal also.

You have to watch out for the much smaller aftermarket roofs.

I bought my 79LE from the first owner and she said it came factory with the glass.


I thought I had a good pic of what the roof looks like but I only have a pic of the latch

http://www.matthewnanney.com/images/...h/DSC07385.JPG

glass roofs not a factory option; 79 SAs are different from rest of 80-85 models, and a bit rarer, but I have seen them on ebay a couple of times a year. You'll wonder how you ever drove without them when you get one! TOTALLY transforms the driving experience IMHO. When I bought my 80 SA in SoCal I flew down with my glass roof panel (and mailed back the original steel). I was NOT going to take the road trip of a lifetime without a glass roof!
Stu Aull
80GS
Alaska

i think i'll try to find an old '79 roof for the hinges and latch and get a glass shop to custom mount them on a medium tint.

I have one, but shipping those things are hard, so if anyone local to cali is interested, pm me.

Alvin

can you remove the two front pins , front latch and rear latch and just ship those USPS?