Just wondering how much it would be for a piece to replace the sunroof? Any other options besides Lexan? I want the sunroof out.....Thanks people.
Will

 

um, plexiglass? Or just sheet metal over it.

 

You can buy sheet lexan at a plastics supply house in any major city.
It is available in different thickness and sometimes with a tint available.
It is easy to cut with a skil-saw, use a fine tooth blade.
Just make sure it is well supported,
(have a friend hold it down with a 2x4 along the edge being cut).
Do not remove the protective covering until you are installing it.
Good luck!

 

Sorry about that! It should not be over $25 for a sunroof size piece.
It is MUCH better than plexiglas, for the price difference.

 

Thanks a lot.

 

I saw that besides Lexan, Summit sells a material they claim is even more scratch resistant. More $$ though, but sunroof is small.

 

Plexi and lexan will scratch just by you looking at it funny. Lexan seems a little worse about scratching...

 

The scratching part I'm not worried about....Lexan is stronger....

 

I used 1/4" ACRYLITE FF bronze - check my avatar - cost $55C this stuff is a total futten bitch to cut and work - it melts in behind the blade of a jigsaw and you have to go back and forth several times to get a cut. I also had to build up rubber pads on the back of the sunroof frame to get the curve and at the front had to fabricate a little brass bracket to catch the lid and lift it into the curve of the roof - I also had to lower the whole frame as much as possible to bring the lid down to the roof line - too much and the hinges take the paint off the roof at the back of the hatch opening. That all done, I trimmed it with the black metal-core trim they use to edge tractor seats and added foam tape to the package where needed - by the way mounting bolts came from a Toyota wagon at the wrecker. The inside was painted black covering the bits you don't want to see from outside leaving a 'window'. Then you have to attack the headliner which has to be re-worked to cover up the frame rails and stuff that you don't want to see. I took the inside panel off the old hatch and cut and stapled it to the headliner to make a new smaller opening which covered up the frame rails and etc - then recovered the whole headliner with red vynil (red car) and put it back together. Now 3/4 of the way through it's first Canadian winter and is holding up very well.
Next time I think I would try a different thinner product, but not quite sure what?