Yaris sunroof

[YamilR]

I wish I had the cojones to cut a hole on my roof

[Violin]

Originally Posted by corey415

Did you do the install yourself "Violin"?

Looks great btw!

Sure did. Nothing like cutting a hole in a new car.

Thanks for the compliment.

[Violin]

BTW - If anyone is thinking about doing this themselves - rent/ borrow/ buy/ steal electric metal shears. You'll make a mess with a jigsaw.

[vodkalush]

I'm gonna see what an install shop wants me to pay to have one installed before i attemp this one... as its kind a perm. mod (unless your a good body wrk'r).

hows the seal work? its it a combinations of a rubber "strip" and caulk..

[Violin]

This was my third time. The first two were just pop-ups.

You may have heard the expression in carpentry: "measure twice, cut once".

Here it's "measure 57 times, cut once".


The instructions with mine showed a strip of butyl rubber tape to seal between the frame and the roof. It didn't come in the package so I called the manufacturer. They said they stopped using that and recommended I use that black silicone made by Permatex - it's a non-corrosive silicone for use on metal.

[vodkalush]

ummm....
well I think thats somthing I might takel next spring/summer as its getting close to winter time.

btw great job. post updated pics when you re-tirm the intertior edging.

[stuffy]

looks great violin! i would love one of those.

is there any structural stuff that was in the way, or just straight sheet metal?

[Violin]

Not structural - there is an anti-flutter bow that the interior dome light is attached to. I had to remove that and relocate the light. Three bolts at either end, bend it down, cut it and pull forward to pop the little spot weld at each end.

Relocating the light was tricky.

[oscarying]

where can i do it in sydney :(
it looks HOT!!

[imknotright]

Originally Posted by Violin

Not structural - there is an anti-flutter bow that the interior dome light is attached to. I had to remove that and relocate the light. Three bolts at either end, bend it down, cut it and pull forward to pop the little spot weld at each end.

Relocating the light was tricky.

What exactly is an "anti-flutter bow" & what was so tricky about the dome light relocation? I have done a few pop ups in older cars with not much to lose if i messed up. Just want to have my facts straight before I cut away.

[Violin]

The anti-flutter bow is a piece of metal that runs across the roof to keep the sheet metal from flapping at highway speeds. The side rails provide the structure so it can be removed as the sunroof frame is stiffer than the sheet metal it replaces.

If you look at the light in the hatchback, you'll see that it sits in a recessed cup molded into the headliner. Placing it flat on the ceiling doesn't work. If I could have found a decent looking surface mount dome light with a door/off/on switch I would have replaced it.

To mount it, I glued two pieces of foam to a thin piece of wood to make a support with a recessed area in the center for the light to sit in and put that up behind the headliner. I used the light lens as a template and cut a hole in the headliner exactly that size where I wanted the light. I cut off all the protrusions on the back of the light and put two screws through it (with the lens removed) into the wood blocking above. I practiced with the piece of headliner I removed from the sunroof hole. You may come up with a different way to mount it.

If you’ve done a pop-up, this is not much more complicated. Running power wires is an added step, but the end result is so much nicer.

[RSboyz]

violin your installation on the sunroof looks FLAWLESS! how much did you spend on the sunroof itself? and was it a big hassel to get it install? even tho i could already imagine it would be. i want a sunroof on my yaris but the shop is asking for 1600 for it >.< so im jsut thinking if its something thats NOT TOO DIFFICULT then i might go ahead and do it

[Violin]

The cost of the sunroof was $350 shipped. I spent maybe another $20 on sealant & parts. It took me about 6 hours - much of that was spent on moving the dome light.

[RSboyz]

what you guy think if i order the sunroof and then bring it to the shop to install it? bcuz i dont trust myself cutting a whle on my car

[Violin]

Probably best to let your installer get the sunroof. They get a better price than you ever could.

[RSboyz]

but the shop i have is asking me for 1600 CAD plus roof and labor after tax. the guy told me is gonna be a 16 or 18 by 32 and he said one touch open and close, tilt and other features but i jsut want a sunroof that can slide open

[Violin]

That's for a moonroof. A spoiler sunroof should be cheaper than that. There is a lot of labor involved and liability for fit, leaks, etc. so they charge you for it.

Mine is one touch open and close with auto close on engine shut off so you don't forget and get rain inside.

[littlecarlove]

Hello new member here - I’ve lurked for a day and was blown away by Violin’s
sunroof install. Dude, you are my hero. The job looks factory. Nicely done.

Hays