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But seriously -- why don't Mustangs have sunroofs?

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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 01:35 PM
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But seriously -- why don't Mustangs have sunroofs?

I'd kinda like a sunroof. I'm not cutting a hole in my roof or anything now, but I might have picked that option if it had been available when I got my car.
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 02:01 PM
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Because it might cut into convertible sales....
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 02:24 PM
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I personally hate sunroofs. I would not want one on a stang. maybe t-tops but sunroof is just eww.
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 02:26 PM
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my dad has one....it was dealer installed, but he went crazy on them becuase he wanted the car without the sunroof, but it was the last one, and they were going to chrage him for the modification.......he ended up getting it (sunroof) for free. I love it. Would definatley choose one if it were an option....only bad thing....cant really put lemans stripes on the car.
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 02:26 PM
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Probably to keep costs down. Although I would have ordered a sunroof if it was available at the time.
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 02:31 PM
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If the sunroof would be as good as the one on our Toyota Highlander, i'd be all for it. I'm not sure there is enough room or, possibly, there is too much curvature in the roof itself that the glass would also have to curve - causing clearance problems?
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by codeman94
my dad has one....it was dealer installed, but he went crazy on them becuase he wanted the car without the sunroof, but it was the last one, and they were going to chrage him for the modification.......he ended up getting it (sunroof) for free. I love it. Would definatley choose one if it were an option....only bad thing....cant really put lemans stripes on the car.
I love that. I would've gotten that in a heartbeat.

T-tops, on the other hand...that's a little too 1970s for me.
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 07:31 PM
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T-Tops, do you remember the Mustang II and how butt ugly it was.

It was a undercover Capri.
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 09:53 PM
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try one of these.....
http://forums.bradbarnett.net/showthread.php?t=70289
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 10:28 PM
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I would love a sunroof in my Mustang. I drive around with the windows down 99% of the time, and a sunroof would be a great addition. I'd never go aftermarket though, I've heard too many horror stories of leaky roofs, bad installations, etc. It really is too bad that Ford doesn't offer a factory option for one.
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 01:33 AM
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What does that roof look like on the outside. The inside looks good
Originally Posted by codeman94
my dad has one....it was dealer installed, but he went crazy on them becuase he wanted the car without the sunroof, but it was the last one, and they were going to chrage him for the modification.......he ended up getting it (sunroof) for free. I love it. Would definatley choose one if it were an option....only bad thing....cant really put lemans stripes on the car.
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 01:41 AM
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Mine has a sunroof!

http://forums.bradbarnett.net/showpo...6&postcount=92
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 01:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Ray Man
i really dig that roof

i'm just waiting for a hardtop stang.
i'd love one of those. i drive with my windoze down all the time too.
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 01:57 AM
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Originally Posted by antdog
T-Tops, do you remember the Mustang II and how butt ugly it was.

It was a undercover Capri.
Wrong:
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 02:10 AM
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eh...
coupe > t-top

it doesn't look right...
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 04:15 AM
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Unfortunately I don't think the S197 Stang has enough room for the glass to slip back into the rest of the hardtop without having to "stick out" (see the attached pic)...if it does, no thanks...I don't care for that look.

I found the pic at this site...looks like excellent quality...but it's not an aerodynamic look...
http://www.webastoshowroom.com/ford_..._2005_311L.htm
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 05:02 AM
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The II just gets no love... It wasn't a bad car - just a product of its time. The Cobra and the King Cobras were pretty cool.

Originally Posted by tom_vilsack
Wrong:
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 05:52 AM
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Originally Posted by antdog
T-Tops, do you remember the Mustang II and how butt ugly it was.

It was a undercover Capri.
Actually, it was an "undercover" Pinto. The Capri, during the Mustang II years, was inported from Germany. I was really a pretty nice car. When the Fox body Mustang came out, in 1979, Mercury named their version the Capri.
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 05:56 AM
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Um, they're only good for letting sun and/or fresh air in. Since I try to keep both of those out, I guess I'm just fine with it as is. :-) I'm an A/C man all the way (fresh air sucks... or blows).
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 06:18 AM
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i would love to have a real sunroof, however i think for me if there is a way to have saleen put a scenic roof in my car, i would be all over it. I think the glassback doesn't look as nice as the saleen glass roof.
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