How difficult/expensive would it be to remove the sunroof and replace a with solid roof panel?
08-16-2007, 06:16 PM
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How difficult/expensive would it be to remove the sunroof and replace a with solid roof panel?
I want to buy used, but cars with sunroof delete being so rare... what do u guys think?
08-16-2007, 06:37 PM
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There was some talk on the B5 S4 forum about a carbon fiber insert...
I'm sure the same could be done for an RS4. I think it was Wicked Motorsports that had the idea. You should contact them.
08-16-2007, 07:14 PM
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The CF hood might be better for balance, and way cheaper. You would be breaking...
new ground with that mod. Maybe some of the motorsport guys have done something like it after a roll cage, but I would be worried about rigidity of a one off sunroof removal.
08-16-2007, 08:35 PM
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You should (honestly) go ask some M3 owners who did that as it is more common with those <m>
The E46 M3 CSL had a CF roof but was not sold here.
So... there are both OEM and aftermarket roofs that people have installed. The labor should be roughly equivalent to the swap on an RS4.
In case it matters, the M3's crash protection is entirely unaffected by the change to CF as the roof skin (again in the BMW application) is non-structural.
So... there are both OEM and aftermarket roofs that people have installed. The labor should be roughly equivalent to the swap on an RS4.
In case it matters, the M3's crash protection is entirely unaffected by the change to CF as the roof skin (again in the BMW application) is non-structural.
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