Hi,

I will disagree with some of the other posts. I have a 745t, 242t, and my gas miser Saturn sl2(37+ mpg!). All 3 have sun roofs and if it is not raining or snowing the roof is open. Haven't even bothered to get the a/c working in any of these cars.. much prefer the open roof. Just my opinion.




Dan


p.s. also wish my Silverado had a sunroof... but I use the a/c in that

My wife's xc 70 had a sun roof, and it was the first car we bought with it. We have since bought two cars without sun roofs. Until I bought my "new" 740 Turbo, which of course has one. Which of course doesn't work. However, I have fond memories of the xc 70, and can't wait to get my sun roof to function properly again (crosses fingers).

My brother in law had an aftermarket sunroof placed into his 90-something ford escort. It was a very decent installation and never leaked. He kept the car for several years and never had any issues. They actually took the piece they cut out and used it to be the top, so it matched color and curvature, etc. it was a manual only roof, and it cost him between 400 and 600 (back in the 90's though).

You could always get a piece of glass as the top if they can't use the piece they cut out.

Overall, a totally doable installation, with just the question of $$$$$ coming into play, and finding a body shop you trust to do the work correctly.

Good luck with your project, and I'd be interested to know how it goes!

Cheers,
E.G. Deaile

Due to the difficulty of exactly matching the curvature of the roof, the only good way to install a sunroof in a 122 is to find one of the extremely rare (not officially imported to the US) 69 or 70 2 doors that has one as original equipment. It is not beyond practicality to transplant this roof into another 122 sedan, (2 or 4 door) assuming you can find a rusty or otherwise unrepairable donor car with a sunroof, which is not very likely.

Probably the best thing to do is forget about it---if you want a 122, you will have to accept the fact that it won't have a sunroof. If you really want a sunroof, 240 sedans had them, (usually on the GL models) and while they are not all that common, they aren't all that rare either, so your chances of finding one are fairly good. There never were factory sunroofs on 240 wagons. I've heard of a few that had aftermarket installations. Most 740s and 940s have a sunroof. No 1800s of any kind ever did.