FJ40 Sunroof options

[Elfman]

Have a lame camper vent filling in the hole that was there when I bought it 20 years ago now it's time to upgrade, need a good sunroof. Anybody know where or what to get? 69 FJ-40

 

[brian]

take the top off, the whole thing is a sun roof.

 

[Elfman]

Well that's very insightful. But I was hoping to keep the snow out in the winter.

 

[Fast Eddy]

LMGTFY:

http://www.sunroofdoctor.com/popupkits.htm

http://www.jcwhitney.com/jcwhitney/textsearch_result.jcw?sku=sunroof&shopid=100001

I got one in a junkyard once. (?)

 

[Elfman]

Thanks for the tip Fast Eddy. Was there ever a factory sunroof?

 

[Chamba]

Thanks for the tip Fast Eddy. Was there ever a factory sunroof?

Never. Unless you count the factory soft top.

 

[lcwizard]

I've never seen one that didn't leak or detract from the resale. Have a good fiberglass shop fix the hole that's there.

 

[Living in the Past]

Thanks for the tip Fast Eddy. Was there ever a factory sunroof?

The closest thing Toyota had was a pop up vent in the back of the early corrugated top.

 

[Coastline]

Well that's very insightful. But I was hoping to keep the snow out in the winter.

Put the top back on before it snows.

 

[cjgoode]

Seems to me like every truck or jeep I have had with an aftermarket sun roof was a nightmare. if they did not leak, they would get so much condensation on them at times it would rain inside, I had to keep a towel inside at all times to wipe the condensation off the sun roof when I got in.

 

[Fast Eddy]

While I don't disagree with the detractors, a sunroof can be kind of nice and the one I got in the junkyard and installed myself in a minitruck never leaked and was never a PITA. It's going to be better than a camper vent top.

You could probably do a fairly respectable job of patching the 1'x1' hole yourself. Fiberglass work is messy, but pretty easy.

If it doesn't rain too much where you live this could be pretty cool for $395:

http://www.slidingragtops.com/

 

[camcruiser13]

don't do it.

 

[centerlineseal]

don't do it.

x2

I have one from the PO. Sun is hotter than hell, even with extreme tinting.