A few weeks ago I noticed relatively small cracking in the glass of my 80 Series sunroof. I went and found the cheapest glass I could for it, $100 for the OEM used glass plus $100 shipping, $200 total.
The more research I do on it, I realize how lucky I am to have never experience any leaking around the seal. Also I am noticing that many other people have been riding with a crack in their sunroof for quite some time now without issue. Regardless I have a Bowfin rack on the way so the sunroof wont be of much use soon.
Here are my options as I see them:
1) Install the new glass and risk future leaking.
2) Leave the Sunroof with a crack until it shatters or leaks and then replace.
3) Delete the sunroof and weld Sheetmetal to the roof. I got a quote around $800 to do it properly.
Anyone have any advice or experience dealing with their 80 Series sunroof? Or are there any of you out there that have been rocking a sunroof crack for years? It seems the install of a new sunroof is pretty straight forward, but its the risk of improperly sealing it and causing leaking that was there previously that has me hesitating.
The more research I do on it, I realize how lucky I am to have never experience any leaking around the seal. Also I am noticing that many other people have been riding with a crack in their sunroof for quite some time now without issue. Regardless I have a Bowfin rack on the way so the sunroof wont be of much use soon.
Here are my options as I see them:
1) Install the new glass and risk future leaking.
2) Leave the Sunroof with a crack until it shatters or leaks and then replace.
3) Delete the sunroof and weld Sheetmetal to the roof. I got a quote around $800 to do it properly.
Anyone have any advice or experience dealing with their 80 Series sunroof? Or are there any of you out there that have been rocking a sunroof crack for years? It seems the install of a new sunroof is pretty straight forward, but its the risk of improperly sealing it and causing leaking that was there previously that has me hesitating.