Sunroof
 

Anyone seen someone put a car sunroof on a XJ?
Any info is helpful.:confused1:

Don't do it.

This guy had one.
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/member...ashed-sunroof/

Ive installed them on other cars plenty i just haven't seen a XJ with one

Sunroof would be cool. I dont want a sunroof. I want a targa top but i have a two door and I would need to reinforce the unibody and install a roll cage.

I put one from a random mopar in my old jeep. It was sweet to pop the glass out and cruse with no doors.

Why not just find an xj sunroof and install it?

good luck with that

You know they made em right? I see em all the time. My buddy has one. Factory 89

I believe thats now a convertible haha

You got a photo of it?

Somewhere in my old build. Let me go search

Edit... I lied. Searching for pics.

IMHO that would be an "Incredibility STUPID Thing To DO" to an XJ.

For one the weak factory frame
The idea of having an XJ is having a roof over your head, want something "topless" buy a Jeep that has none of buy a WJ like mine that came that way.
Ever think of a rollover and having a non factory installed one you need to.

I personally would never buy anything with an aftermarket or a self installed one. I bet you will find very few on this board over age 21 who would buy an XJ with one either. A big minus on a resale for sure.

I bought an XJ with an aftermarket sunroof (funny you say that, because I was 17 when I bought it). I was concerned at first but after having the seller out a hose to it while I was inside I was convinced it didn't leak, which it still doesn't 2 years later now. I absolutely love having it! It tilts up and slides all the way back under the roof. The only problems I've had with it are very minor wiring issues (it actually was stuck open in a rain storm once and I was scrambling to fix the power wire with a tarp over it). As far as structural integrity goes, it's definitely doesn't help. That's not something I thought about in my infinite wisdom when buying my jeep. The one thing thy really sucks is there is about an inch and a half less headroom in the cab, and me being 6' 1" really needs that space, but I've gotten used to it and made it work. Hope this helped!

I've got the long overhead console and I always thought small manual pop up ones on each side would be cool. But, I'll chop the thing before I ever dive into that project

Really? It kinda seems like their not much "structure" to the roof of an XJ. It seems like the roof is just all sheet metal anyway. How much structure would it take away just cutting a square out of it?

I had a sunroof. Removed the glass. Took the doors off and wheeled the piss out of it. Weak unibody arguement is invalid.

None

It's not a monocoque unibody like a Honda Civic. It's a uniframe. The XJ uniframe doesn't have a top and can't be separated from the body. Only have to worry about structure if you cut away pillars.

Cut a hole in your roof and take the doors off. Worst that will happen is you get wet.

You mean it didn't fold like a taco without the doors OR the roof??!!?? NO WAY LOL

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Even towed

Op here is a good shot of the sunroof..... lol look at the shadow.

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For every one good long lasting install I will show you a 100 that are CRAP! Try to trade one with a add-on and see what happens with the price. Or really know what one just stock will bring side by side all being even.

I had a dealers license for 6 yrs and bought/sold and traded quite a few cars in CO. I stand corrected on strength from the cut but stand by the rest.

Yea I know they come as an option. They are just rare

Ok so he should install it himself so it doesn't leak? Sounds like his question has been answered.

Yea because that's what we worry about.... trade in value. Lol

These things have resale value?

FIFY

$350/ton!

Add stickers and custom sched 40 roll cage and put it on CL for $6000

It has new tires. Mark up to $8000.


I keep seeing factory XJ and ZJ sunroofs at the junkyard. I want one. I'm just to much of a chicken to actually go through with it. Maybe some day.

Lots of luck with that.

As a matter of fact yes they seem to around here even a less than desirable one will bring $1800 and up a nice stock later model 99-01 $3500-up non dealer.

Saw some fool pay $6000 for a nice 99 stock the other day with 76,000 mi but still, was a private sale. Dealers have then on their lots quite often and at the auction bring more than you think they would, no junk though.

I always wanted a small pop up sunroof... there is a place that does them.. we might have a chat.