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Old 11-08-2006, 01:14 AM
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Ok people.. WITHOUT RESEARCHING.. what is the difference

I know.. but just want to see what everyone else thinks.. so lets hear it
 
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Old 11-08-2006, 01:20 AM
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a moonroof is an opening covered by glass so u can see the sky and moon, and when combined with a sunroof it would be a sliding sunroof. Then a sunroof is a piece of the roof that can be open to open air so u can feel the sun.


is that right? what do i win?
 
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Old 11-08-2006, 01:24 AM
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So you are saying a moonroof pops up and a sunroof slides open?
 
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Old 11-08-2006, 01:36 AM
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To clarify.....
"Sunroofs" came first - sliding METAL panels
A "Moonroof" is a sunroof, but instead of the metal panel, you have a glass panel and a sunshade under it.
Technically, you can call one of those flip-up glass roofs a "Moonroof", but it's not the same thing. It also won't get you as much in return value as a sliding sunroof or moonroof would. Kelley Blue Book simply refers to them as "flip-roofs"
 
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Old 11-08-2006, 01:45 AM
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yea i knew the difference even when i was like 10
 
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Old 11-08-2006, 02:38 AM
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sunroof opens the whole way, moon roof only tilts
 
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Old 11-08-2006, 02:46 AM
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yea i knew the difference even when i was like 10
what do you say the difference is?
 
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Old 11-08-2006, 02:55 AM
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Id say that karguy hit it right on the nose....that's what i thought it was, correct me if im wrong
 
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Old 11-08-2006, 03:27 AM
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basically the sunroof isnt glass its painted to match the car.. so it wont let the sun in.. the moonroof was invented by Ford in the 70's.. its glass
 
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Old 11-08-2006, 03:35 AM
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but on car options now-a-days doesn't it mean it only pops up when moon roof is listed as an option and when it slides all the way open its called a sunroof?
 


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