Sunroof damage?

[jrdnhsnbrg 10+ year member]

I have a sunroof on my car, when opened it drops down from the roof line and slides into the roof. At what point do I have to worry about damaging the sunroof from sound pressure? Currently with a single XFL on 1k it vibrates quite a bit, will be installing a VFL150.1 soon and running it on a single XFL at 2 ohms. I just really enjoy my sunroof in the summer and don't want it broken.

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[Full Tilt 10+ year member]

In all honestly, if you're scared of breaking the car, don't tear it apart with the kind of punishment a nice setup can put it through. While I personally think you'll be okay, this is just kinda a rule of thumb for me. My daily driver is an '04 Grand Prix...it's not a super nice car, but I like it. Well, it ended up cracking a clip on my dash this weekend. And while I was kinda upset about it at the time, I realize it's my fault for subjecting the poor thing to what I put it through on a daily basis.

Basically, decide whether or not the risk is worth it to you, and act accordingly.

 

[TheycallmeJT 10+ year member]

Sunroofs can get damaged pretty easily. Doesn't take a whole lot or a massive system. But like Full Tilt mentioned. If your afraid of breaking something, don't put anything in it that may subject it to damage. The build I did earlier this year on a lancer with 2 12's ended up snapping both supports that actually hold the sunroof glass to the track

 

[T3mpest 10+ year member]

yeah cars with sunroofs are not my first choice for a big system for this reason.

 

[™Caveman 10+ year member]

Vent the sunroof when you pound. Won't have the same effect as rolling the windows down and puts less wear and tear on the roof.

 

[jrdnhsnbrg 10+ year member]

Vent the sunroof when you pound. Won't have the same effect as rolling the windows down and puts less wear and tear on the roof.

Ah, yes, I was going to experiment with sunroof positions while bumping but never got around to it