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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: gizzywizzy on 24 July 2009, 22:01
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I know this sounds like a rubbish question but does the sunroof come with a sliding blind to cut the light out if required? anyone know?
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It did in my Scirocco, would think yes but can't give you 100%. The cabin in the GTI without the sunroof is probably less claustrophobic than the Scirocco with it though.
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Thanks, must admit kind of liked the dark when I went my test drive, that car didn't have a sunroof at all, however felt that on occasions it would be nice to benefit from that extra bit of light and some nice fresh air in the roof space.
Great reports on re-map too mate.
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Thanks, must admit kind of liked the dark when I went my test drive, that car didn't have a sunroof at all, however felt that on occasions it would be nice to benefit from that extra bit of light and some nice fresh air in the roof space.
Great reports on re-map too mate.
Funny, I hardly used the sunroof in the 'roc as it tilts up only so just lets in a bit of breeze. Surely in this day and age they could make the bugger slide back to open up the roof?
Remap is a lot of fun, but there was quite a bit of traffic about today so I need a quiet night to really put my foot down I reckon.
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The sunroof in my Peugeot will either tilt or slide right back so that you just have a hole in the roof. I've been running it in the latter mode quite a lot since the aircon failed and they told me it would cost £600 to repair it. :cry: When I was moving house the weather was sunny, and I ran around like that all day for days, taking stuff to the coup, running back and forwards the 30 miles between old and new houses and so on. When I got back to work, I was accused of having spent the time off sunbathing, as I'd got quite a tan!
It also has a sliding panel in the same finish as the roof, that blocks it off completely if you want. I do that after dark unless it's a very clear night.
This car is over 11 years old, and if the Mk VI's isn't at least as sophisticated I'll be very disappointed.
Mind you, my old 1993 XR2 had a thing that just tilted, and had no shutter panel, and it wasn't a lot of cop except to let a bit of light in whether you wanted it or not. That car had no aircon either, and I was glad to get shot of it.
Rolfe.
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I'm swaying towards a sunroof for my spec. Will give it a couple more weeks to think over though.
For me, the pros of a sunroof....
- Extra light
- Cooling
- Looks sportier on a car when its raised slightly
Cons...
- Most sunroofs I know always seems to delevop some sort of rattle
- I think they are expensive
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I've got rattles on the Peugeot, but none of them is anything to do with the sunroof.
There is water coming into the car from that area which I think is down to the sunroof, but it isn't actually bad enough for me to have asked anyone to look at it, and the car isn't exactly a spring chicken.
I think it's a lot better value for money than some of the stuff you're shelling out for, sweetheart!
Rolfe.
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If you are swithering over the sunroof don't take too long. I was going to add the luxury pack to my spec only a week after ordering but it was already on screen as going for build and I was unable to change the configuration. Mind you I'm quite glad now cos the mirrors don't fold automatically on locking the car and that is the only reason I would have gone for that option.
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I've got rattles on the Peugeot, but none of them is anything to do with the sunroof.
There is water coming into the car from that area which I think is down to the sunroof, but it isn't actually bad enough for me to have asked anyone to look at it, and the car isn't exactly a spring chicken.
I think it's a lot better value for money than some of the stuff you're shelling out for, sweetheart!
Rolfe.
Yeah you're probably right, honey :tongue: :grin:
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I'm swaying towards a sunroof for my spec. Will give it a couple more weeks to think over though.
For me, the pros of a sunroof....
- Extra light
- Cooling
- Looks sportier on a car when its raised slightly
Cons...
- Most sunroofs I know always seems to delevop some sort of rattle
- I think they are expensive
don't forget that a sunroof will reduce the headroom - an issue if guess if you're tall
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I'm swaying towards a sunroof for my spec. Will give it a couple more weeks to think over though.
For me, the pros of a sunroof....
- Extra light
- Cooling
- Looks sportier on a car when its raised slightly
Cons...
- Most sunroofs I know always seems to delevop some sort of rattle
- I think they are expensive
don't forget that a sunroof will reduce the headroom - an issue if guess if you're tall
It will ?
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it usually does. think about the electrics that need to be incorporated into the headlining - therefore will reduce headroom.
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it usually does. think about the electrics that need to be incorporated into the headlining - therefore will reduce headroom.
Hmm, didn't think about that. Will have to take that into consideration then. Infact, its kinda put me off. :sad:
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I've got rattles on the Peugeot, but none of them is anything to do with the sunroof.
There is water coming into the car from that area which I think is down to the sunroof, but it isn't actually bad enough for me to have asked anyone to look at it, and the car isn't exactly a spring chicken.
I think it's a lot better value for money than some of the stuff you're shelling out for, sweetheart!
Rolfe.
Off topic and completely irrelevant since you are crushing it but do you have the aerial just in front of the sunroof? Is the water coming in via the courtesy light? If so you need to tighten up the bolt holding the aerial in place. Common pug problem.
I daresay you don't care anymore though :grin:
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Off topic and completely irrelevant since you are crushing it but do you have the aerial just in front of the sunroof? Is the water coming in via the courtesy light? If so you need to tighten up the bolt holding the aerial in place. Common pug problem.
I daresay you don't care anymore though :grin:
Right on both counts! I was just guessing about it being the sunroof. The main area of water ingress is indeed the courtesy light - although it does come in a couple of other places as well. It's only a few drops when I first drive off after it's been standing in the rain. It could well be the aerial bolt, I've had trouble with that in the past.
Not really bothered now though. (Cue moan about what a shame it is to scrap that car, but it's time for a new one and it's now way worth what the scrappage is giving me for it. :cry:) I'll get over it....
By the way, Kev, everyone gave me that stuff about headroom when I got the Peugeot. That's a particularly low-roofed car, too. It's never bothered me at all, and I'm 5' 7". The Golf is higher to start with, so you've got more to play with.
Rolfe. Getting the sunroof, dammit!
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I`m 6ft 2 and loads of headroom in my gti.
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Simon
Have you got a sunroof in yours? if so does it have a sliding blind?
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Simon
Have you got a sunroof in yours? if so does it have a sliding blind?
No sorry can`t help with that one,i was just reading about the pro`s and cons of a sunroof in this topic and noticed someone mentioned head height,well i`m 6ft 2 and i must have at least a foot of headroom above me.Personally i would have liked a sunroof but decided i spent enough already :grin:
As far as the blind goes i doubt you will need one,the glass is normally quite well smoked in sunroofs
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My 07 Mk5 Gti hasa sunroof, and I can confirm it does have sliding cover, always keep cover open to be honest. I would never have considered sunroof as an option, just so happened that his car was available with it specced. Would not consider ordering a new one without, great in summer, blows cobwebs out in winter and no creaks or rattles in two years. Incidentally, i am 6'4'' and headroom not an issue although you do lose a couple of inches against standard cars.
Hope this helps. Dave
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Thanks mate, glad that I went for that option now. :grin:
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Bad idea, sunroofs! :sad:
Yesterday morning, warm and muggy, car soon heated up once I got on the road. Opened sunroof.
Got to work, parked car and forgot all about it.
Yes, this is getting predictable. Even when my colleague came to my office to ask if I had a waterproof she could borrow to go check on her horse in the teeming rain, I said that I didn't even have one in the car, sorry, without thinking about it.
I wasn't actually sitting in a puddle because the suede leather seat and back inserts soak up the water a bit like cloth. Might have been better to have had a puddle, at least I could have mopped it up with something. But I only had a duster to lay over the seat, and by the time I got home I had a very wet backside! Left the car in the garage overnight with the sunroof still open, but it was still a bit damp this morning.
On the other hand, the aircon is shot, and without the sunroof I'd just be a little spot of grease on the driver's seat. :smiley:
Rolfe.
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If it doesnt come with a sliding cover then I will eat my sunroof. Thats how confident I am.
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Bad idea, sunroofs! :sad:
Yesterday morning, warm and muggy, car soon heated up once I got on the road. Opened sunroof.
Got to work, parked car and forgot all about it.
Yes, this is getting predictable. Even when my colleague came to my office to ask if I had a waterproof she could borrow to go check on her horse in the teeming rain, I said that I didn't even have one in the car, sorry, without thinking about it.
I wasn't actually sitting in a puddle because the suede leather seat and back inserts soak up the water a bit like cloth. Might have been better to have had a puddle, at least I could have mopped it up with something. But I only had a duster to lay over the seat, and by the time I got home I had a very wet backside! Left the car in the garage overnight with the sunroof still open, but it was still a bit damp this morning.
On the other hand, the aircon is shot, and without the sunroof I'd just be a little spot of grease on the driver's seat. :smiley:
Rolfe.
Pesky sunroof's, what they all about ! Yeah also central locking is a bad idea too, can you imagine leaving your car and forgetting to lock it ? also imagine what would happen if you got distracted and forgot to close your driver side door then started driving away ? I say do away with doors too.
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Rolfe.
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Rolfe.
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The sunroof is a superb piece of kit. Turn the little roof sited knob anti-clockwise and it opens on the slide, turn the other way and it tilts. It is all done very smoothly and quietly and there is a nice little blind that pulls over in the same material as the roof. The sunroof itself is a nice smoky black and against my pearl black paint can hardly be seen. I really rate this item it's been great today with the weather being so hot!! :grin:
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I've got the sunroof, it does have the blind and its automatic etc etc, I like it, it lightens the car up and Im glad I got it, worth getting I reckon
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I'm gonna add it to my order. Once i find out my build week I'll add it.
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If you definitely want it, tell them now. I'm not absolutely sure, but it could be that once the car is locked in the system by being given a build week, it's too late.
Rolfe.
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Yeah if you want to add the sunroof do it now before you get a build week. I tried to add the luxury pack a week after placing my order and it was too late. The car had been locked into the system with the additions I'd opted for at the time. Mind you I'm glad I didn't get the lux pack now as it doesn't have the electric fold mirrors on lock up that I'd hoped for, so saved myself £150 or somesuch sum.
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Sunroofs good, cabriolets are crap.
Having enjoyed several sunroofed cars, I bought an Eos last summer, thinking it would be like having a giant sunroof. Well, it isn't. Even with the 4 side windows up (which somewhat defeats the object, IMO), the windnoise is so great that you can't talk to your passenger above about 30mph. I sold it after 8 months for the GTI and don't regret it for a second.
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Bad idea, sunroofs! :sad:
Yesterday morning, warm and muggy, car soon heated up once I got on the road. Opened sunroof.
Got to work, parked car and forgot all about it.
Yes, this is getting predictable. Even when my colleague came to my office to ask if I had a waterproof she could borrow to go check on her horse in the teeming rain, I said that I didn't even have one in the car, sorry, without thinking about it.
I wasn't actually sitting in a puddle because the suede leather seat and back inserts soak up the water a bit like cloth. Might have been better to have had a puddle, at least I could have mopped it up with something. But I only had a duster to lay over the seat, and by the time I got home I had a very wet backside! Left the car in the garage overnight with the sunroof still open, but it was still a bit damp this morning.
On the other hand, the aircon is shot, and without the sunroof I'd just be a little spot of grease on the driver's seat. :smiley:
Rolfe.
But on the Mk5/6s - if you have the rain sensor, you can do a tweak via VAG-COM to enable total rain closure. So if you park up your car with the sunroof open, and it pisses down, the sunroof will automatically close! :cool:
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Wow!
Rolfe.
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I've specced sunroof on my GTI but have a few questions.
Anyone experiencing rattle? I've heard that it can rattle in the tilted position.
Would be great if someone can post a pic of the interior sealing with a sunroof. Is the sealing flat from front to back or does it bend upwards just behind the sunroof?
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I've specced sunroof on my GTI but have a few questions.
Anyone experiencing rattle? I've heard that it can rattle in the tilted position.
Would be great if someone can post a pic of the interior sealing with a sunroof. Is the sealing flat from front to back or does it bend upwards just behind the sunroof?
Last summer when the weather was fine (seems a lifetime ago) and I had mine open there was no rattle but when it was in slide mode bombing down the motorway there was a definite boom, which got worse with speed and went quieter when dropping speed.
I like the sunroof though, it brings some light into an otherwise very dark cabin.
Gizzy
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blind is perfect works good. I'm 6' 2" with a sunroof on my mk5, no problem for me loads of head room (it does drop the roof line a little but have not noticed). Have ordered one again in the mk6 gti. Will let in loads of light into the back where with all the tinted glass it's dark for the little one.
Found makes the car more plesent place to be in - ligher and feels more airy.
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Has anybody the roof-rain-close setting via Vagcom...it never entered my mind on my MK V :angry:
Positive side of the often rain soaked chairs I had is that I was now allowed the leather ......by my wife......who was guilty... :laugh:
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I'm looking forward to having a sunroof again, the past 2 cars have been without. Was always nice to have it tilted for some ventilation
now all we need is some decent weather :smiley:
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My last five cars have had sunroofs with no problems at all. I have ordered a sunroof with my GTI . When you don’t want extra light you just close the blind cover. I love it on sunny days with the roof
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Agreed.
Rolfe.