glass top blazer

84_sdime · 08-09-2009, 06:39 PM

no one better bite off my idea... i wanna make my roof glass like a giant sunroof with a rag top underneith the glass so i can block it if i want. and i also want the glass to be able to lift off for the summer time.

any info on it? pics? price estimates? opinions?

Daveman2 · 08-09-2009, 06:48 PM

What I would reccomend doing, is try to sink the ragtop into the roof about an inch and try to cover it with some lexan piece or something

Really badass idea, give a shot, honestly if you just cuz the roof and sink in the ragtop doing a lexan cover probably wouldn't be too tough

84_sdime · 08-09-2009, 06:57 PM

great idea with the lexan, i wont have to pay a g for a giant piece of glass, the only thing is im wondering about the curve of the roof...?

K Dawg ONE · 08-09-2009, 07:44 PM

lexan is somewhat fleaxable so it should bend to the little curve needed for your roof...what id look for is a sunroof of an SRX, Ford Edge, or even a G6:
SRX:

Edge:

G6 (this one is actually on a Ranger):

LONCOME · 08-09-2009, 08:02 PM

i have a 35x40 ragtop that is like 4 years old i have been trying to find out on making a huge ass moonroof for my truck for some time now i am looking into getting a peice of glass molded for it but its gonna have to be tempered and hella expensive then im gonna have it tinted to match the truck or just like 5% something like that to help keep some of the sun out ! but its looking like its just gonna be a new rag to be cheaper for now IDK though !

Zeeke98 · 08-10-2009, 09:18 PM

Sounds like a lot of extra work for what equates to a sliding rag top with a hard insert. What is the need for a glass/lexan insert? Get a Webasto sliding rag top or look for a wrecked 08+ Jeep Liberty with the Freedom top or whatever they call the sliding rag. That one is actually cool because you can slide it forward or backward and stop it at any point in between.

84_sdime · 08-11-2009, 02:55 AM

i dont want a rag top cuz i live in hayward california, any motherfuker on the street can go up with a knife and steel my motherfukin sterio

84_sdime · 08-11-2009, 03:04 AM

check out this sh*t, this is wut im talkin about

Zeeke98 · 08-11-2009, 08:59 PM

That's not removable. It's just a full glass panel. Looks like it's on a concept vehicle and probably has auto-darkening capabilities.

K Dawg ONE · 08-11-2009, 10:04 PM

Thats what hes talking about...having a fulltime glass roof then a sliding rag under it on the inside to block out the sun....exactly how a normal sunroof is...

Zeeke98 · 08-11-2009, 10:33 PM

I thought he wanted it to open up. Just come up with a retractable sun shade then, something like a roll up window shade in a house.

K Dawg ONE · 08-12-2009, 01:07 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Zeeke98

I thought he wanted it to open up. Just come up with a retractable sun shade then, something like a roll up window shade in a house.

The problem he is having mostly is not with the shade/rag, but, doing the clear roof.

Zeeke98 · 08-12-2009, 07:47 PM

I've seen lots of hack job plexi roofs in vehicles over the years.

84_sdime · 08-13-2009, 03:21 AM

lol k dog got me on this haha
but yea i just want a giant sunroof, i dont want it to slide or lift, just take it all the way off, thats not difficult, i just dont know how to go about getting the glass or lexan or whatever, and having it curve with the truck. the rag part is easy. and no, i dont want no plexiglass.

i said that one ^^^ cuz its the WHOLE roof unlike the other cars

08-09-2009, 06:39 PM	#1
84_sdime Registered Idiot Age: 18 Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 138 Location: Hayward, CA User is: OffLine	glass top blazer no one better bite off my idea... i wanna make my roof glass like a giant sunroof with a rag top underneith the glass so i can block it if i want. and i also want the glass to be able to lift off for the summer time. any info on it? pics? price estimates? opinions?
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08-09-2009, 06:48 PM	#2
Daveman2 Road Racing Blazer Age: 22 Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 4,561 Location: Santa Cruz, CA User is: OffLine	Re: glass top blazer What I would reccomend doing, is try to sink the ragtop into the roof about an inch and try to cover it with some lexan piece or something Really badass idea, give a shot, honestly if you just cuz the roof and sink in the ragtop doing a lexan cover probably wouldn't be too tough
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08-09-2009, 06:57 PM	#3
84_sdime Registered Idiot Age: 18 Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 138 Location: Hayward, CA User is: OffLine	Re: glass top blazer great idea with the lexan, i wont have to pay a g for a giant piece of glass, the only thing is im wondering about the curve of the roof...?
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08-09-2009, 07:44 PM	#4
K Dawg ONE CDN 2WD 2Gen 4-Door! Age: 27 Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,849 Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada User is: OffLine	Re: glass top blazer lexan is somewhat fleaxable so it should bend to the little curve needed for your roof...what id look for is a sunroof of an SRX, Ford Edge, or even a G6: SRX: Edge: G6 (this one is actually on a Ranger): Last edited by K Dawg ONE : 08-09-2009 at 07:46 PM.
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08-09-2009, 08:02 PM	#5
LONCOME Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 29 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: glass top blazer i have a 35x40 ragtop that is like 4 years old i have been trying to find out on making a huge ass moonroof for my truck for some time now i am looking into getting a peice of glass molded for it but its gonna have to be tempered and hella expensive then im gonna have it tinted to match the truck or just like 5% something like that to help keep some of the sun out ! but its looking like its just gonna be a new rag to be cheaper for now IDK though !
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08-10-2009, 09:18 PM	#6
Zeeke98 Registered User Age: 35 Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,023 Location: Michigan User is: OffLine	Re: glass top blazer Sounds like a lot of extra work for what equates to a sliding rag top with a hard insert. What is the need for a glass/lexan insert? Get a Webasto sliding rag top or look for a wrecked 08+ Jeep Liberty with the Freedom top or whatever they call the sliding rag. That one is actually cool because you can slide it forward or backward and stop it at any point in between.
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08-11-2009, 02:55 AM	#7
84_sdime Registered Idiot Age: 18 Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 138 Location: Hayward, CA User is: OffLine	Re: glass top blazer i dont want a rag top cuz i live in hayward california, any motherfuker on the street can go up with a knife and steel my motherfukin sterio Last edited by 84_sdime : 08-11-2009 at 02:56 AM.
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08-11-2009, 08:59 PM	#9
Zeeke98 Registered User Age: 35 Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,023 Location: Michigan User is: OffLine	Re: glass top blazer That's not removable. It's just a full glass panel. Looks like it's on a concept vehicle and probably has auto-darkening capabilities.
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08-11-2009, 10:04 PM	#10
K Dawg ONE CDN 2WD 2Gen 4-Door! Age: 27 Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,849 Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada User is: OffLine	Re: glass top blazer Thats what hes talking about...having a fulltime glass roof then a sliding rag under it on the inside to block out the sun....exactly how a normal sunroof is...
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08-11-2009, 10:33 PM	#11
Zeeke98 Registered User Age: 35 Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,023 Location: Michigan User is: OffLine	Re: glass top blazer I thought he wanted it to open up. Just come up with a retractable sun shade then, something like a roll up window shade in a house.
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08-12-2009, 01:07 PM	#12
K Dawg ONE CDN 2WD 2Gen 4-Door! Age: 27 Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,849 Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada User is: OffLine	Re: glass top blazer Quote: Originally Posted by Zeeke98 I thought he wanted it to open up. Just come up with a retractable sun shade then, something like a roll up window shade in a house. The problem he is having mostly is not with the shade/rag, but, doing the clear roof.
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08-12-2009, 07:47 PM	#13
Zeeke98 Registered User Age: 35 Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,023 Location: Michigan User is: OffLine	Re: glass top blazer I've seen lots of hack job plexi roofs in vehicles over the years.
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08-13-2009, 03:21 AM	#14
84_sdime Registered Idiot Age: 18 Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 138 Location: Hayward, CA User is: OffLine	Re: glass top blazer lol k dog got me on this haha but yea i just want a giant sunroof, i dont want it to slide or lift, just take it all the way off, thats not difficult, i just dont know how to go about getting the glass or lexan or whatever, and having it curve with the truck. the rag part is easy. and no, i dont want no plexiglass. i said that one ^^^ cuz its the WHOLE roof unlike the other cars Last edited by 84_sdime : 08-13-2009 at 03:28 AM.
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