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Old 03-18-2014, 10:00 PM
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Default What's the consensus on the glass sunroof?

Good thing, bad thing? Pros and cons? Any general agreement?
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I read in one of the post that people hear rattling sound coming from sunroof. Owners can verify. Looks nice but I won't do it if there is rattling noise from sunroof.
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Ordered my tts without. I will never worry about a rattle or a leak this way.
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600 miles. There are rattles from other things yet to be determined. Nothing from the glass roof. A must have option IMHO.
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Was a must-have option for me. Yeah, I know - it adds weight and raises the center of gravity. But if those things were that important to me, I'd have gotten a GT3. As it is, the fact that it's three roofs in one (opaque, see-thru, and open) makes an already extremely flexible car even more so. I'm at 1700 miles and have no issues with it.
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Originally Posted by zedosix
Ordered my tts without. I will never worry about a rattle or a leak this way.
Without the glass, or without any sunroof?
Old 03-19-2014, 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Bluehinder
Without the glass, or without any sunroof?
No sunroof at all. I really don't like how the roof sits on top of the car either.
If I were to to a roof at all it would be the glass but would likely never have it opened! I work outdoors and get enough sun as it is.
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Originally Posted by zedosix
No sunroof at all. I really don't like how the roof sits on top of the car either.
If I were to to a roof at all it would be the glass but would likely never have it opened! I work outdoors and get enough sun as it is.
In your country tts does not come standard with sunroof?
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It's optional. None, glass, steel.
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Looks great, but I can't imagine it not leaking and rattling down the road.
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I have a little over 1200 miles on mine now. I have the glass sunroof. I really like the extra light that it brings into the cabin in the day; I'm driving most of the time with the glass closed but the screen retracted. In bright sun I've closed the cloth screen which does a pretty good job mimicking a totally opaque roof. I don't have a lot of time driving about with it open as yet (PNW wx not cooperating yet this year :/). No rattles or other operational concerns. So far I like it...I'd give it a thumbs up as a feature.
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I like mine. No problems. If leaks or rattles I will have it fixed. IMHO no sunroof will make a car hard to sell down the road.
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I like my glass roof on my 991 TS,seals perfect and no rattles...
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I'm still deciding on no sunroof, or metal sunroof for those times when I need to exhaust the hot cabin air. Skin cancer doc doesn't want me in the sun. I'm leaning towards no sunroof.


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