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Old May 24, 2009 | 05:39 AM
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Just wondering if anyone's had this issue. I was accelerating at a high rate of speed, hit around 90 mph and try'd to roll up my windows but I guess when the sunroof is open there is too much vacuum and the windows tilt inword witch causes the windows to go down when they get restricted. Anybody ran into this issue?
Old May 24, 2009 | 06:44 AM
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yup i have just slow down
Old May 24, 2009 | 08:27 AM
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yup it happens!
Old May 24, 2009 | 09:02 AM
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wow ive never had that happen lolll only thing ive noticed is if i have my music up loud with my 2 subs and try to roll the window up u can hear them vibrate against the frame at the top as they fully close
Old May 24, 2009 | 02:49 PM
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never really tried it, yet again i don't keep my sunroof open at higher speeds...
Old May 24, 2009 | 03:56 PM
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Never had this problem. But then I guess I'm not dumb enough to try putting my windows up or down at 90.
Old May 24, 2009 | 04:21 PM
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never really tried it, yet again i don't keep my sunroof open at higher speeds...
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Old May 24, 2009 | 04:23 PM
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at 90 you were concerned with windows?
Old May 24, 2009 | 04:25 PM
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hahahaha...ummm maybe it got hot...shrugs
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fiery wreckage would be hot as well
Old May 24, 2009 | 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by toeveryhour
never really tried it, yet again i don't keep my sunroof open at higher speeds...
i guess that tcbyrc didn't read his owners manual, and why the hell do you need to be going 90mph...
Old May 25, 2009 | 03:06 AM
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never really tried it, yet again i don't keep my sunroof open at higher speeds...
i guess that tcbyrc didn't read his owners manual, and why the hell do you need to be going 90mph...
Yep yep. I think I recall a couple of people's sunroofs shattering at speeds not much higher than 55 mph
Old May 25, 2009 | 03:12 AM
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Yea defiantly not smart to be going 90 and then trying to mess with the windows. But there is nothing in the manual that says you cant have your sunroof open at higher speeds. However I close mine at 50 because I dont like how much it moves around.
Old May 25, 2009 | 04:48 AM
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Was not aware that the roof can shatter at 50 mph I drive 70 mph all the time with the roof open never had any problems in the three years I've owned the car.
Old May 25, 2009 | 04:53 AM
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just slow down
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or speed up, just stop asking stupid questions, youd been better off lying and said you were going 70
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Originally Posted by Murphys_Law
at 90 you were concerned with windows?
exactly what i was thinking.
Old May 28, 2009 | 08:53 PM
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90 is too fast??

uh oh
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too fast? maybe not, but illegal everywhere in the US yes, and reckless
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sunroof is not advised in manual to be open on highway,it is also common sense in a way,glass flipped up will shatter and rain down on you if a rock should hit it.........at 90 if that happened you would be looking for parts of your car at the junk yard,slow down you will live longer.



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