Original(?) & Complete 240 Electric Sunroof. Rare??

[minty]

A bit of an enigma is this one so any info regards it would be great.
Having never seen a 240 with an electric sunroof to find one thats fully working on the 240 im breaking is quite a treat.
However i have no real idea of its value so am open to offers on it.
I would recommend when it sells that the buyer comes and removes so as to aid its refit on to their car.

[classicswede]

Not so rare by that age but the 76 245 with K jet and original electric roof is super rare!

[minty]

OK, if anyone wants it and wants to come and have a go at removing it its got to be worth £60

[classicswede]

That sound a fair price to me. I hate sunroofs but the electric one would make a nice upgrade for someone

[wooble]

Looks like an aftermarket job to me rather than an original sunroof, the 240 leccy sunroofs simply had a motor and gear mechanism that fitted in the place of the usual windy handle, and a switch that looked like this . Still, if it works why not?

Also, is it in a 245? The headlining looks like the 245 one from the pic, and as far as I know the 245 was never available with a sunroof from the factory. My old one had an aftermarket roof put in, and AFTER I crashed it, while stripping the car out, I found they'd cut the main lateral strengthening beam in the roof between the B-pillars to fit the sunroof - glad I never got t-boned in that car.

[minty]

Originally Posted by wooble

Looks like an aftermarket job to me rather than an original sunroof, the 240 leccy sunroofs simply had a motor and gear mechanism that fitted in the place of the usual windy handle, and a switch that looked like this . Still, if it works why not?

Also, is it in a 245? The headlining looks like the 245 one from the pic, and as far as I know the 245 was never available with a sunroof from the factory. My old one had an aftermarket roof put in, and AFTER I crashed it, while stripping the car out, I found they'd cut the main lateral strengthening beam in the roof between the B-pillars to fit the sunroof - glad I never got t-boned in that car.

Thanks wooble. Quality reply .yes on closer inspection it is certainly an aftermarket one but a quality one never the less. At £60 it has to be a punt for somebody

[wooble]

Originally Posted by minty

Thanks wooble. Quality reply .yes on closer inspection it is certainly an aftermarket one but a quality one never the less. At £60 it has to be a punt for somebody

Yep, gotta be worth it for someone - upside is since it's aftermarket you should be able to retrofit it to anything you've a mind to with a bit of creative roof-chopping!

[loki_the_glt]

Originally Posted by wooble

Also, is it in a 245? The headlining looks like the 245 one from the pic, and as far as I know the 245 was never available with a sunroof from the factory. My old one had an aftermarket roof put in, and AFTER I crashed it, while stripping the car out, I found they'd cut the main lateral strengthening beam in the roof between the B-pillars to fit the sunroof - glad I never got t-boned in that car.

There were a number of 245s running around Glasgow and Edinburgh in the late 1980s that had flush-to-the-roof steel sliding roofs fitted: I especially remember a gold GLT because it was running level with the coach I was on (Citylink's 500) and had a full gauge pack as well. And a Master of Wine who did a tasting session in Glasgow had a dark silver or gunmetal one.

It's possible that they were Golde aftermarket conversions because I saw both a Triumph 2000/2500 saloon and a 5-speed VX490 with similar style roofs and that definitely was not a factory option on the 490.

[chizel]

Hi Minty, is the sunroof still available for the 240 and where about's are you?
cheers

[classicswede]

6 years down the line that will be long gone