2007-03-14 02:25:05 · 6 answers · asked by Jesus Loves You 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Buying & Selling
A sunroof is a cutout in a car's roof that can be opened to provide fresh air and sun to the people inside. A sunroof can be made of the same metal as the rest of the roof, or it can be made of plastic and transparent (usually tinted), in which case it is customarily referred to as a moonroof. Moonroofs have a sliding shade in the interior that can be retracted, and were invented by the American Sunroof Company.
Sunroofs can be manual or electric. Manual sunroofs usually work by flipping up to create a small opening around the edges, or being removed completely. Electric sunroofs either flip up and slide back on top of the roof, or down and into the roof. An electric sunroof will have access to close it manually if the motor or control circuitry fails.
Generally, these two terms are used interchangably, and sometimes erroneously so.
Sunroofs are opaque panels that slide rearward and open completely whereas moonroofs are tinted glass panels that flip up slightly to allow air to flow. And some (but not all) moonroofs allow you to remove the glass panel and stow it elsewhere to open completely like a sunroof
Sunroof is the generic term used to describe an operable panel in a vehicle roof which can let in light and/or air. Moonroof is a term created by Ford in the 70's, yet is now used generically to describe glass panel inbuilt electric sunroofs.
2007-03-14 02:31:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sunroofs you might even see in the old BMWs etc the place they are painted the physique shade and a number of the time steel. they're going to slide open, yet you are able to no longer see by using them. The moonroofs are glass-- you are able to discover the moon by using them at night while not having to open the "sunroof"
2016-11-25 19:24:30 · answer #2 · answered by veldkamp 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sunroof blocks out the sun and the moon roof is more transparent. That way it would be better to get an sunroof as it can block out the sun and when ou realy want to watch the moon you can just open the sunroof.
2007-03-14 02:30:49 · answer #3 · answered by Morne E 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
in a nutshell, moonroof has a sliding shade, sunroof is a glass (or metal) filled hole in the roof that opens -usually just a vent.
2007-03-14 06:11:24 · answer #4 · answered by michael_oxgood 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
MOON ROOF WILL OPEN AND SLIDE BACK . SUNROOF ONLY PROPS OPEN. I THINK SUNROOF IS ALSO A OLD NAME THAT IS USED VERY LITTLE TODAY MOST COMPANIES HAVE DEVELOPED THERE OWN NAMES FOR TREIR IDEA OF A GLASS ROOF.
2007-03-14 02:33:57 · answer #5 · answered by SWEET SARAH 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Moonroofs are tinted and sunroofs are not.
2007-03-14 02:28:08 · answer #6 · answered by ♥ 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋