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Lowering the mesh net in sunroof

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#1 ·
So I'm trying to figure out a way to lower and keep the mesh net in the sunroof down when the window is open. I like having air come in and vent out the car more then having it fly over the top and just vent the air put like it does now.

Is there a way to keep the mesh netting down short of holding it with your hand or taping it?
 
#3 ·
It actually wasn't buffering. I know the vibration noise you are talking about it was just venting the vehicle and getting a nice breeze from it without a lot of noise like you get from the side windows.
 
#4 ·
That would keep bugs from getting stuck in the mesh, as they do now. Of course, they might get into the cabin instead. I keep forgetting to vacuum the damn things out, and wonder whether someday their little corpses are going to mess up the sunroof's operation. :D
 
#5 ·
I've had a sunroof with every vehicle I've owned, this is the one with a part that pops up. I hate this thing! I would take mine off if I knew it wouldn't cause issues.
 
#6 ·
I dot like that thing either. Makes alot of noise I think. My rsx has nothing like that and I can hardly tell the sunroof is open in that. In the jeep I hear the wind hitting the mesh..
 
#14 ·
The mesh pops up everytime you open the normal single pane sunroof. It is extremely loud. When you lower the net at speed lower then 50 mph you will get buffering. I have a bug shield so the air deflection might be different but at higher speeds around 70 mph with the mesh down you don't receive any buffering.
 
#15 ·
I've had both single and now pano, it was on both. I can't believe how loud this makes having the glass open. As I've said, it confused me because no other vehicle I've ever had ever had anything that popped up, including two other model JGC's.
 
#16 ·
I drive with the roof open all of the time weather permitting. The other day I didn't know the mesh was causing a bug massacre when I was cruising down the highway...I closed the roof that evening when I got home and the next day when I opened the roof...all these dead bugs suddently fell into the jeep...on my head...all over the seats and everything. I almost crashed...and doo dooed my pants. I'm talking like 50 dead bugs...all the same...just dried up.

Nasty!
 
#17 ·
I was wondering if there was a way to do the same. It's really, really loud on the freeway. However, I think they designed it so that the air flow is interrupted so that air will flow into the cabin and not just over. As you probably know, though, it's really too loud to use when traveling long distances. I guess that's why they have the vent option.
 
#19 · (Edited)
It's just spring steel holding the windscreen up. When the sunroof moves rearward the spring steel pops open into its full up position. When the sunroof closes it pushes the spring steel and windscreen back down. I haven't taken a look up in the roof, but I'm sure there is someway to ziptie/tape/etc the windscreen down. I actually don't think it's loud at all at high speed, but I'm cranking my music and cruising.


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#20 ·
I actually reached up and pulled it back down with my hand, it seemed to react ok. I then started wondering what would the system do if I just took it off. I haven't had the chance to look and see if I think it's possible.
 
#22 ·
I never realized how much Noise that mesh adds!

I also remembered that my old vehicle, a Limited 2005 Toyota 4Runner, had a wind dam that lowered automatically once the vehicle speed rose above 45Mph. It's a darn shame this same kind of functionality isn't available on our newer WK2s.

:(
 
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