Patti,

I put an aftermarket sunroof in years ago and love it. I got it at an
sunroof / auto upholstery shop here in the Bay Area and I think at the
time it was about $120. It lifts completely out and lets me get to
stuff in the luggage rack without having to open the poptop and go
through the front screen window. I installed it myself and yes, the
only thing to be worried about is keeping the latch on the new sunroof
far enough away from the poptop bar when the bar is down. I centered
my installation - and cut the new hole - using the VW hole which
worked fine. Most places that sell these will install them. The
dimensions are 15.25" x 29.5". That is the size of the glass measured
from the top of the sunroof.

Here are some pics: http://www.vickersdesign.com/vanagon/sunroof_all.jpg

Jeff / San Anselmo

On Aug 18, 2008, at 11:22 AM, Automatic digest processor wrote:

> Date:    Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:59:20 -0700
> From:    PB <pbrattan@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: A real sunroof on the Westy
>
> I'd like to remove the skylight and install a real sunroof in my
> Westy.  I
> know that someone has done that in the past, and I even have
> pictures of how
> it looks.  You have to make sure that the sunroof latch doesn't
> block one of
> the bars from raising the poptop.  Does anyone know where to get
> such a
> sunroof, and what size it should be?
>
> Can anyone say why this would NOT be a good idea?  Even though the
> skylight
> is so annoying, I've only known of one person who swapped it out for
> a real
> sunroof.
> Patti