Sun And Moon Roof Difference

Today most factory sliding sunroof options feature a glass panel and are sometimes marketed as moonroofs.

Sun and moon roof difference.

Moonroof is a glass sunroof you can look through. From the outside it looks like a body colored metal panel. A sunroof is an operable metal panel in a car roof that slides back to let in light and air. The term moonroof was coined by ford in the 70s but is now used generically to describe glass panel inbuilt electric sunroofs in vehicles by all manufacturers.

A moonroof is a similar panel but its panel is made of glass and can let light in even when closed. A sunroof is an opaque metal panel and you can t see through it. But today almost nobody sells cars with an opaque movable sunroof. A moonroof is more common in modern cars with a transparent glass window in the roof that s usually tinted or covered by a sunshade.

A moonroof is a type of sunroof except that it s a transparent. While in 1969 lamborghini showed the first full roof framed transparent panel roof heralding the modern panoramic roof on an espada. A sunroof is a solid panel that lets no light through when closed but it can pop open or slide back to allow outside air to come inside. A moonroof is a type of sunroof.