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Been busy again today, as it was dry I thought nows the time to put holes in the roof of my van! Didnt want to put windows in my van so I went for the diy sunroof option, I took some pics and with a little luck and bravery I installed my 1st sunroof, here for you is my little guide!-Go to the scrap yard and find yourself a doner car with a nice drop in sunroof, mine was from a 1995 Peugeot 106 Mardi gras, I seen that people on here recommended the pug roofs and now I can see why as they are easy to deal with! It was also only £10! It needed a little touching up around the frame but that was easy!-Decide where you are goin to put your roof, I put mine inbetween the 1st 2 raised bits above whats going to be my seating area. I had previously removed the headlining for easy instalation. I may in future put one above the cab but for now I didn't want to mess with the head lining in the cab as its perfect!-Get on your roof, I used a piece of celotex to kneel on as I learnt from fitting my roof bars that the raised bits do dent if you stand or kneel on them. Then find the centre of the roof area measuring from either end and top to bottom etc, then use a set square/straight edge to draw a nice straight line from side to side and front to back. Now if your a donut like me and didn't get a TEMPLATE from the car you took the sunroof from then you can use the inner bolt on part of the sunroof as a template, simply mark centres then attach with duck tape in position like so.....- Mark around the inside edge of your template using a marker pen, making sure you get the corners right, then remove the template and join any missed bits with the straight edge leaving you with this..... A drill with large drill bit big enough for your cutting bladeA jig saw with the finest metal blade you can findSome duct tapeSealent of some kind, I used Pro stick 8000 the man in the Boat shop said it was good shizzle! He didn't like sikaflex as he said it goes off in the tube!Some meths for cleaning sealed areas-Apply tape to the bottom of your jigsaw so's not to ruin the roof of your van, also apply tape to the outside edge of the line that you've drawn on your van, to help you not ruin the roof. Then start by drilling holes in each corner to the indside part of your line, this is to help make a rounded corner, then simply start to cut with your jigsaw, have it on high speed but with the blade only going up and down, as some have modes where they go back and forward slighlty which is bad for this cutting method.......the rounded mark in the corner is where I tried to use a hole cutter but the roof is stronger than it looks so I just drilled the corners instead, then just keep cutting making sure you stay to the inside of the line, I also taped underneath to catch the cut piece......then just kept going until I had this.....-Now you have a hole, if your lucky like me and it fits mint 1st time then all is good, but if it is slightly too small then just trim to suit, clean up the edges with a file or grinder being careful not to distort the metal or ruin the paint, then appy some rust proof stuff to the bare edge, I just used some oxide paint. Also clean around the cut hole with the meths ready to take the sealent. I fit windows and conservatories and know what a bugger water can be when it wants in, so I applied a bead of sealent around the edge of the hole, a bead around the lip of the su roof itself, the I dropped it in with the galss removed. I put another bead of sealent around the inside edge of the sunroof, then installed the inside part that I had previously used as a template to the inside, with a drill as there was loads of bolts. This clamped it all together nicely. I then sealed around the edge of this aswell! I cleaned the glass up and dropped it back in like so....- If like me you went mad with sealent, then its splurged all around the edge, leave it like it is until it has cured/gone off, its much easier to removed then with a flat knife or by hand. Then use your meths to remove any further residue! Pop the inside trim on ready for your head lining to go back and your there!Just remember these cruical things- GET A TEMPLATEFINE BLADE TO CUT WITHTAKE YOUR TIME!!!!DON DO DRUGS, OR MAYBE DO THATS YOUR CHOICE!Any questions just ask! Now I have 1 sunroof, I might see how many more I can get in lol!