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The ASC moonroof that I have has some different options then the Ford one. I can set mine to close automatically when I turn the key off -Ford's does not. Steve told me that Ford did not have this option due to safety concerns. If someone's hand was sticking out they would have no way to stop it thus creating a liability.
Plus the ASC moonroof is alot larger then the Ford one which might be a play on the safety crash ratings.
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My second marauder was silver with the dark gray and it had a moon roof sold in 05 man I miss it but my red one has no moon roof but has the dark gray with only 8 k miles on it. It will do
Bluerauder
'03 MM 300B
#67 of 328
Dark Blue Pearl with Light Flint interior(1 of 215)
Black Pearl "Aarrrrr Type"
'12 Taurus SHO 3.5 L Ecoboost V6 24V DOHC DI Twin Turbo
(365 HP, 350 TQ)
#318 of 478
Tuxedo Black Metallic with Charcoal Black Leather interior (1 of 415)
Member Capital Area Marauders (CAM)
since April '04
Bluerauder's Garage -- Pics and Other Info
Sixteen (16) years of CAM Meets, Regional, and Marauderville MM Event History & Upcoming (in RED) Events is Here
Thanks for the link - a good read.
I had the Signature Moonroof (successor to ASC?) installed in my car shortly after bringing it home earlier this spring - priceless. Same with my '05 Mustang shortly after buying it back in 2011. My '98 Mustang had the Hollandia powered spoiler moonroof. My first moon roof car was a '85 Dodge Lancer that had a pop up moon roof installed shortly after buying it because we were impressed with the moon roofed Lancer on the showroom floor.
My first experience with sunroofs/moonroofs was when employed by a local Ford/Honda dealer in Jax, FL during the early '70s. Ford had a regional office in the area at the time; our dealer handled all of the executive cars going back and forth from the regional office - at least half had powered sunroofs. I recall the glass moonroofs coming out not long after on the large Thunderbirds - have been impressed ever since.
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2005 Mustang GT Premium
2019 Ranger Lariat Super Crewcab 4WD
2015 Triumph Trophy SE
“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.”
― William W. Purkey
I saw a light flint seat on car-parts.com
I too have a 04 black/black with heated seats and Moonroof.
My silver o4 has light flint and no Moonroof.
I've never compared these units side to side (Signature unit installed this year) but read somewhere they are the same size as the factory units? Our switches are lit too which helps at night.
With the auto-close feature, if one doesn't want the roof to close when the wipers come on or the key is turned off one only has to depress the 'open' button once and the roof will fully reopen and stay there until the next KO/O cycle. No inside trim ring for the Signature units either, which I'm fine with.
Similar unit installed on my '05 Mustang back in 2011. Only differences are the Mustang unit is about half the size of the Marauder unit and only opens about 3/4 of the way due to the curvature of the roof. 2 years parts and labor and lifetime parts to the original owner. Mustang went in to the local auto trim shop (Signature dealer) last fall when the roof failed to open (loose plug). It was serviced, drain tubes checked at no charge.
Sadly, can't install one in my Ranger due to the body support construction in the roof area (destroy body rigidity). Otherwise, Ranger would have a moonroof too.
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2005 Mustang GT Premium
2019 Ranger Lariat Super Crewcab 4WD
2015 Triumph Trophy SE
“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.”
― William W. Purkey
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