How fast can we drive with the sunroof fully open?

[SFM]

Did anyone drive fast with it fully open?

 

[falanger]

All the time, with no issue. Hit 135 while datalogging just last night with it wide open.

 

[SFM]

All the time, with no issue. Hit 135 while datalogging just last night with it wide open.

135
The fastest I went with it fully open was like 25 mph for about 3 seconds

 

[Aarvix]

I've also been at least 125 with sunroof open.

Probably not good for the little perforated windscreen.

 

[skygtr]

Hit 120 with it opened. Pulled over for a break and some of the bugs that hit the net were still alive too.

 

[SmallAxe]

Only problem I've had is the amount of bugs stuck in the screen. Never been over 100 with it open. Gets a little loud over 50 or 60.

 

[SafetyPilotCal]

It's a sunroof in a car, not an airplane. It gets loud as shit above 80 or so, though. I can't stand it.

 

[SFM]

It's a sunroof in a car, not an airplane. It gets loud as shit above 80 or so, though. I can't stand it.

Just want to be on the safe side. I thought all the wind might damage the sunroof when it’s completely open at high speeds.

 

[Ozstung]

We get caught doing those speeds its instant loss of licence and thats lucky, in the Victorian state its the death penalty or similar, impound of car and next time to the crusher. Our max speed equates to about 70mph.

 

[SFM]

We get caught doing those speeds its instant loss of licence and thats lucky, in the Victorian state its the death penalty or similar, impound of car and next time to the crusher. Our max speed equates to about 70mph.

The maximum you can go is 70 mph? We have some roads with a speed limit of 100 mph (160 km/h).

 

[ShannonC]

Max in Aus is 130kph (80mph) and that's only in one territory otherwise it's 110kph (68mph).

 

[SafetyPilotCal]

We get caught doing those speeds its instant loss of licence and thats lucky, in the Victorian state its the death penalty or similar, impound of car and next time to the crusher. Our max speed equates to about 70mph.

Wow.. even in the more remote, vastly empty parts of the country? How is there such a car culture there with how aggressively "hooning" and speeding are policed?

The in-town speed limits here are entirely too low. Like 40 MPH (64 km/h) on a 6 lane divided highway. But most of the speed limits I run into outside of town are 75 MPH (120 km/h) (express lanes, and most any interstate or state route outside of a city). We do have one road down near Austin that has an 85 MPH (137 km/h) limit.

In the US, generally the "real" speed limit is considered to be 10 over whatever is posted. School zones excepted. In some states, such as Pennsylvania, municipal police aren't permitted to ticket until 10 over. I tend to go by the "keep it at 9 over" guideline. Whenever I drive out to west TX, it's a 75 MPH zone and I'll just set the cruise at 84 and go. Never have been bothered, even with DPS officers running speed on the side of the highway.

More rural parts of the state are 75 MPH even on 2-lane highways. But it's so remote the speed limits really don't matter, there's no one around to enforce them.

 

[niko]

I’ve hit 140mph with it open. As I forgot it was open when I did it lol. After I was like oh shiit it was open. But nothing happened to it works the same nothing damage

 

[MerlintheMad]

I doubt that any damage will occur. But the noise level is ridiculous at freeway speeds. The fastest I've gone, and closed it, is shy of 80 MPH.

 

[Silvermanor]

Bugs, how do you clean the bugs out of the screen

 

[GenesisG70]

As fast as your gas tank allows.

 

[DoctorStiches]

We get caught doing those speeds its instant loss of licence and thats lucky, in the Victorian state its the death penalty or similar, impound of car and next time to the crusher. Our max speed equates to about 70mph.

Hang on wtf! You get the death penalty for speeding.... i was speeding alot when i went to Canada with the stinger....

Put that on the list of crimes commited lol

 

[Aarvix]

He's Australian, a few miles south and east of Canada.