NCSUlax47

Is there any point to it? I figure it improves ventilation a little but other than I see no point.

DaInFaMMuS1

i tilt my moonroof all the time...sometimes i dont feel like having the whole thing open but like some ventilation which it does well...not to mention it kinda looks good when its open like that..

cM3go

Very useful, I do it all the time, esp if its sunny but I still want to ventilate air through the car.

Brewmaster

Both moving and parked ... the next hot day tilt your roof and see how much cooler it is inside the car when you get back.

chill_dog

If there's no chance of rain, it helps heat escape while your car sits outside at work all day (although I don't do it, I know a lot of people who do). But for driving, unless it's ridiculously hot or cold, the windows are down and the sunroof open...stereo blasting, too. Come on man, with the weather we have here in NC, you shouldn't be doing anything else!

Hawhyen51

Gotta agree with everyone, it has it's purpose. I tilt it every time I'm parked to allow the heat to vent out and while I'm driving to increase ventilation.

JOES05tl

Yeah, me too. I use it all the time. A good venting combo is to crack one of the rear windows an inch or so w/ the moonroof cracked.

Repecat

I use it tilted most of the time. When you are moving, it pretty well keeps light rain out.

whatwasthat

word. it does give it this "look". i always leave it tilted - it's only closed when raining.

lindros2

mine squeaks like a mo-fo when going from closed > tilted and vise versa.

F23A4

Open while driving, the wind noise is too irritating
Open while parked, I'm too worried that spiders and insects might make a home in my car

bluenoise

I use tilt when parked in the hot sun and for at least the first few miles after returning to the car in the hot sun. Also, it's useful for sucking out the occassional, ahem, bad smell, should the need arise at freeway speeds. I think the tilt and speed combine to form a bit of a venturi effect to make it particularly effective at drawing out the undesired air.

SaNJoSeTLRydEr

i tilt mines all the time..cuz it looks sick wid it tilt..

ultimatetl

you will want to next time you see a bird drop in your car. True!!!!

subspace

But, when parked - does the ventilation you gain by tilting it, make up for the heat increase from the sun heat entering via the glass. I know its tinted but there got to be a greenhouse effect here. The thing I do, is tilt it, then partially close the inside cover, leaving just a crack open.

PPLAPW

All the time.............

dAveSPEC

I find myself doing the same thing with the sliding shade. When you live in Houston its hard to tell if I really makes any difference at all. The keyfob window control is priceless though!

paul revere

I tilt the roof all the time, gives good ventialtion and lets the sun in at the same time. There is a little noise at freeway speeds, but just turn up the fine radio and listen to XM.

Teh Jatt

HEK

DAVERUBINO

I never open mine, just tilt.

crazymjb

I would feel a lot more comfortable if it had a rain sensor and autoclose.

Jaydef00

only when there are blunts going around...

im serious, sadly

MichiganRich

Joe's got it right, I tried that on my highway drive tonight. Tilt the roof up, crack both rear windows an inch, and you have a decently quiet positive airflow that felt very comfortable and airy without being too noisy.

crazymjb

I really hope you dont drive high.

MichiganRich

He does. Hell, at 24 I did. 37 miles an hour down county roads in a Dodge Dynasty listening to Dinosaur Jr. In the TL, I don't even let people think about smoking.... :-)

crazymjb

Just cause you did doesnt make it right. DUI isnt good. Im not even talking about the smoke in the car, thats not really a problem when you kill someone else. People do stupid things so im not persecuting any of you, but I recomend you save the pot and booze(hopefully nothing more) for parties, watching TV, or playing with guns.

ckya

well....i tilt the sunroof to increase the downforce on the car....
XD...
but i do tilt the sunroof a lot...

ramilford

I too worry about birds entering or maybe just leaving their "calling cards." Would hate to have anything mar my leather.

avs007

Yeah, I close my moon-roof, and tilt it, when I go across the interstate bridge, because there are like a billion birds perched on the girders.

Otherwise, I tilt the moon-roof when it's raining out, and I need ventilation. I used to tilt the moonroof when I park in the sun, but one day, I got in my car, and a nice sized spider dropped down in front of my face while I drove away If you do tilt your moonroof, don't park under a tree

fasttl

I tilt it all the time. It improves ventilation without causing a roar. It's great if you live anywhere its cold.

TL-N

Well, our cars have the option of rollling the windows down from the key fob so hopefully by the time you get inside the car, it will be much cooler, regardless of whether the roof is closed or tilted

What i enjoy doing while driving on a nice day is tilting the roof and cracking the rear passenger window. It produces a nice vacuum and gives the driver a nice breeze!

AznBalla

how can you do that in a car like your own..? The smell sticks around for awhile..

JOES05tl

Michiganrich- Try the 'joe-method' Fully crack the moonroof, and the open the rear right window only- about an inch. Its kinda noisy, but it puts you in the position of the most wind turbulance. Or dont- haha

Russdaddy

tilt at will, tilt at will!

ndx2

you sound waaaay too hyper & excited at 6:00 am....
chug a couple of starbucks double shot espressos, did ya?

chill_dog

But you can't hotbox it if the moonroof's open...kids these days...

NICKTL

i tilt cause i notced that i get about 10 hp more cause it gives me better aerodynamics

crazymjb

I cant tell if you are being sarcastic or not. How would you get a 10% HP increase, in addition how would you measure it, cant on a dyno. So I assume you use a wind tunnel? If anything the moonroof increases the drage factor.

ndx2