The most remarkable thing about my old 2002 4Runner was that if you opened the moonroof, and rolled the back window down ONLY 4-5 inches (that's the key part), you'd get an EQUALIZATION OF AIR PRESSURE in the vehicle so that there was virtually no wind.
In a traditional convertible, the rider(s) get thrashed by the wind and noise. But the unique moonroof+ rear slider glass options on the 4Runner allowed me to enjoy the weather in Cabo (where I lived) at highway speeds -- with minimal wind and noise.
This was the #1 reason that I recently purchased a 2002 Sequoia. However, I now have one of the largest Yakima rocketboxes on the top (which is great to avoid car break-ins, because you can put all of your stuff in the rocketbox.
However, the rocketbox seems to create an inordinate amount of wind noise -- and a much windier effect on the interior -- when I try to open the moonroof and the rear window simultaneously.
Does putting things on the roof really compromise that moonroof+sliding glass window combo? I'll obviously take the rocketbox off and test it. But I've been so excited about the unique low-wind characteristics of these vehicles for years, and wanted to share that obsevation on this forum to see any one else's experience.
(For example: do those wind-dams that you can put on your moonroof and or rack do anything? Or, does removing the stock rails on top help with noise?
Also: mileage: I got 14mpg without the rocket box, and now I get <12!! (The moonroof was rusted shut before I got the rocketbox, so I never got the opportunity to test my theory about the unique wind characteristics of the 4Runner/Sequoia...yet. need storage for the huge rocketbox first.)
Cheers,
Tom - San Diego/Tijuana
In a traditional convertible, the rider(s) get thrashed by the wind and noise. But the unique moonroof+ rear slider glass options on the 4Runner allowed me to enjoy the weather in Cabo (where I lived) at highway speeds -- with minimal wind and noise.
This was the #1 reason that I recently purchased a 2002 Sequoia. However, I now have one of the largest Yakima rocketboxes on the top (which is great to avoid car break-ins, because you can put all of your stuff in the rocketbox.
However, the rocketbox seems to create an inordinate amount of wind noise -- and a much windier effect on the interior -- when I try to open the moonroof and the rear window simultaneously.
Does putting things on the roof really compromise that moonroof+sliding glass window combo? I'll obviously take the rocketbox off and test it. But I've been so excited about the unique low-wind characteristics of these vehicles for years, and wanted to share that obsevation on this forum to see any one else's experience.
(For example: do those wind-dams that you can put on your moonroof and or rack do anything? Or, does removing the stock rails on top help with noise?
Also: mileage: I got 14mpg without the rocket box, and now I get <12!! (The moonroof was rusted shut before I got the rocketbox, so I never got the opportunity to test my theory about the unique wind characteristics of the 4Runner/Sequoia...yet. need storage for the huge rocketbox first.)
Cheers,
Tom - San Diego/Tijuana
