concered about my height w/ sunroof - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

Rocky918 · 08-23-2009, 02:42 AM

ok ive read many places that the height with a sunroof is a big problem... even tho many members on here have said that they are 6'5 more and fit fine with a sunroof.... other places i read say if ur anything 6 foot or above, then you will not fit with a sunroof

i am 6'3... 6'4 with shoes... and i already ordered with a sunroof and its been produced already so to late to change my mind...

what im asking is those who are my height or above, HOW COMFORTABLE is it... and do you need to be leaning ALLLLL the way back as if ur practically laying down at the beach?

JohnInSoCal · 08-23-2009, 03:09 AM

your overall height is not the important part here, it's how long your toroso is, waist up. If you have really long legs but a short torso then no problem. I am 5'11 and my head hits the roof unless the seat is lowered all the way and even then my hair can brush the roof. So the only way to check is for you to go sit in one and try it out, your overall height won't matter.

myold88 · 08-23-2009, 04:07 AM

I'm also just under 6'. I drive my SS with sunroof with the seat all the way back and down. I don't think I have more than an inch or two roof clearance. I think as big a problem for anyone over 6foot 2or3 would be getting in and out of a Camaro- It's tight. You have to remember though, this is not a family sedan.
I wouldn't trade my Camaro for anything and I think the sunroof is a must. I don't open mine, I just let the sunshine in on my beautiful Inferno orange seats.

2002b4c · 08-23-2009, 07:30 AM

I am 6'2" - sat in one on Monday with a sunroof - plenty of room for me - several inches above my head.

SeanOtheDead · 08-23-2009, 08:30 AM

I am 6'6....trust me...angle the seat back a little...you'll be fine!

volboy23 · 08-23-2009, 09:30 AM

Just depends on your torso and how you are comfortable in the seat. I am 6' 3" and have a longer torso and wasn't comfortable with having a sunroof. Best bet is to find one in your area that has a sunroof and go sit in it.

wullger · 08-23-2009, 04:28 PM

I'm 6'3" but with a really long torso. I wouldn't have been able to fit in one with a sunroof.

bond2 · 08-23-2009, 04:36 PM

I am 6' 2", long torso and I have to put my seat all the way to the ground and it leaves me about 1 maybe 2" of head room. So I fit, but it may be close for you. Like they already said, all depends on your height from waist up. You may end up being just fine. I also keep my seat back pretty vertical, if I layed it back a bit more it would increase headroom. The first couple weeks I had my car I was playing with the seat position everytime I drove it. After about 1k miles I had it all figured out and I am very comfortable now. Good Luck...

SGOS252382 · 08-23-2009, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by volboy23

Just depends on your torso and how you are comfortable in the seat. I am 6' 3" and have a longer torso and wasn't comfortable with having a sunroof. Best bet is to find one in your area that has a sunroof and go sit in it.

Yeah, I'd call around and find a dealership with a Camaro with a sunroof and go check it out.

I'm 6'3'' and have a pretty long torso. When I sit on the passenger side my hair touches the top of the roof (and I don't have a sunroof). The driver side seat can be adjusted down lower than the passenger seat, so I have good amount of room ( 1'' or so) on the driver side.

But if I had the sunroof, I'm pretty sure my head would be rubbing the roof on the driver side, and I wouldn't even be able to sit in the passenger seat without bending my head to the side.

SScattergunSS · 08-23-2009, 05:37 PM

I ended up deleting the sunroof from my order because I was too nervous I wouldn't fit. The reality is, I would have been able to have pulled it off by adjusting the seat a little more...btw, I'm 6'4, 220.

mutant chicken · 08-24-2009, 09:29 PM

I'm 5'7" keep the seat all the way down and the seat angled, I only have about two fingers worth of room ... yes, I'm really tall when I sit down.... LOL. Just have to wear shorts all the time.

drtwo · 08-24-2009, 10:21 PM

I am 5'9" and with the seat all the way down and sitting upright in a comfortable position, I have about a finger width until I touch the roof. If you are 6' the only way for you to fit is to have the seat back leaning backward a bit. NOT A TALL CAR. It's almost like it was meant for ME at 5'9"!

SPANKT U · 08-24-2009, 10:27 PM

I am 6'3" and passed on the sunroof option. I fit but my hair brushed the top. Really bugs!! How often do you use a sunroof anyway? I think I have opened the one in my 2500 LTZ about 3 times in 1 1/2 years.... Forget about it.....

DarricSS · 08-24-2009, 10:34 PM

6ft and don't have the seat all the way down.

Buddy of mine has the same car just a different color and he is 6'6'' and fits just fine with the seat all the way down and back.

08-23-2009, 02:42 AM	#1
Rocky918 Drives: SS for Super Sexy! Join Date: May 2009 Location: South Florida Posts: 746	concered about my height w/ sunroof ok ive read many places that the height with a sunroof is a big problem... even tho many members on here have said that they are 6'5 more and fit fine with a sunroof.... other places i read say if ur anything 6 foot or above, then you will not fit with a sunroof i am 6'3... 6'4 with shoes... and i already ordered with a sunroof and its been produced already so to late to change my mind... what im asking is those who are my height or above, HOW COMFORTABLE is it... and do you need to be leaning ALLLLL the way back as if ur practically laying down at the beach? __________________ - Life is to short to let it pass you by

08-23-2009, 09:30 AM	#6
volboy23 Drives: an SS..... Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: virginia Posts: 721	Just depends on your torso and how you are comfortable in the seat. I am 6' 3" and have a longer torso and wasn't comfortable with having a sunroof. Best bet is to find one in your area that has a sunroof and go sit in it. __________________ 2SS/RS IBM M6, White Rallies 1100, Preliminary order accepted: 8/17/09 2000, Order accepted by GM: 9/3/09 3000, Order accepted by production control: 9/9/09 TPW 9/28/09 3300, Order scheduled for production: 9/18/09 3400, Order Broadcast: 9/26/09 3800, Produced: 10/3/09 A9152630 4000, Available to ship: 10/3/09 4B00, Bayed: 10/3/09 - pending stripes 4200, Shipped: 10/8/09 5000 (Delivered to dealer): 10/20/09 6000 (Delivered to customer): 10/21/09 WOOHOO!!! So worth the wait!

08-23-2009, 04:28 PM	#7
wullger Supercharged Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Tyler, Texas Posts: 1,575 View My Garage	I'm 6'3" but with a really long torso. I wouldn't have been able to fit in one with a sunroof. __________________ 2SS/RS IBM A6, White Rallies Ordered: 4/30/09 Delivered: 8/18/09 Appearance Mods: Heritage Grille, ZL1 Replica Wheels Performance Mods: Flowmaster ARH Cat-Back Exhaust, ADM CAI, ADM L99-LS3 Conversion, ADM LSA Supercharger Kit, Lingenfelter GT9 Cam, Stainless Power Headers, Detroit Speed Sway Bars, ZL1 Fuel Pump 581 rwhp/535 lb/ft tq

08-23-2009, 04:36 PM	#8
bond2 Drives: '16 2SS M6,'96 WS6 M6 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 182	I am 6' 2", long torso and I have to put my seat all the way to the ground and it leaves me about 1 maybe 2" of head room. So I fit, but it may be close for you. Like they already said, all depends on your height from waist up. You may end up being just fine. I also keep my seat back pretty vertical, if I layed it back a bit more it would increase headroom. The first couple weeks I had my car I was playing with the seat position everytime I drove it. After about 1k miles I had it all figured out and I am very comfortable now. Good Luck... __________________ '16 NFG 2SS M6,SW NPP compatible axel back, black center stripe, black non-split rims '96 Black WS6 TA - M6, Pro 5.0, Baer Track kit, Corsa Cat-back, Bilstein shocks '99 30th anniv TA vert #988- M6

08-23-2009, 05:37 PM	#10
SScattergunSS ~ Love or Lust ~ Drives: R6P 1SS/RS BLK/L99 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: With My CynAgain Posts: 25,198	I ended up deleting the sunroof from my order because I was too nervous I wouldn't fit. The reality is, I would have been able to have pulled it off by adjusting the seat a little more...btw, I'm 6'4, 220. __________________ ~ Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto, "In God is our trust." And the Star Spangled Banner in triumph shall wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave ~ Francis Scott Key ~

08-23-2009, 03:09 AM	#2
JohnInSoCal Drives: RJT L99 500HP Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: SoCal Posts: 535	your overall height is not the important part here, it's how long your toroso is, waist up. If you have really long legs but a short torso then no problem. I am 5'11 and my head hits the roof unless the seat is lowered all the way and even then my hair can brush the roof. So the only way to check is for you to go sit in one and try it out, your overall height won't matter.

08-23-2009, 04:07 AM	#3
myold88 Drives: SUMMIT WHITE 2SS/RS CAMARO Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: 2018: Lakewood Ranch, Fl. Posts: 8,164 View My Garage	I'm also just under 6'. I drive my SS with sunroof with the seat all the way back and down. I don't think I have more than an inch or two roof clearance. I think as big a problem for anyone over 6foot 2or3 would be getting in and out of a Camaro- It's tight. You have to remember though, this is not a family sedan. I wouldn't trade my Camaro for anything and I think the sunroof is a must. I don't open mine, I just let the sunshine in on my beautiful Inferno orange seats.

08-23-2009, 07:30 AM	#4
2002b4c Drives: 2001 Camaro B4C, 2011 Camaro SS Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Mount Pleasant, Michigan Posts: 119 View My Garage	I am 6'2" - sat in one on Monday with a sunroof - plenty of room for me - several inches above my head.

08-23-2009, 08:30 AM	#5
SeanOtheDead Drives: 07 Silverado Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 10	I am 6'6....trust me...angle the seat back a little...you'll be fine!

08-24-2009, 09:29 PM	#11
mutant chicken Mutant Member Drives: '10 SS/RS, '10 Mini , 07 Harley Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Nor-Cal Posts: 507 View My Garage	I'm 5'7" keep the seat all the way down and the seat angled, I only have about two fingers worth of room ... yes, I'm really tall when I sit down.... LOL. Just have to wear shorts all the time. __________________ Ordered Oct. 13th, Del. Jun. 29th! CGM, 2SS/RS

08-24-2009, 10:21 PM	#12
drtwo Drives: 2SS RS Yellow, Raptor, Vrod Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Dakota Posts: 599 View My Garage	I am 5'9" and with the seat all the way down and sitting upright in a comfortable position, I have about a finger width until I touch the roof. If you are 6' the only way for you to fit is to have the seat back leaning backward a bit. NOT A TALL CAR. It's almost like it was meant for ME at 5'9"! __________________ 2SS RS Rally Yellow, LS3, M6, sunroof, extra on the fast!

08-24-2009, 10:27 PM	#13
SPANKT U Drives: 2010 2SSRS Inferno Orange LS3 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: SoCal Posts: 144	I am 6'3" and passed on the sunroof option. I fit but my hair brushed the top. Really bugs!! How often do you use a sunroof anyway? I think I have opened the one in my 2500 LTZ about 3 times in 1 1/2 years.... Forget about it.....

08-24-2009, 10:34 PM	#14
DarricSS Drives: '10 Camaro SS Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Gilbert, Arizona Posts: 1,047	6ft and don't have the seat all the way down. Buddy of mine has the same car just a different color and he is 6'6'' and fits just fine with the seat all the way down and back. __________________ 2010, SIM, 2SS/RS, LS3, CGM Stripes

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