hi chris.
My car has/had the sunroof option, (from my best guess) this piece sits under the glass section to make it seem like you have a hard top roof and to shade out the sun. I might guess that it could be placed into the hole after the glass is taken out for this piece goes in from the inside of the car's headliner. the 2 black circles in the pic are 2 plugs that turn to lock into the female holes in the headliner/roof.
I can't comment on moonroof or hand crank for I don't have those, however I have read about the hand crank options in other threads from people who have them. I am sure someone will say something about them when they read this thread. hope this helps.
cheers