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Re: sunroof adjustment - THANKS! and report (archive)

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Posted by Todd Kenyon on February 25, 2001 at 19:32:32:

In Reply to: Re: sunroof stops an inch short - adjustment tips? posted by Scottie on February 24, 2001 at 23:42:26:

Thanks to Scottie and Ron, and Bentleys, I was able to fix it this afternoon. It is pretty straightforward, but a pain at the same time. So now at least it closes properly, even tho when the rear lifts up, it doesn't stop by itself, so I may not have the motor synched perfectly, but it opens and closes all the way w/ one press so I'm happy enough. Removing the trim pieces was just as described by Scottie and Ron: remove deflector (several screws), lift vinyl edge of headliner off, remove two screws which are under the vinyl - (all this is done from above the car w/ sunroof open), remove door seals enough to free edge of trim panel, remove visors, and the panel is free. Motor held in by three screws, easy to remove. You have to play with switch until sunroof closes fully, then remove motor and cycle it several times to try and figure out which stop=closed. Then reinstall motor and all the trim pieces. I had a tough time getting the sunroof headliner to slide forward enough to reattach it to sunroof, seemed to be catching on something, but finally got it. Took longer than it should have, a couple hours.




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