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Muy bueno el video…
yes they are all the same. You can check real OEM for part number though.
good luck. I think you can replace this without removing the entire sunroof
casette.
Think they may be stuck? The roof does move all the way back nornall in
open mode. Can the tilt arm sliders be serviced/oiled in the car and not
take the whole assembly out?
probably the tilt arm sliders are broken maybe. the head liner should crack
back about 1/4 way when the sunroof tilts normally. You have to remove the
sunroof top and inspect the sliders from the top of the car.
check real OEM, but id imagine they are the same.
My sunroof only goes back about a 1/3 of the way? Any suggestions
Thanks Cabdolla for the heads up. I forgot to mention that the old foam was
scrubbed off before gluing the headliner back. I’ll follow your advice in
case the headliner will decide to complement my head at one time.
So, i have a 1998 328I and my sunroof seems to just have no power at all.
the switch lights up and dims but no motor movement. ive checked the fuses
and the windows work so i don’t know where else to look. i know for a fact
the motor is fine.
Hmmm…..could be something binding on the rear stop or rear links. It’s
hard for me to say. Maybe the bowden cable has gone bad. Looks like someone
is taking their sunroof off the car.
.you drive an 06 dodge head down to the dealership grab your ankles and
proceed to ask the gentleman behind the counter the price of replacement.
I got to the end of this amazing video tutorial, and found that you have a
coupe. I have found someone with a coupe cassette for cheap, and I wonder
if the parts are interchangeable between the two cassettes, since it would
be better than buying each of the four or five broken pieces in my 92 325i
sedan’s cassette. Is it similar, or a different animal entirely?
Maybe a bad motor.
I’ve tried to find a seal for my sunroo…cant find one ,I have a 2006
Durango…any idea where i can find one? the dealership said I’d have to
buy a new glass?..
thanks for this video…my sunroof only tilts .(does not slide back and
forth ).what parts should I replace? please answer asap.
esque on peut achetter toute les pièces pour le toit ouvrant ? je voudrai
savoir si il y a un site pour !
either jammed or broken.
check the part number on real oem. Probably yes.
I just did my headliner too. I would find some quality headliner cloth (it
has a foam backing on it) and complete replace the old one. Make sure you
use permatex Headliner glue. It is made specifically for headliners. The
problem with trying to salvage like you did is that you are gluing onto the
old foam and not onto the headliner board. It will sag again soon. (I
previously tried saving the edges of my headliner and a few months later it
took a big dump and bubbled). Total cost ~$60
Thanks Bro, you’re a real life saver.
i have e36 coupe and i tryed to repair the sunroof, and i found that the
clamps that slide the sunroof back and forth are broken. Can u tell me
where i can get those 4 clamps? thanks
i thought that i had to remove the whole cassette since the torx screws ar
located exactly under the roof panel. thanks for your reply!
when you take the old headliner cloth off, you have to scrub away all the
old foam with a wire brush so you get down to the bare headliner board. You
already know how to remove the headliner so its easy (I took mine out in 12
minutes). When you reglue the headliner let it sit for 24hrs off the car to
cure before you flip it upside down. Take your time and glue small 1.5 ft
stripes at a time and it will come out with no wrinkles. Dont try to glue
it all at one go.
I have a spare cassette from a e36 4dr will it fit my e36 coupe
normaly open mode, there is no covering on the sunroof so maybe something
is jammed in the back of the track. I will have to pull it apart,
thankfully I now get to redo my headliner
It was leaking and because of that the sunroof panel headliner had come
off. Had to take the whole thing apart in order to repair the headliner. I
used silicone spray to refurbish sunroof seals, cleaned and lubed the
rails, washed the original headliner and carefully glued it to the panel
with a hot glue gun. Don’t know if that was a good idea, but so far so
good. It holds well and the motor is more happy than before. That’s showing
some love to ye old and aggressive E36 325i Thanks again !
wut? o.O
no clue, sorry. I only know BMW vendors.
Great, so what was wrong with it?
fuck yes! Finally a well documented guide! My salutes goes to you
l guess the best to not get pissed off, it is to change all the sunroof !
Normally or in tilt mode? Normally it should go full back. if not something
is binding. Could be dirt in the track, or if the fabric is loose on the
shuttle it could be that.
hi bro, 1st of all thank you for the video! i have a tiny problem on my
sunroof, i have the front piece of metal (the 1 that gets up like a spoiler
when you open / slide the sunroof) rusted and in need of a change. i know i
have to remove the whole cassette to detach that piece (2 left & 2 right
visible torx), my issue is i found an e36 sedan (mine is compact) do you
think it is compatible? measurements are the same but mine got holes along
it and the 1 i saw is a 1 piece metal with no holes.
having some light shining on the roof would be even more helpful. While I
am wondering how to pull off the liner of the sunroof to replace it this
video clip was interesting.
confirm you dont have a bad switch. Swap the switch with another one if you
can. Find one at a junk yard, ~$5.