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Car Forum / BMW Cars / October 2006

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e36 sunroof repair

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Kriznaft - 16 Sep 2006 04:50 GMT
I bought a 1995 325is and the sunroof was broken.. somehow the origonal
owner shoved the cover thing all the way back an now it doesnt come out
and i cant open my sunroof all the way open i can only do the tilt up
.. neone  know how to solve this one
Dirk - 16 Sep 2006 07:38 GMT
http://www.bimmerdiy.com/diy/e36sunroof

http://www.pelicanparts.com/bmw/catalog/shopcart/BE36/POR_BE36_BDYsun_pg1.htm#item4

there is much info on the www even with photo's.

>I bought a 1995 325is and the sunroof was broken.. somehow the origonal
> owner shoved the cover thing all the way back an now it doesnt come out
> and i cant open my sunroof all the way open i can only do the tilt up
> .. neone  know how to solve this one
Kriznaft - 16 Sep 2006 21:00 GMT
yeah it shows how top fix the lifting blocks and he mentions getting
the roof cover stuck but doesnt say how to get it back out
Jeff Strickland - 17 Sep 2006 15:40 GMT
You can pull the inner panel out when you get the steel roof panel off.

> yeah it shows how top fix the lifting blocks and he mentions getting
> the roof cover stuck but doesnt say how to get it back out
Kriznaft - 25 Sep 2006 01:58 GMT
i cant its jammed so far back .. ive reefed on it and it still wont
come out
Jeff Strickland - 26 Sep 2006 02:36 GMT
So, you've removed the three nuts and 4 screws that hold the roof panel in,
and the liner still willl not come out?

When the roof panel is out, you will see a cross member that it bolts to
(this is where the three nuts come in), and the liner can get hung up on the
cross member. You can not get the liner out until you remove the roof panel.
IF YOU ARE VERY CAREFUL, you can operate the roof motor while the roof panel
is off, but you have to be mindful of both sides moving the same distance.
Without the roof panel, the cables can jump the track, and this would SUCK.

There is no mechanism that I can think of that is meant to hold the liner
all of the way back there, therefore, you will need to get creative to get
the panel free from whatever it has gotten stuck on. No matter what is
holding the liner, you can't free it while the roof panel is in place. You
must remove the roof panel to fix this problem.

>i cant its jammed so far back .. ive reefed on it and it still wont
> come out
Kriznaft - 02 Oct 2006 20:20 GMT
i tryed it all .. ive removed every part in there ... and it still wont
budge .. drivin me nuts lol.. sometimes i hate bmw's
Jeff Strickland - 17 Sep 2006 15:38 GMT
With the roof panel tilted, you will see three nuts along the bottom edge of
the raised end of the roof panel. You can remove these nuts, 17mm, and a
couple of screws at the front end of the roof panel, and the panel will come
out of the car. Then, you can see the broken parts.

>I bought a 1995 325is and the sunroof was broken.. somehow the origonal
> owner shoved the cover thing all the way back an now it doesnt come out
> and i cant open my sunroof all the way open i can only do the tilt up
> .. neone  know how to solve this one
 
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