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Car Forum / Volkswagen / Water Cooled Volkswagen Cars / March 2007Evil Sunroof!
L Reg 1800 VW Vento My electric sunroof has gone doolally! For a while it didnt seem very keen to close, it didnt seem to close evenly. One side would stick as the other carried on moving normally. Then, about a week ago it wouldnt close the last six inches or so! I manually closed it and now it does nothing! When i tried to manually open it, again, it does so skew wiffly...if you know what I mean! One side stays still while the other moves....then it gets VERY stiff so i stop winding. This happens when its only three or four inches open I'm afraid to push it too hard in case i damage something. I'm hoping someone will read this and think "a yes, happened to me last month...all you gotta do is......etc" It happened to me too :) all you gotta do is change the "carrier unit" in the sunroof .. it's one piece of metal (actually two , one on each side). They're probably broken and need changing .. In Romania they cost about 65 EURO a piece , so get crackin' :) Yea but HOW? Like I said, when I try to open the sunroof with the winder thing it goes so far then gets VERY stiff! I 'm afraid to push it too far just in case i do even more damage! > Yea but HOW? > Like I said, when I try to open the sunroof with the winder thing it goes > so far then gets VERY stiff! I > 'm afraid to push it too far just in case i do even more damage! Doesn't sounds like you can do it yourself, I would take it to a vw specialist, incase you damage it badly costing you more in the end. Hey, I MIGHT be able to do it! MAYBE I'm really good with cars, you never know! I'm sure with some hints and tips etc I could at least try! > Hey, I MIGHT be able to do it! MAYBE I'm really good with cars, you never > know! > I'm sure with some hints and tips etc I could at least try! Sounds like something is physically getting in the way of you manually winding it back further. What does it feel like when you get to the point of difficulty ? is it impossible to carry on going or you get the feeling you will snap something ? Sun roofs can be a bit of a pig As I'm only winding it with the little winder thing it gets VERY stiff, very quickly. It open about three inches or so before this happens. It seems to be going be further and faster one way than the other...it doesn't go back straight. AND its REALLY sunny today too! > As I'm only winding it with the little winder thing it gets VERY stiff, very > quickly. It open about three inches or so before this happens. It seems to > be going be further and faster one way than the other...it doesn't go back > straight. AND its REALLY sunny today too! Have you tried having someone gently push it in a straight line while operating the winder? Audi A3 windows jam in a similar way (http://www.piglet-net.net/tech/cars/a3-window.html) and stick down due to the mechanism breaking, but can be persuaded back up with some assistance. I'd geuss you might get to see the carrier or the fixing bolts if you can persuade it back. You might want to pick a dry day, just in case though. |
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