Hi a friend of mine has just bought an rs converted g reg xr3i its in good nick but has been sitting for a while and the sunroof is stuck closed i dont want to force it too much, any ideas how we can get it open without damaging something?

 

I have had this exact problem on a few fords.
The winder handle can take a lot of force and is VERY strong, but this is what I do.
Turn the handle in the direction of pop up whilst gently thumping the , and pushing from the inside rear centre of the glass panel, do this trying up then down(towards slide back), it will eventually work.
Another thing I have done is to use a plastic ruler to go all the way around the panel from outside, inserting between the roof and panel, to break any mould there that is holding it.
If you can get helper on the outside pushing down on the sunroof when tryig to slide back that will help a lot.
tabetha

 

also flood it with wd 40 thats what i had to do on my last 1

 

Nice 1 TAB ill give it a go

 

Hope it works, should do, never failed me yet, let us know the outcome ?
tabetha