stevealien

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hey guys

attempted to remove my entire sunroof tonight,runner the lot.
i wound back the glass roof,undid all the screws around the edge,unscrewed the windy handle,but it wont come out.
im guessing theres welds or screws ive missed somewhere?
i can see some light surface rust underneeath the roofskin,so wanna get sunroof out the way,so i can get in and treat,paint the underside of rookskin.

so is there a way of taking the glass roof out and leaving the runners in?
whats the crack?
cheers fellas

RSricRS

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Well... here's my easy way of doing it, Open her up on the motorway and wait for the fucker to just fly out!!! happened to me on sunday :-(

So i need a new sunroof GUTTTED.

stevealien

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oh mate i read that yesterday.
gutted for ya
atleast it didnt do any damage.

mines not even road legal so cant remove it that way.

RSricRS

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Couldn't believe it, the fooking thing was closed too!!!!

stevealien

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so how did it get ripped off?
did you have window open?

RSricRS

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Not a clue mate, and the sunroof wasn't open to my knowledge.

i always leave it closed.

mattseries2

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Ive got one if you need a new one mate?

Stu.C

As stated by the haynes manual:Sunroof panel
Removal
1 To remove this type of glass panel, pull the
sun blind into the open position and have the
sliding roof closed.
2 Wind the sliding roof handle in an anticlockwise
direction for one complete turn.
3 Remove the three screws and clips which
connect the lower frame and glass.
4 Turn the handle to close the sliding roof and
remove the three screws from each side
which hold the glass to the sliding gear.
5 Remove the glass panel by lifting it from the
outside of the vehicle.
Refitting
6 To refit the panel, have the roof closed,
locate the glass and secure with the three
screws on each side. Once the screws are
secure give the handle one complete turn in a
clockwise direction.
7 Set the glass to align with the roof panel
and locate the lower frame to glass brackets.
Insert the clips through the brackets.
8 Insert the retaining screws in the sequence
shown (see illustration).
Adjustment
9 The sunroof panel can be adjusted within
its aperture and for flush fitting with the roof
panel in the following way.
10 To correct the panel-to-aperture gap,
bend the weatherstrip flange as necessary.
11 To adjust the panel height at its front
edge, release the corner screws, raise or
lower the panel as necessary and retighten
the screws.
12 To adjust the panel height at its rear edge,
release the two screws at each side on the
link assemblies and push the links up or down
within the limits of the elongated screw holes.
Retighten the screws when alignment is
correct.
Sunroof sliding gear
Removal
13 Remove the glass panel as described
previously in this Section.
14 Turn the sliding roof regulator handle
clockwise to the fully closed position. Extract
the three screws and remove the regulator
handle and the handle cup.
15 Extract the four screws from each side
which hold the sliding gear to the roof (see
illustration). Lift up the front of the gear and
withdraw it from the front of the sliding roof
aperture.
Refitting
16 Refitting is a reversal of removal, but if
necessary adjust the sunroof panel as
described previously in this Section.

Hope this helps steve.

TomrsT

stevealien

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wow some good input there fellas.
thanks for taking the time to post that up
much appreciated

cosworth_cab

Had the same problem, prob in a field somewhere on the M25

muz

Don't forget to masking tape up the front of the roof. Helps stopping you scratch the roof when you Pull it all out.