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General => Cosmetic and bodywork matters => Topic started by: forzanerazzurri on 17 June 2004, 11:08

Title: busted sunroof
Post by: forzanerazzurri on 17 June 2004, 11:08

my sunroof on my 85 gti seems ot have faile,d when i was cranking it closed somethign snappedf (probably the cable)  and now its stuck halkf open,  is there any way to fix this easilly?? the vw dealer said i needed a whole new assembly but i think its bs

Title: Re:busted sunroof
Post by: forzanerazzurri on 08 July 2004, 04:36

bump

Title: Re:busted sunroof
Post by: Veedubgt18v on 08 July 2004, 11:09

take the whole thing out, it isnt hard and look at it, some teeth could have snapped on the cog or the cable, just get a replacement unit from a scrappy. get a tilt and slide one out of a scirroco. either way they are self contained units and just swap over. shold be about 30 quid from a scrappy.

Title: Re:busted sunroof
Post by: forzanerazzurri on 09 July 2004, 07:58

how do u start taking it out?? im terrified that if i get it out i wont be able to get it back in, caue ive got it 95% closed and it leaks only a little, but if its open  and i cant get it back in and it rains...well

Title: Re:busted sunroof
Post by: thegolffather on 21 July 2004, 11:08

swap it for an audi tilt an slide always some on the bay

its easy to get out. theres a guide in hayes manual Ive done loads.

Title: Re:busted sunroof
Post by: VeeDubGTI16v on 21 July 2004, 13:53

the only problem getting them out is trying not to scratch the sunroof panel on the roof when you get it out. get a mate to help and when you pull it out have one either side of the car. its a lot easier like that ;)