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  • redz
    S2Forum Addict
    • Mar 2007
    • 222
    • Country: United Kingdom

    #1

    Sunroof issue

    Just wondering if anyone can piont me in the right direction. My sunroof only opens a couple of inches then stops. It tilts okay but its not sliding? Any ideas? I know this is a common fault on Corrado's as there motor's fail. Is this the same case with S2's?
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  • mcandmar
    S2Forum Zealot
    • Apr 2004
    • 5118
    • Country: Ireland

    #2
    Sounds like motor, if you pull the plastic cover off the roof there is an allen key to manualy open/close the sunroof. You could try that to confirm the cable is still working.

    Motor might just need a rebuild to clean the contact tracks, or just pick up a second hand one cheap.
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    • iain1067
      S2Forum Maniac
      • Mar 2005
      • 984
      • Country: United Kingdom

      #3
      Odd i have the same problem, my roof tilts although one side is higher than the other when tilted, it does wind back about half way then starts to not sit square in the aperture like it's hitting on something. If i wind it back closed then it struggles to fully close.

      Any further thoughts guys???


      Iain

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      • nip
        S2Forum Extremist
        • Apr 2006
        • 1786
        • Home: United Kingdom Current: Abu Dhabi

        #4
        same problem as mine tilts up, more 1 side than other, goes back about an inch then stops

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        • redz
          S2Forum Addict
          • Mar 2007
          • 222
          • Country: United Kingdom

          #5
          Originally posted by nip
          same problem as mine tilts up, more 1 side than other, goes back about an inch then stops
          I've tried winding the sunroof back manually buck still gets stuck .. must be the runners..
          s2 new project

          On going !!!

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          • s20ale
            S2Forum Addict
            • Aug 2004
            • 476
            • Country: England

            #6
            I had same sort of problem with mine, there's two steel twisted (looks like curtain wire) wire's run down each side of roof & pass through sunroof motor gear.
            L/H side wire had dried up (no oil) and caused it to strip thus the roof kept makeing a horrible grinding noise and slipping a couple of notches on the gear.
            I had to strip out the sunroof side runner's poped the wire up & gave it a turn of 180 deg been fine ever since.
            Oh yes had to drop sunroof motor first, then roof slides back quite freely into roof lining.
            Hope this helps or give's a different idea.
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            • iain1067
              S2Forum Maniac
              • Mar 2005
              • 984
              • Country: United Kingdom

              #7
              will give it a try when it's not raining!!!!!! wouldn't be good to have it stuck open

              Iain

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              • iain1067
                S2Forum Maniac
                • Mar 2005
                • 984
                • Country: United Kingdom

                #8
                mine wont even slide back a little either manually or on the motor.

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                • s20ale
                  S2Forum Addict
                  • Aug 2004
                  • 476
                  • Country: England

                  #9
                  Have you tried pushing rear of s/r down and back at the same time?.
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                  • iain1067
                    S2Forum Maniac
                    • Mar 2005
                    • 984
                    • Country: United Kingdom

                    #10
                    yep no go, it do it like that yesterday, and i really don't want to force it.

                    Iain

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