16v sunroof repair?

[blake.irvin at gmail.com (Blake)]

i think i might have to do the whole thing.  the cloth on the sunroof
was extremely water-stained/mold-stained.  also one of the hooklike
metal bars in the mechanism has the end broken off.  i'm going to see
about welding it and grinding the weld smooth, but that sounds iffy
(metal looks very brittle).

what other vw's can i cannibalize?

blake/

On 1/29/06, Daun Yeagley <vwdaun@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> --- Blake <blake.irvin@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > has anyone ever overhauled a 16v sunroof before?  mine
> > pops up but
> > doesn't slide back.
>
> It's not all that terribly difficult once you see how the
> roof works.  The Bentley is actually pretty good on the
> subject, and if you follow it closely and make the
> adjustments as described, the roof should work fine.  When
> lubricating the cables, be sure to use a silicon spray type
> lube - you do NOT want to attract dirt into the cable
> guides as it makes the operation of the roof quite
> difficult.
>
> > what i'd really like to do is put a glass one in, but i'm
> > not sure
> > what other sunroofs might be compatible...
>
> None that I know of.
>
> > can i use a 16v gt1 or a jetta sunroof?
>
> I've seen it done, although the *entire* mechanism has to
> be swapped out.  I'd say see if you can't fix what you've
> got first, as it is very nice when it's working correctly.
>
>
> Daun Yeagley - Wilmington Ohio
> '81 Scirocco S               '86 Scirocco 8v
> '88 Scirocco 16v             '88 Scirocco Slegato
> '96 Passat GLX Wagon         '56 Cessna 172
> The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts - Ehrlich's Law.
>
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