Fitting an electric sunroof best option?

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Post Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:52 pm

Well the summer's approaching and still i've yet to fully fix my sunroof which i'm hoping to have done for Le mans in a couple of months.

Basically what's happened is handle would spin but not bite the cogs and just do nothing, i then dismantled it and the cog pictured below fell out.

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So if anyone has done this before, what's involved in fitting the electric one, has anyone done it and are all the plugs already there or is there more then meets the eye?

Or as advertised in the wanted section can i just get a new cog to replace it and it'll work good as new? 8)
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Post Thu Mar 31, 2011 12:14 am

I have a spare manual winder mech and handle if you'd prefer the easier option of just changing it.

If going for the powered option, you'll need the motor and wiring loom, bracket that the motor attach's too,all the screws and the trim panel for the roof.
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