How to remove sunroof easily on 2 door?

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Post Tue Apr 30, 2013 10:48 am

Hi was wondering easiest way to remove sunroof, mine needs a good clean out and re greasing, its not working well on the sliders.

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Post Tue Apr 30, 2013 11:15 am

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... nroof_Tray

quite a job to remove, bud but with some further reading may be a decent way to re-grease etc without removing.

did you get the running issue sorted?
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Post Tue Apr 30, 2013 1:20 pm

Removing the whole sunroof tray is a bit over the top just to lubricate it! You'll find this a bit more useful: http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... he_Sunroof
Once the panel is out, it's a good idea to lubricate everything properly, which requires removal of the drive cables.
Unbolt the motor assembly and let it hang, remove all the self tappers that hold the razor sharp (you have been warned!) stainless steel pieces, and it should be obvious how to pull the cables out of the guide tubes, so that the old grease can be cleaned off and new added.
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Post Tue Apr 30, 2013 1:26 pm

ha, see brain has done the further reading for you :)

as per my post the wiki is your friend.
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Post Tue Apr 30, 2013 2:16 pm

Thanks guys, i also want to inspect the rust and renew all the seals etc
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Post Tue Apr 30, 2013 6:49 pm

matt86 wrote:Thanks guys, i also want to inspect the rust and renew all the seals etc
Note that the purpose of the seals is to stop wind noise and limit the amount of water that gets in. They are not waterproof, and any water getting into the cabin is a fault with the guttering system, which won't be cured by new seals.
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Post Tue Apr 30, 2013 6:51 pm

Brianmoooore wrote:
matt86 wrote:Thanks guys, i also want to inspect the rust and renew all the seals etc
Note that the purpose of the seals is to stop wind noise and limit the amount of water that gets in. They are not waterproof, and any water getting into the cabin is a fault with the guttering system, which won't be cured by new seals.
thanks Brian, not getting any water in, but the mechanism/slider is stiff and doesn't seem to operate correctly