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Post Tue Aug 08, 2006 9:29 am

i think i have all the bits for the electric sunroof conversion, could anyone list me all the bits required?

is it basically bolt one, strap up the wiring loom and attach to befind the glove box and sorted?
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Post Tue Aug 08, 2006 11:03 am

motor
mounting plate
relay
wires
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Post Tue Aug 08, 2006 2:13 pm

You'll save a lot of problems if you get the motor with the full mounting plate and all the guide tubes still attached.
Wind the old guide tubes off the flexible operating wires, and feed them into the new ones.
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Post Tue Aug 08, 2006 2:14 pm

Front head lining panel is different also on saloons, on a touring its the whole headlining!
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Post Tue Aug 08, 2006 2:19 pm

tomson wrote:on a touring its the whole headlining!
But a saloon panel will fit.
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Post Tue Aug 08, 2006 2:46 pm

Brianmoooore wrote:
tomson wrote:on a touring its the whole headlining!
But a saloon panel will fit.
how do you mean Brian?
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Post Tue Aug 08, 2006 2:48 pm

as brian said replace the complete mounting plate with guides, i did that on mine, and cleaned and regreased the cables on re-fitment
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Post Tue Aug 08, 2006 3:20 pm

hmm will check to see if i have the mounting plate.
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Post Tue Aug 08, 2006 4:19 pm

what are the guide tubes??
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Post Tue Aug 08, 2006 5:15 pm

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Post Tue Aug 08, 2006 5:21 pm

dark_sounds wrote:hmm will check to see if i have the mounting plate.
Ali if u need one mate me and the boys r going to pea's on Sat morning if theres anything u need
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Post Tue Aug 08, 2006 6:46 pm

tomson wrote:
Brianmoooore wrote:
tomson wrote:on a touring its the whole headlining!
But a saloon panel will fit.
how do you mean Brian?
You can cut away the front of the touring headlining with the hole for the manual winder and then cover up the damage with the front panel from a saloon and a bit of the foam plastic around the front of the sunroof apeture.
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Post Tue Aug 08, 2006 6:55 pm

cliffybabe wrote:
dark_sounds wrote:hmm will check to see if i have the mounting plate.
Ali if u need one mate me and the boys r going to pea's on Sat morning if theres anything u need
oo ek! ill have a list for you then sonny!