dead sunroof
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Two things to check.
Can you open it manually? Where the button for the sunroof is located should be a sliding cover. Remove this and then insert the manual opener tool which should have come with your car. This should allow you to open the roof manually. Check to see if it opens evenly on either side or if you can hear any wierd noises.
Secondly it could be the motor. What happens when you press the button? Do you hear any kind of motor whirring etc? Have you checked the fuses?
Can you open it manually? Where the button for the sunroof is located should be a sliding cover. Remove this and then insert the manual opener tool which should have come with your car. This should allow you to open the roof manually. Check to see if it opens evenly on either side or if you can hear any wierd noises.
Secondly it could be the motor. What happens when you press the button? Do you hear any kind of motor whirring etc? Have you checked the fuses?
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jaybv6
Could be a few things. I had the same thing with my old '95 SE4. It turned out to be a cable which had snapped, so there wasn't a hope of me repairing it. It's important to know what year your Calibra is as the design changed at about 1995.
The position of the manual opener is located further back, in the middle of the roof, rather than by the button. Behind the interior light there's a small circle - pop that out and try opening it from there manually.
Although it sounds like hard work (it's not), your best bet is to take the roof lining out to get a proper look at the mechanism and the motor. If you have a Haynes manual it'll tell you how to take the roof lining out but it's useless for the sunroof itself.
Below is a pic from the mechanism that was on my 8v (with the motor removed) - it's easy to see where the fault was [img]/smile.gif[/img]
The position of the manual opener is located further back, in the middle of the roof, rather than by the button. Behind the interior light there's a small circle - pop that out and try opening it from there manually.
Although it sounds like hard work (it's not), your best bet is to take the roof lining out to get a proper look at the mechanism and the motor. If you have a Haynes manual it'll tell you how to take the roof lining out but it's useless for the sunroof itself.
Below is a pic from the mechanism that was on my 8v (with the motor removed) - it's easy to see where the fault was [img]/smile.gif[/img]
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Smurf
What happened with mine is that the plastic cover that holds the spring cable track into place had snapped... therefore when the motor was running the cables were moving but it was just bowing out and not pushing or pulling the sunroof... In the end i just used some locktite 401 (superstrong glue) and repaired the plastic cover... now my baby works a treat...
But yeah you might wanna take the sunroof out to see what is wrong... its not too hard to do... just start by take the roof lining out... Beleive me its a lot easier than the way i did it first up.. hehe
But yeah you might wanna take the sunroof out to see what is wrong... its not too hard to do... just start by take the roof lining out... Beleive me its a lot easier than the way i did it first up.. hehe
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pater44
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