RE: Power Sunroof?

["Cox, Wiley" <Wiley.Cox@glenayre.com>]

	Having just pried the inside of my Scirocco apart JUST LAST
NIGHT, I've found that my 8v 1984 has these weird metal braces that come
down from the roof, under the headliner, around where the crank goes,
and prevents an Audi5k sunroof motor from fitting in there.  Now, the
brackets that are in the way look useless, as they're open on the side
facing the outside of the car, and have nothing attached to them, nor do
they appear to be supporting the roof in any appreciable way.
	Also, there are no mounting holes to put the motor in, but if
you can figure out where to drill shallow holes, it WILL fit, and the
gear from the power Audi motor DOES fit into the Scirocco gear.  Good
luck.  I'm debating on cutting mine or not. :)

- -WileyC
1984 Red 8v

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	tudor@tvo.org [SMTP:tudor@tvo.org]
> Sent:	Wednesday, August 26, 1998 8:36 AM
> To:	scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject:	Power Sunroof?
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> *ARG*  I hate being Sciroccoless!  One and a half weeks in the
> bodyshop,
> and I'm going nuts!  To hell with this Diesel Mercedes; I want my
> VeeDub
> back.  (actually, I saw it the other day with its second coat of paint
> ...
> yum yum ...)
> 
> Anyways, This Mercedes I'm driving has a power sunroof, and I'm
> hooked. 
> I've taken apart my sunroof enough to know what the crank mechanism
> looks
> like ... is there any motor assembly that will fit in its spot?  I
> have
> heard varying rumours that the motor from an early model (4000 or 5000
> or
> GT) Audi will fit in there ... but I haven't found one in a wrecker
> yet to
> tear apart.
> 
> Someone else was asking about this, and I didn't see any responses ...
> just wanted to bring up the issue again.
> 
> Cheers,
> -- Michael Helms
> 
> '81 Scirocco - the fixer-upper
> '86 Scirocco - the daily driver
> 
> Web Site:  http://home.ican.net/~dhelms/mike
> 
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