16v sunroof repair?

[vwdaun at yahoo.com (Daun Yeagley)]

--- Blake <blake.irvin@gmail.com> wrote:

> has anyone ever overhauled a 16v sunroof before?  mine
> pops up but
> doesn't slide back.

It's not all that terribly difficult once you see how the
roof works.  The Bentley is actually pretty good on the
subject, and if you follow it closely and make the
adjustments as described, the roof should work fine.  When
lubricating the cables, be sure to use a silicon spray type
lube - you do NOT want to attract dirt into the cable
guides as it makes the operation of the roof quite
difficult.

> what i'd really like to do is put a glass one in, but i'm
> not sure
> what other sunroofs might be compatible...

None that I know of.

> can i use a 16v gt1 or a jetta sunroof?

I've seen it done, although the *entire* mechanism has to
be swapped out.  I'd say see if you can't fix what you've
got first, as it is very nice when it's working correctly.


Daun Yeagley - Wilmington Ohio
'81 Scirocco S               '86 Scirocco 8v
'88 Scirocco 16v             '88 Scirocco Slegato 
'96 Passat GLX Wagon         '56 Cessna 172
The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts - Ehrlich's Law.

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