Sunroof problem

[Nyr0283]

Well when i bought my 95 S about a year ago, the sunroof wasnt working. The guy that i bought it from told me that it would open but not close. He bought a new switch and tried that but it still wouldnt close. He took out a piece so that no one would open it or close it ( its a piece about 3" x 3", looks like a computer chip in a way, and is in a little plastic cover). i have no clue where that goes either... anyone have any ideas on what could be the problem and/or where this piece goes? ( i can send you a pic of the piece if you need to see it)

[Moosh]

Unscrew the 30 or so screws holding up the plastic cover to the ceiling. You will then be able to see the internals of the sun roof. I don't exactly know how to describe what I think might be the problem, but there are these two lines that are hooked up to a motor that move the sunroof back and forth. If those lines aren't mounted correctly or broken, then the sunroof can open and not close.

[Nyr0283]

ok, thanks for the reply.. i'll give it a shot tomorrow and let you know what happens

[Nyr0283]

well i tried what moosh said and everything looks alright under there.. the wires seem to have a good connection. Its snowed last night and now water leaked in https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif ... now the head liner is full of water stains as well :x .. anyone else have any ideas or should i just take it to a professional to get it looked at?

btw.. anyone know how much it will cost to get a new headliner?

[roman]

man I have same problem, except mine wont open or close https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif
starts opening and gets stuck https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif

personaly I think taht I need a motor

how are those 2 lines suppose to stay in place? can u send a pic -> this is to moosh

[Nyr0283]

Well i took out the headliner and checked everything and couldnt find anything wrong with it. I cleaned the tracks, looked at all the wires, all had good connections werent cut anywhere, fuses are good.. cant think of anything else.
I decided to have a professional look at it.My friends brother in law works at a honda dealership so he's gonna get it checked out for me. hopefully it wont be too much to get it fixed. Anyone know how much a motor goes for? (if thats the problem)

[Nyr0283]

Well i got it checked by Blue Sky Sunroofs in Fairfield, NJ. The guy told me that it would run me $800+ to get fixed :shock: I'm gonna have my mechanic take a look at it tomorrow, if its going cost me that much i think its just going to have to stay broken https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif

[Moosh]

Uh $800? Definitely try other mechanics. Mines still leaks and stuff but not often.

[Nyr0283]

i got three quotes so far and all want anywhere from 700 and up.. i'm looking to take my power sunroof out and just put in a pop up .. that should solve both the leaking problem and whatever is keeping it from closing.

[Khopari]

umm my friend had the same problem,, all he did was open the motor,, and he found out that his wirring was meesed up,, he re wired the whole thing,,

[Nyr0283]

:? .. i checked out the wiring but i never really opened the motor.. i'll have to give it a try today before i do anything else.

[Khopari]

:? .. i checked out the wiring but i never really opened the motor.. i'll have to give it a try today before i do anything else.
yea try doing that cause that a lot of money to pay for that repair or to get new one,, i am pretty sure he didnt open the motor,, but just try it

[Nyr0283]

well i checked every single wire andn they all look fine.. all have a good connection to the motor, switch, etc. Now i'm tempted to plug the "brain" of hte sunroof back in, but the previous owner said it would open but not close...what happens if it doesnt close afterwards?!?!?! :? you think if i push it closed it'll close.. any ideas???

BTW this is an after-market sunroof.. it is not stock. companny name is SKYTOP

[Nyr0283]

ok well i may have found the problem.. i was just about to plug the "brain" of the sunroof in just when i noticed about an inch before one of the plugs, the wire was wrapped in a lot of electirical tape.. well i took that out and i saw that the wire must have been cut and the guy just twisted it back together annd put some electrical tape.. but when he twisted it he didnt bother cutting off a little of the wire cover in order to get a good connection, so there wasnt even half of the wire connected.. think this could be the problem?

[SmokesGTP]

quite possibly

[JiP]

ok well i may have found the problem.. i was just about to plug the "brain" of the sunroof in just when i noticed about an inch before one of the plugs, the wire was wrapped in a lot of electirical tape.. well i took that out and i saw that the wire must have been cut and the guy just twisted it back together annd put some electrical tape.. but when he twisted it he didnt bother cutting off a little of the wire cover in order to get a good connection, so there wasnt even half of the wire connected.. think this could be the problem?

If the wires where making contact I doubt it. You would see some action from the sunroof. It would be best to twist the wires up better just so they dont pull loose in the future when you/someone works on your car.

[Nyr0283]

it worked.. my sunroof is back in worknig condition https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif

[JiP]

Dont you hate when you go crazy trying to solve a problem for days and the answer is a simple twisted wire.

[Nyr0283]

yea.. you dont understand how fustrated i was... its a good thing i didnt pay someone the big bux to fix a bad connection https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif

[Khopari]

yea.. you dont understand how fustrated i was... its a good thing i didnt pay someone the big bux to fix a bad connection https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif

told you same thing with my friend,, all he did was play around with it and go tit,,,,

[JiP]

yea.. you dont understand how fustrated i was... its a good thing i didnt pay someone the big bux to fix a bad connection https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif

O blieve me I understand. My whole life is like that everyday : As soon as I finaly fix one thing something else explodes.

[rfpa1]

Oh by the way. If you look at the sunroof motor (on the plastic by the light, there should be a hole, in the tire kit, you should have a little wrech or a piece of metal that shapes like a z or s shape. This wrench is what you should use to close or open the sunroof. I have it on the pouch and it took me some time to figure it out. It was not really described on my manual.

This is the emergency way to operate the sunroof.

[Nyr0283]

yea i read that in the manual.. but mine is an aftermarket sunroof, so i went crazy looking for this peice and where to close it but it appears that this aftermarket sunroof doesnt have that... it would have been very helpful tho