1988 90Q sunroof issue

Huw Powell audi at humanspeakers.com
Mon Jul 5 04:40:15 PDT 2010


Thanks, but not the problem.  The roof is physically blocked from 
closing by "something".

But thanks for your attempt to help, I appreciate it!

On 7/4/2010 10:21 PM, John Lagnese wrote:
> The cables have probably skipped a bit. If the sunroof isn't aligned
> straight it won't open or close correctly. A quick fix would be to remove
> the motor then push the sunroof open until it is lined up. Put the motor
> back in and it should close ok. The long term solution is to take the
> sunroof panel out and line everything up according to Bentley specs.
> John
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] On
> Behalf Of Huw Powell
> Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2010 9:36 PM
> To: audifans
> Subject: 1988 90Q sunroof issue
>
> So, I've got this nice "new" car which I'll be switching over to as soon
> as I resolve one teeny issue: the sunroof is stuck open.
>
> Something stops it from sliding forward, leaving about a 2" gap.  It
> also seems to be incapable of opening all the way.  Right now as it
> sits, water doesn't get into the car because 1. there's a wind deflector
> over the gap and 2. the car is is on slightly sloping ground.
>
>   From my exploration of the Bentley, it "appears" that the entire
> sunroof assembly is bolted to the roof.  Does anyone know if this is
> true, because if so I could pull it and bring it inside and try to fix
> it on the bench.
>
> I don't mind pulling the headliner, since that's one of the many things
> I have to swap over anyway.  I might end up swapping over the entire
> setup if necessary.
>
> Any ideas, btdts, photos, etc. would be appreciated!
>
> PS, ironically, when I "test drove" it, the sunroof worked just fine,
> although it didn't to want to "stop" automatically between tilt and
> slide motion.  But I have spare parts if that ends up being an issue.  I
> have *lots* of spare parts.
>

-- 
Huw Powell

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