1988 90Q sunroof issue

[Dan DiBiase]

Where are the bolts that hold it to the roof located? Are they inside the tracks? Could it be something as simple
as a bolt slightly unscrewed that is causing it to bind?

My sunroof is having a bit of the 'mind of it's own' syndrome. The switch to open it is of the 'push up to tilt, pull down to close,
rotate to slide' variety. It used to go 'full tilt' with a quick push, now you have to 'hold' the push until it's fully tilted open, and more
often than not, as soon as you release the switch, it will close again. It doesn't always respond to the 'rotate to close', either.
Kind of a pain as I have my roof tilted constantly when parked in the summer and almost constantly when driving w/out the 
A/C on, all year round.

My son's 2003 Jetta - newly purchased last week - has a 'rotate to slide, and rotate in a different direct to tilt' switch.

 Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA






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From: Huw Powell <audi at humanspeakers.com>
To: John Lagnese <jlagnese at massed.net>
Cc: audifans <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Mon, July 5, 2010 7:40:15 AM
Subject: Re: 1988 90Q sunroof issue

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

http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi

http://www.humanthoughts.org/
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