[s-cars] Sunroof Stuck Open

[James Murray (QA/EMC)]

I did the fix last night, I used a "5 minute plastic Epoxy".  Let it set overnight, and installed it back up this morning before going to work. Looks good and strong, seems to have bonded as a hard plastic, time will tell... 

Cheers, /Jamu.

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob DG [mailto:bobs6 at msn.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 10:11 AM
To: James Murray (QA/EMC); r0ssat0_987 at att.net; s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: RE: [s-cars] Sunroof Stuck Open


I tried every kind of epoxy, nothing worked- except buying a new panel. $70 
or so...

>From: "James Murray (QA/EMC)" <james.murray at ericsson.com>
>To: "'Robert Rossato'" <r0ssat0_987 at att.net>,S-car List 
><s-car-list at audifans.com>
>Subject: RE: [s-cars] Sunroof Stuck Open
>Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 17:17:54 -0500
>
>Yup, I need to change glue... I had previously used J.B. weld... but it
>didn't hold, so now I will try and use a epoxy to glue or plastic epoxy...
>been through this before, didn't last, so here I go again...hopefully this
>time I'll use the right glue.
>
>Must say, that's not one of the car's finer points...
>
>/Jamu.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Robert Rossato [mailto:r0ssat0_987 at att.net]
>Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 4:06 PM
>To: James Murray (QA/EMC); S-car List
>Subject: RE: [s-cars] Sunroof Stuck Open
>
>
>That sounds encouraging.  Don't want to have to pull the sunroof assembly.
>
>With regards to the your panel dropping, this is easily fixed with use of a
>good high temp epoxy to glue the spring clip back in place.  Be sure to
>abrade the surfaces of the plastic panel before applying the epoxy.  Also I
>highly recommend removing and epoxying in the other clip while you're at it
>as it is only a matter of time before that breaks also.  If you haven't
>taken care of it by S-Fest I have some excellent adhesive we can use to fix
>it.  You can just stuff the panel back in place and it'll hold for now, may
>have to wedge a piece of folded paper on one side or small piece of tape.
>
>Bob
>
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
>From: "James Murray (QA/EMC)" <james.murray at ericsson.com>
> > Bob, sounds exactly the way mine reacted a few years ago... for me it 
>was
>the
> > switch, opened it up cleaned the contacts and resoldered the wires (for
>safety)
> > and have not had any problem since... except this morning when that 
>f'ing
>panel
> > fell on my head and almost caused me to have an accident!!! Grrr....
> >
> > /James "with fancy hanging wire display" Murray
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> > [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 1:10 PM
> > To: S-car List
> > Subject: [s-cars] Sunroof Stuck Open
> >
> >
> > I opened up the sunroof when I went out for lunch today and noticed a
>slight
> > click at the end of travel.  Thought nothing of it as I just figured it
>was the
> > shade panel being pushed back, but when I went to close it, it stayed in
>the
> > open position.
> >
> > If I try to close it there will be a very slight forward movement, then
>the
> > motor shuts off when it reaches what I assume is a thermal or amperage
>limit.
> > It's only a second or two.  Trying to open it further results in the 
>same
> > action, only it moves slightly rearward.  Tried tugging slightly on the
>panel
> > while trying to close it but no dice.  So drove home and swapped cars as
>we're
> > expecting some heavy thunderstorms this afternoon.
> >
> > Before I dig into this, does anyone have any previous experience with
>this?  I'm
> > hoping it's the switch, but it sounds more like an overtravel situation
>and now
> > the roof is stuck, meaning I'll have to take down the headliner.
> >
> > TIA
> > Bob
> >
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