Last night I tried to open my sunroof and found that the driver side would not budge. Today, I found that a little guide that slips under the track and allows the sunroof to lift up and go down had come loose. I got that back below the track and was pleased, only to realize that I had somehow snapped the cable that controls the roof's motion.

So I was wondering how would I go about replacing the cable that I snapped? I tore out my headliner (wasn't that tough) and have a general knowledge of how everything in there works now and I am positive that a snapped cable is the problem (the cable of course is that slotted line that the little motor slides back and forth).

Am I going to be able to just replace it or should I go pick up something at a junkyard? Any help here would be nice, I'm losing prime cruising time with that damn sunroof closed

 

Mine was snapped off inside and I changed it a while back.
I think you'll probably have to pull the whole sunroof assembly out, but I'm not entirely sure. (the headliner was the hard part anyway) I just ordered the part from Mazda and changed it out.
The cable slides inside the tube. I had to remove that part. I' don't remember much else other than that it wasn't much fun, and the parts were kinda pricey.