kidS4

anybody got a strategy for mounting the sunroof assembly with only one set of hands?

clokker

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Use those hands to pick up a phone and call in another pair of hands.

kidS4

lol thats a great thing, what if no one wants to pick up

KompressorLOgic

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use your head? lol

Hazard15301

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+1

Been there.

kidS4

getting it lined up is the pain for the nuts that stay stationary on the corners, i know once i get those itll be easy

barkz

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line up with both hands, take a deep breath and let go with one and grab your wrench. or power tools, faster I had mine in and out about 4 times in one day.... alone

kidS4

do i need to take the glass portion off the assembly 1st? or do i need to make it tilt so it will fit over the tab and sit flush when the assembly is bolted to the roof? please some pics or a video of someone doing this would be helpful

barkz

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you need to take the glass part out and sell it to me

kidS4

thanks lol ummm not exactly the direction i was going but yeah.....

misterstyx69

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Damn that Dog is fast!...lol!

kidS4

any good suggestions?

Landon303

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lol dude how has NO one posted an actual method??

I've done it by my lonesome a few times. I'm 5'8" & 170 lbs, wear a size 32 & medium shirt... so I'm no macho.

Thread the rear 4 bolts in, maybe, 3 turns in. lift assembly, but leave the roof panel off to save some weight. Make sure the seats are fully reclined (like after take off). Slip the assembly onto those 4 screws thru the slots, then raise the front end, & just thread few turns of the height adjustment nuts (the ones w/ C clips on them) to hold it, & you're good. Now just fine tune your adjustment & you're ready to roll

kidS4

so in short take the glass off, bolt the skeleton assembly inside the car, and then put the glass back in an play with the height adjustment?

Landon303

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yep. you'll have to have the glass (if you really have glass you're REALLY lucky that's a rare part!) fully shut & just mess w/ the height adjustment, while all the other screws are loose, until each corner is flush & at the same height as the car's roof. Have fun!

kidS4

ok how do you remove the panel and not the railing

kidS4

in a update i cant turn the motor gear when it is not attached to the assembly, but no when it is so without being able to tilt the panel how can i remove it?

misterstyx69

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you need to have the motor On the assembly so you can put an allen Key in it to turn the gear.
You keep talking about Glass..you got a glass roof or a steel panel?

kidS4

steel, im used to glass on other cars, when the motor is on the assembly i cant get the steel panel to move the does get power i tried to jump it by power source and the motor wouldnt move the panel, so what can i do? im not a weak dude and trying to turn the panel by allen key it wont budge

misterstyx69

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The motor has the hole for the allen key.
If it does not move the panel then you'll have to see if you can coax the back of the panel...you know like it was gonna open.
stupid question but have you tried both ways?..left and right on the allen key?..using a hex head socket?(what ever the hell they call em..brain fart)

If that doesn't work,I'd weld it together...(chuckle..sorry)...or get a new assembly and panel.

The only way that I have seen(or can recall) to get that panel off is to open the assembly(when on the car) you can get to the 6 10 mm nuts that secure the panel to the rails.

Oh.My method of putting it up: you can make sure it is almost closed and it will guide itself in.You use one hand to hold it up and another to put 2 bolts on one side.
I like the passenger side first,you can almost sit inside the car and prop in up.
Prop the other side up with a broom handle and then run to the other side and install the other 2 bolts and then continue installing bolts.

kidS4

ok, well i can get the gear to turn in the motor with an allen key now, but the panel isnt moving when i turn it left or right, the motor again does get power when connected to a power source, but this is getting irritating

kidS4

the exposed gear doesnt turn as much as the unexposed gear, the outer panel hasnt thought anbout moving, and ive sprayed brake cleaner down the tracks

kidS4

smh this irritating, i wish there was a video, that i could find

barkz

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your worm cables are probably gunked/rusted to **** inside the tubes, that's what happened to mine. extremely expensive to replace from mazda (ive looked)... start searching the FS section for new ones.

misterstyx69

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Although My "dog like friend"(chuckle!) is right about the cables,In the long run you can find a suitable used assembly that actually works.
Those cables are a pain in the ***!