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Old 10-09-16, 08:08 PM
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Sunroof switch

I just finished an 8 month long project of rebuilding my motor, auto-manual swap, single turbo conversion, and a whole bunch of other things. Before we started the teardown my sunroof worked just fine. Now it doesn't. I don't hear the motor moving so I don't think it's physically stuck. I checked the fuse and it's good, I'm thinking it's a bad switch. Thing is, my sunroof switch looks different than every other FD I've ever seen. Does anyone have a part number for this? And why is mine different?
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Old 10-10-16, 09:33 AM
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Can you show more pictures of your actual sunroof? I suspect you have an aftermarket unit installed. All FDs have a factory sunroof switch located between the two map lights.

If you were to take out your map light and turn it over, you'll see an empty slot where the sunroof switch would sit.
Old 10-10-16, 09:52 AM
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Visual reference:


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Here's the pics of the sunroof. Looks pretty OEM to me, am I wrong?
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Not an oem sunroof

Doesnt look like an oem sunroof to me. Pics of my oem sunroof and switch. Looks like your car was originally a non-sunroof car, and someone added it. It looks like your sunroof sits further back on the roof than oem
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seems like aftermarket op...and adams head
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Thanks everyone. I'm pretty surprised, I never knew aftermarket sunroofs were even a thing. Especially on an FD. Looks like I'll be taking that switch apart and see if I can fix it or replace it.
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