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Re: Followup... Posted by Gene N [Email] ![]() ![]() ![]() In Reply to: Followup..., SteveB, Fri, 12 Jul 2002 15:44:41 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Here are my observations:
The mechanisms for moving the panel around are identical.
The glass and steel panels have the same mounting points on the mechanisms.
The rear movable gutter that directs the water at the rear edge of the glass or steel panel is attached to the fabric cover frame on the sunroof version and to a u-shaped frame on the moonroof. The u-shaped frame attaches to the front of the glass panel with Philips screws.
The sunshade that is extra with the moonroof rides in the sunroof track. It goes under the rear gutter is pulled back by a tab on the moonroof.
If you wanted to put a moonroof in a sunroof car, I BELIEVE you could do it without removing the sunroof tray and motor mechanism. However to put the sunshade in, you have to remove the cable on both sides of the sunroof and pull them out of the tracks. You can do this from the top without taking out the headliner, but carefully observe how the mechanism fits in the track when you take it out. This will save you at least an hour of screwing around when you put it back together. (Ask me how I know this.)
I caution strongly that I have not done this personally, but just from looking at both mechanisms, and having both the sunshade and the cover for the steel sunroof out for recovering, I think it would be worth the risk.
I haven't done it to my 1991 9000, because the steel sunroof doesn't bother me.
If you didn't break anything, you could always put it back the way it was if it didn't work out.
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