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Sunroof shade driving me crazy!!!!

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Old 12-14-04, 07:28 AM
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Originally posted by rominl
well i am going to the dealreship this weekend, i will try to see if i can ask how to adjust that

but to clarify, the shade in my car it never closed well.... you can close it for 5 sec and it will loosen up a bit, creating a gap and started to rattle. now everything is fixed for good


We are all depending on you rominl!!!! Come through with detail for CL
Old 12-14-04, 10:35 AM
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I'm a rattler, too. Same thing, push it closed and within seconds/minutes it backs up a millimeter or so and rattles. The one time I mentioned it to the dealer (couple of years ago) they said there was no fix as yet for it. Since then the entire sunroof has been taken apart and reassembled twice when an acorm managed to find its way into the sunroof holding pan. This made no difference in the rattle.

I remember that bitkahuna posted once that he used a little velcro with success............
Old 12-14-04, 05:00 PM
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I think this and the hazy lights are the most common problems everyone seems to have. There is a fix for the hazy lights, lets hope we can figure out the fix for this problem too. Keeping my fingers crossed!

Omid
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anyone know of a fix yet for this, how to tighten the sunroof?
Old 12-15-04, 10:19 PM
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damn, you guys make it sound like you are all looking at me to give out instructions for the fix!!!! gosh i feel very scared now @_@ ok, i will try to remember (haha) to ask the tech this weekend when i bring my car in for service, and see if i can get the instructions.

i think i can make money off you guys

stay tuned
Old 12-16-04, 06:47 AM
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Originally posted by rominl
damn, you guys make it sound like you are all looking at me to give out instructions for the fix!!!! gosh i feel very scared now @_@ ok, i will try to remember (haha) to ask the tech this weekend when i bring my car in for service, and see if i can get the instructions.

i think i can make money off you guys

stay tuned
Keep us informed.... make money off of us?! WHERES THE LUV?!
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Originally posted by BigMoNYC
Keep us informed.... make money off of us?! WHERES THE LUV?!
hahha, well, my pocket is getting too light for christmas, so gotta find my way out

j/k, i will definitely do what i can
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Has anyone found a fix for this yet? i think mine is getting worse and worse as time goes by!!

Thanks,

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Originally Posted by rominl
hahha, well, my pocket is getting too light for christmas, so gotta find my way out

j/k, i will definitely do what i can
Old 01-28-05, 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by rominl
damn, you guys make it sound like you are all looking at me to give out instructions for the fix!!!! gosh i feel very scared now @_@ ok, i will try to remember (haha) to ask the tech this weekend when i bring my car in for service, and see if i can get the instructions.

i think i can make money off you guys

stay tuned
Count me in as another interested individual looking for a fix. I get tired of closing the sun shade about 1/8" every 10 minutes of driving.
Old 01-28-05, 12:41 PM
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Finally! This issue has been bugging me for years....took it to dealer: Answer: Cannot fix under warranty and mine does it too. -Service Technician.

I tried placing velcro to keep it shut with limited success...I tried tightening all the bolts....no success. Someone provide a DIY PLEASE!
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I read in another post somewhere that this works... It work hurt to try and doesn't cost much. You have to tape around the edges. I am going to try this myself.

http://www.handsontools.com/store/sh...roduct_id=4040


Goodluck
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OOps. It won't hurt to try. excuse my typing.
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I have a long torso so my head hits the roof liner or the shadeif its closed, if I have a hat on it's just painful lol
can't have my hiar all spkey lol annoys the crap out of my brushing the shade
I won't sacrifice my driving postition though gotta have those elbows bent a little
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Mine moves about 1/8 inch too and just makes the slightest annoying sound. like if you scratched paper against your headliner.

I'm still under warranty but I'm afraid the dealer will just mess this or something else up

what did you ever find out, Rom?
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I had the 'push shade closed and 2 minutes later it has eased back a bit and rattles' problem. Dealer eventually replaced the whole shade mechanism and the problem went away.... but it's back now!

mooretorque, the velcro on the edge worked most of the time, but wasn't attractive, I'm going to try to find a better solution.

I'm back to the 'hear rattle, push it back in' routine every few minutes.


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