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Old 10-27-08, 07:29 PM
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Just cruising around on my SC with some TPS and kickback throttle settings adjusted and it's hella fun now so I popped the moonroof to grasp some fresh air. Things were cool when I almost got out of the car, hit the close moon roof switch and the damn thing wouldn't budge. I can hear the relay tick once when the switch is turned either direction but it just wouldn't move back (to close).

So I opened my trusty Owner's Manual and look up to close the Moonroof manual and damnnn!! in the book it said after removing the special screw, one should be able to close the roof by hand and use the L shape thingy to turn it a few notch more to close it all the way.....unmm no we had to turn the inside flat head thing to get the moonroof from way back to close, and the thing is like 200ft lb of torque to turn the ***** for it to move the moonroof 1/16 inch.

So basically I think something is sticking or might be a fuse Idk. The moonroof doesn't tilt and doesn't move to close but it moves back. What could be the reason here? Thanks
Old 10-27-08, 08:38 PM
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Any help at all?
Old 10-27-08, 09:03 PM
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dang sucks... did you end up closing it completely?
Old 10-27-08, 09:30 PM
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i slid mine open a few times and then it stopped working once... for a lil while then it started working again and now i never open it, fearing it will never close again.
Old 10-27-08, 10:05 PM
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There's some box you gotta replace. I forgot what its called, something sunroof relay control or other. But yea I had the same problem and I picked up a used one from aliga. Works good as new
Old 10-27-08, 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Peter_95
dang sucks... did you end up closing it completely?
Yeah hopefully, it's flushed looking from the outside, those last rounds of turning literally requires huge torque. What could it be??? Only backs up, no tilt, no close, just relay ticking sound.

Originally Posted by booja
i slid mine open a few times and then it stopped working once... for a lil while then it started working again and now i never open it, fearing it will never close again.
Pretty sure I won't be touching it for awhile, but dam I want the tilt sometimes.
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you need the sunroof relay box, 40 shipped.
Old 11-02-08, 07:59 PM
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yeah get that sunroof relay box.... it should fix the problem... gl
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