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Old 23rd March 2008, 16:20   #1
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Default Sunroof stuck!!

Hi everyone,
Got a problem with the sunroof. I came home from work
early this morning and all the rain of the day had frozen on the car.
The windows were stuck, not a problem as I didn.t want them open anyway.
While I was waiting for the windscreen to defrost I went to switch the interior
lights on, but I accidently touched the sunroof switch. the sunroof started
to open but got stuck as it was frozen. I have tried today to get it going again but it will not move. I have checked the fuse but still no joy.
Any idea's please.
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Old 23rd March 2008, 16:38   #2
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Firstly if everything has defrosted sufficiently then try again (if you haven't already done so). Replace fuse as a matter of course just in case it has blown and you can't tell (again, assuming you haven't already done so). Next could be motors themselves have become damaged or the gearing itself may have been jarred out of place. Those would be my first thoughts but seeing as I don't have a sunroof I'm not speaking from experience. If no joy with my ideas then wait until someone posts who may have had a similar problem.
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Old 23rd March 2008, 17:59   #3
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is the sunroof stuck open?
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Old 23rd March 2008, 18:11   #4
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mine stuck but not in the same circumstances as my " roof liner slidy bit " got jammed.

However because the motor was trying to open the roof and couldnt it burnt the motor out so i had to have a new motor in mine.

This happened on the day i picked the car up from the garage so it was done at their expense fortunately.

Hope you have better news than i did !
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Old 23rd March 2008, 21:08   #5
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Hi and thanks everone,
The temperture did go up today to about 5c. And still
no life. I have changed the fuse just in case. The sunroof has gone up and is slightly open. I have tried banging it but still no luck.
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Old 23rd March 2008, 21:27   #6
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looks like only option you have for the moment is closing it manually!
if you remove the interior light unit that the switch is mounted on you should find a small allen ken which you can use to wind the motor shut.you will see a hole for the allen key in the roof. that will at least get you watertight
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Old 25th March 2008, 01:44   #7
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Hi managed to get to the motor and took it off, it was stuck to start with
but then was able to free it up but still will not work. I did notice on the
metal cog black plastic, which looks like it has been stripped of the inner
cog that the motor joins in the roof. I am hoping that that will be OK.
I opened the sunroof by hand and then closed it by using the allen key
and it did rewind so it may be OK. The sunroof is closed but the rear part is still sticking up slightly. I will get the motor tested and try and get a second hand one is the motor has burnt out.
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Glad to hear you are getting to the bottom of it, try Les at SMC if you need a second hand motor. There are some Rover sunoof motors on e bay but not specifically for a seventy five.

re roof still open a little bit, are you sure the alun key doesnt just need a final turn to bring the roof back down, sounds to me like the tilt function is on ?

Let us know how you get on.
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Hi Trebor,
I might have just touched the tilt part only. I still can't get the
last tilt bit down. I think it is going to be a new motor but I will get it
tested first. I have just bought a Van with a head gasket failure, which
is nearly done, apart from the timing I cocked up. Won't be doing the 75
belt change. This sun roof was the last problem I needed at the moment.
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