sunroof problem, urgent PLEASE HELP! Options

[celicaGT96]

yea well ealier today it rained really hard and i left my sunroof open on tilt. I run to to the car to close it but now it doesnt work...

theres a small click when i press the switch but does not move at all.

please tell me theres a relay or something other than the motor? Its still raining and i need to get it closed asap!

[illneversellmyce...]

happened to me, their 3 gears in your sunroof motor, the middl one is plastic, the outer two are metal probaly stripped out,....have to get a new motor.

for now make sure nothing is impeding the tracks, like gunk and leaves what not, if it still wont budge, take off sunroof control and you will see a big flathead screw, turn that with a BIG flathead and you can manually close the roof, be carefule beacuase its hard to turn and I actually stripped it back then

[celicaGT96]

aaahhh. ok thanks a lot for the info, but if i close it will i be able to replace the motor when its time?



oh sorry nvm

i understand now, i didnt even know you could do that...

This post has been edited by celicaGT96: May 25, 2007 - 7:13 AM

[illneversellmyce...]

you can replace the motor anytime, you will have to remove your visors, rear view mirror and headliner to get to it, then their are about 6 bolts holding your sunroof in place, best to have a friend help cuz it wieghs about 50 lbs. I'm good at doing by myself now. once sunroof is out you jsut unbolt the motor from the sunroof. THen get a new motor and bolt in on and put everything back toghether. trst me get a motor from ebay,...parts and labor is riduclous no matter where you go...i reearched.

expect about 30 min to take out and 30 -45 to put everything back to gehter...all tho now I can do it all in 30 min

i know so much about this cuz i had a nightmare story...my sunroof stuck in the dead of wnter wide open and i was force to use duct tabe for a month, man that sucked......once you get it closed keep it closed till u get a new motor