Bravo! I knew there had to be folks who could and did tackle this job. The German in me says it should be possible for non-factory trained souls, but I'm too afraid to leave a gaping hole in the roof of my Mom's 300E to be a pioneer in this endeavor..
...Kevin Mike Boerner said: > Gabriel, > Mine went about two years ago, same symptoms. Fixed it myself, but the > parts aren't inexpensive. Look at the sunroof R&R procedure in the > manual, > it'll get you far enough into removal so you can see what's wrong, and how > to remove the sunroof. ( This involves popping the sunroof headliner > loose > at the front with a flat bladed object, and sliding it forward til it's > free). IIRC, the failed parts appear to be approximately $5 worth of > plastic, namely an item that serves as a ramp for the pop-up feature > (probably the angle bracket, although I don't have the parts catalog. You > should buy and install both sides at the same time, as you don't want to > do > this job twice. I think I wound up with a parts cost of $300-$400, from > EMB > in Fairfax, VA, at good prices. The only problem I had was that one of > the > parts came fully dressed, i.e., with piece parts attached, and I had > ordered > the piece parts as well, due to the uncertainty caused by the part > number/nomenclature changes associated with the new design. I found I was > able to work around the special tool requirement (I believe a screw and > wedges served the function), but I also scribed the position of every > adjustment bolt to aid in its reassembly/adjustment. > Exclusive of awaiting parts time, this repair consumed the better part of > an > entire day (once you've removed the headliner, you should be able to > figure > out how to lower the roof-I remember removing the roof panel, removing the > broken brackets, then re-inserting the roof panel, shimming at the front > sides to match the outside contour, and taping it shut for about a week > til > I ordered parts). Maybe I'll get it done it in 1/2 the time when my 300 > sdl > sunroof goes. Maybe not, judging by how little I can recall now! > Mike Boerner > 87 300sdl, 87 300d, 01 320ml >
