OK, holes in side of car: Good. holes in top of car: Bad,...? ;-)
i'll confess; i'm a fan of sunroofs where they're available, but
i've never had a problem with one that wasn't passenger-induced. (even
that was easily remedied after one of my sisters friends was doing this
'thing' out of the sunroof of my old Duster,... but that's altogether
another story.)
i think sunroofs are worth the minimal effort they've required in my
experience to date, but i may be where the weather is nicer more of the
time and use it almost all the time. i might feel different if i ever
have a catastrophic failure with one, or next time my hair gets caught
in one again... ;-)
cheers!
e
WILTON wrote:
No. :<))))
Wilton
----- Original Message ----- From: "ernest breakfield"
<erne...@backyardengineering.org>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 5:03 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] SUNROOF DIED, CAME BACK TO LIFE
hi Wilton!
just curious; do you feel the same way about the windows? how
about the doors? ;-)
cheers!
e
WILTON wrote:
I don't ever open either of mine. Frankly, I think it's bad
engineering to have a perfectly good steel top, then cut a hole in
it and install and unreliable mechanism which may leave the roof
open for weather entry/damage, and then charge "customer" an insane
amount for the "privilege" of having a hole in an otherwise good
steel top. ;<))))))
Wilton
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dillon, Meade M CIV
SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC,53310" <meade.m.dil...@navy.mil>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 2:11 PM
Subject: [MBZ] SUNROOF DIED, CAME BACK TO LIFE
Sunday I opened the sunroof to enjoy the beautiful weather here, and
then while closing it stopped about 1/4 of the way closed. Fuse was
fine, new fuse did not help, clicking noises from the motor/relay area
but no motion. Discovered the manual closing knob/bolt/thing-a-ma-bob
had been all buggered up by a PO so couldn't use that method.
Neighbor
came over to help when I asked to borrow his 6mm box wrench, which
fits
on the flats of the shaft left exposed with the thing-a-ma-bob
wreckage
was removed. While I worked the sunroof switch he gave it a little
help
with the wrench, and the motor came back to life allowing me to close
the sunroof.
So, time for a new motor/relay assembly? How much pain is caused by
replacing that assembly? Anything else I should do 'while I'm there'?
Very respectfully,
/s/
LCDR Max Dillon
'87 300TD 316k miles
'95 E300 274k miles
Charleston SC
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