Pull the headliner out, MIG the sunroof closed and solid, then have a new headliner installed - fixed permanently.
On Sat, Jul 9, 2022 at 11:52 AM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Can’t you have the headliner removed then do the work yourself then take > it back to replace the headliner? > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jul 9, 2022, at 11:40 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > The ML550 sunroof has been non-functional since I bought it. I knew > this at the time, so no surprise. Not a big deal to me, but today more out > of curiosity than anything else I tore into it. > > > > Found the motor unplugged. Hmm. > > > > Plugged it in, tried to operate it. It tried to move, but wouldn’t go > full travel or close completely. Found some plastic pieces in the tracks, > not good. When it did move it was crooked in the opening, which also wasn’t > good. > > > > Used the manual crank on the motor to get everything back in place and > then went inside to do some research. > > > > Seems that the Webasto sunroof on these is a one-piece setup, much of > which is plastic (grr.) The plastic wears and is subject to lots of heat in > the roof, so it ages and gets brittle and breaks up. Only fix - $900 part > that requires removal of the headliner to replace. Bummer. > > > > However, I was planning on replacing the headliner, and my upholstery > guy is right up the street from the stealership and does a lot of work for > them. I may see if I can coordinate something between the two so he can > take the headliner out, run the car down to the dealer where they can > replace the mechanism and get things working, then take it back so > upholstery guy can finish the work. > > > > While it would still be expensive, probably over $1,000 at the dealer > alone, it would end up being a lot cheaper as I wouldn’t have to pay them > to R&R the headliner. > > > > I gotta think about this. > > > > -D > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
