jamesw
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Registered: 28th Jun 02
Location: Station Town, County Durham
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A while ago i converted my 95 corsa manual sunroof to an elecy one wither no probs, however now for some reason, it will tilt up and down fine, but will not go back, it drops at the back as it should goes back about 2mm and clunks then stops, also one side gets lower and further back than the other, its as if something is jamming it? also the inside cover thing never used to slide all the way back when the roof was shut but now it freely does as if its come off some sort of strings or hinges? Anyone got any ideas whats up or how to fix it as it looks like a right pain in the ass? 
Cheers,
JW
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supacorsa
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Registered: 11th Feb 03
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take it apart when you got the time and check if something is snaging the motor or it could just be knackered and you need to get a new one
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keithSRi
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Registered: 16th Feb 03
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i just put my elecy sunroof in 2, im also having a few probs, i tapped into the live wire going to the interior light for the power feed and earthed the 2 brown wires but theres nothing happening, i have 2 spare wires a red with yellow strip and a black wire i dunno what these are for, i got the switch, loom and motor from a vectra, anyone any ideas?
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morty
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Registered: 5th Apr 02
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not sure about the vectra sunroof but if you have a red live wire and 2 brown ground wires. dont tie the red wire in with the interior light cos if it blows then you have nothing stoping it setting your car on fire!!! you need to take it down the a pillar and put a fuse in then tap into a live down either on the battery or in the foot well. then the 2 brown wires put together and screw them in with your surround when you put that in.
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Neshol
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Registered: 10th Jul 02
Location: Midlands
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There's a tutorial on converting sunroofs from manual to elec in the May issue of TV.
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p4ult
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Registered: 1st Apr 02
Location: Chadwell Heath, Essex
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quote:
Originally posted by keithSRi
i just put my elecy sunroof in 2, im also having a few probs, i tapped into the live wire going to the interior light for the power feed and earthed the 2 brown wires but theres nothing happening, i have 2 spare wires a red with yellow strip and a black wire i dunno what these are for, i got the switch, loom and motor from a vectra, anyone any ideas?
Black and red go to the live feed and the two brown are the earths, u just leave the red/yellow one as its not needed
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keithSRi
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Registered: 16th Feb 03
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yeah i saw the tutorial in TV, but my interior light is different so i thought id just split the live feed in2 using a connector block, 1 live to the inerior light 1 to the sunroof, will that be ok?
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Rob H
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Registered: 28th Oct 00
Location: Staffordshire Drives: Astra SRi
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Bloody novices  . I went for the hardcore option of getting the roofcard hanging down and running an ignition live from behind the fusebox along the dash, into the existing plastic trunking, up the passenger A pillar and across to the light.
Works real quick when the engines on, and theres no chance of over heating any wires while running the electric sunroof and having the map lights on 
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Demo
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Registered: 27th Sep 01
Location: south wales Drives: astra sri ecoflex
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tapping into the live for the interior lighty is a NO NO! it means that youre sunroof can be opened when the ignition is off. not very good for security. do it the proper way and get a proper switching live up there with an in line fuse
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Rob H
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Registered: 28th Oct 00
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quote:
Originally posted by Demo
tapping into the live for the interior lighty is a NO NO! it means that youre sunroof can be opened when the ignition is off. not very good for security. do it the proper way and get a proper switching live up there with an in line fuse
and your sunroof couldnt be opened with the ignition off when it was manual? I only ran an ignition live up their because the standard wire looked way too small for my liking. I also didnt use an inline fuse, as i took the ignition supply from the fused side of the cabin fan live
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Joff
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Registered: 17th Oct 00
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James, I've got the same problem with mine and I've found no-where to be of any help.
The only thing I can work out is that the spindle isn't aligned against the sunroof rails properly, so misses the teeth and only moves one side of the sunroof or none at all, which makes it jam and drop down at one side.
I don't think it's anything to do with the motor itself, more that it's not fitted properly - I'm looking at putting a spacer plate between the motor and the inside of the roof to drop it down slightly.
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jamesw
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Registered: 28th Jun 02
Location: Station Town, County Durham
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my motors been fitted like 9 month with no probs, only happend the other day =0/
JW
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Icy
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Registered: 31st Jan 01
Location: Edinburgh Drives: Mk3 Golf Gti
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las yr when i was tryin to fit my motor
the window would go back too
its like one side goes back while the other side is jammed.
few months later it now works
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jamesw
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Registered: 28th Jun 02
Location: Station Town, County Durham
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you not give it some gentle help with a hammer or anything? thing is my sliding cover goes all the way back now, it never used to before =0/
JW
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Demo
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Registered: 27th Sep 01
Location: south wales Drives: astra sri ecoflex
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put the manual winder back in and check it works ok, then you can see if its a probelm with the motor or the sunroof itself
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jm960326
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Registered: 24th Aug 02
Location: Rob Cheshire
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I got no problems with mine, sticked a bit at first, like the motor was stuck but works fine now. You do need to run a sperate supply, not use the light. Get a nice thick cable up there dead easy do, it'll run quicker then too.
I assume the cog that gripps the rood to wind it is slipping, have a look at this, make sure your motor is screwed in tight too.
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