Paul Sherman Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Good morning... I've a '93 LS400. When I got to work this morning, I went to open the sun roof (the 'tilt' mode not slide open). As the back was raising, I heard a 'pop'. Now the passenger rear corner of the sunroof is sitting lower than the driver's side. Even when closed. It would just be annoying, but I don't garage the car, and the way that the weather here has been lately (thunderstorms) I need to get it back in place ASAP. Any quick suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Sherman Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 OK, went out on break to take another look. It's stuck in the 'slide' position vertically. Very stuck, won't budge when I tilt the sunroof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LScott400 Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 No fun! Back in April you were talking about wind noise. Did you have a chance to play with it or have you been spending all your time on your Chevy coupe? You'll probably have to pull the glass at a minimum to inspect the track. Otherwise you'll have the joy of pulling the headliner and dropping the whole thing. On a cheerier note, I had found the whole assembly at a salvage yard for $125 and used the best parts from the two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Sherman Posted July 13, 2007 Author Share Posted July 13, 2007 Found the problem... I ended up talking to my mechanic, it's beyond what he can tackle, so he sent me to a local company that specilizes in sun roofs. They called me today. The upper mounting bracket for the RH cable broke. Bad news - it's not available by itself (unless someone has one). Gotta get a whole new set of cables (OUCH). It ain't gonna be cheap, but I really don't feel like tearing the whole thing out myself (twice, if I find one in a junkyard). I don't have the time, what with the street rod, '69 Chevy pickup, cabin in the woods, and oh yeah, work travel (I'm in Ottawa late next week). But all things considered - it's a really nice ride, all paid for, cheap to insure (liability only), damn reliable. The occaisional hit for a problem isn't overwhelming. Hell, I went down THAT road with a Porsche 928 and a couple of old Jag sedans ('59 MkII and '66 gray market 3.4S). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarG Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 good luck man, i'm glad you found your problem. hit up ebay. there's a guy from LA selling ls400 stuff. I might be worth it if you wanna save a few bucks. I know i couldn't afford to pay somebody else to fix my car. but i'm only 19 too soo.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Sherman Posted July 17, 2007 Author Share Posted July 17, 2007 I'm almost 51, not as limber (or thin) as I was at 19. A bit less inclined to tear into the daily driver. Toy cars, you bet, daily driver, I'm more inclined to let someone else worry about it. I'm a fairly well paid professional, if the guy doesn't charge much more than what I make an hour, I consider it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarG Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 i agree with you completely. If i was a paid well, i'd let someone else do it. Sadly... I'm not. All in good time though. :) Did they finish it?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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