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  1. 09-19-2006 10:12 PM #1
    RespectTheContour
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    my sunroof is currently stuck open in the up position and its raining!!! any ideas??? i have NEVER had any issues at all with my sunroof, please help
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  2. 09-19-2006 10:16 PM #2
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    well i just drove 10 feet and it started working again! wtf? anybody experience that before?
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  3. 09-19-2006 11:14 PM #3
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    Needs new gear. www.odometergears.com
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    Next time this happens, pop off the plastic cover and you'll see a bolt you can turn with a wrench to close it. (assuming you keep tools in your trunk!) More detailed info used to be in the main site FAQs but they appear to be broken right now...
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  5. 09-20-2006 12:47 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kremithefrog View Post
    Needs new gear. www.odometergears.com
    thing is back to working fine...i dont know what the hell its deal was last night
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  6. 09-21-2006 08:51 AM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by RespectTheContour View Post
    thing is back to working fine...i dont know what the hell its deal was last night
    The gear is probably stripping. It may work like that on and off. I would replace the gear before opening it again.
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    It got to a melted spot. worked its way around and will end up on that bad spot, again, soon.

    Avoid using your sunroof until you either replace the gear or choose to not care if it gets stuck open.
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  8. 09-23-2006 06:31 PM #8
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    i should probably add that when it was no working...it was making no noise at all, only noise was the click from me hitting the switch, does that happen if it is the gear? or should i have heard something moving?
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  9. 09-30-2006 11:28 PM #9
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    sunroof gears now on ebay!!!!!
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  10. 10-03-2006 04:09 PM #10
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    I'd say the commutator of the sunroof motor could have been in a dead spot, and the vibration from driving ten feet moved the armature just enough so that the brushes made good contact again. Happens with DC motors.
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