Originally posted by SVTCANUK:
Originally posted by BeeJay:
I just found this site. Wonderful! 97 Contour GL
I have had trouble with my moonroof motor gears forever. I have replaced units a few times. Let me ask a dumb question. Is the moonroof the same as the sunroof? Will the same part work? Mine slides back and can pop up. I never know how particular their terminology gets.
If it is the same, I would love to be able to fix it cheaper than the replacement motor.

Thank you.
Bee
97 Contour GL



Yep sunroof = moonroof in this case.




Technically, (or, from a marketing standpoint) a moonroof is usually a glass panel, whereas a sunroof is metal or otherwise opaque and matched to the car body.

But, in everyday use they seem to be interchangeable, and their mode of operation is basically the same.

Function before fashion. '96 Contour SE "Toss the Contour into a corner, and it's as easy to catch as a softball thrown by a preschooler." -Edmunds, 1998