sunroof

[ade01]

hiya folks my sunroof has packed up have checked the fuses and there all ok any ideas and if si how easy are they to fix many thanks ade:nenau

 

[briggie]

tried the switch ?

 

[lacroupade]

What was operation like before it failed? Everything normal or was it slowing down?

 

[ade01]

Sunroof

it was working fine will try to get another switch thanks guys

 

[Deleted account DD]

remove the switch, work out which wire is which and replicate it by shorting across the contacts.

 

[lacroupade]

it was working fine will try to get another switch thanks guys

the reason I ask is that they often leak and the water goes straight into the mechanism and rusts it slowing everything down.

 

[andycaps]

Same issue

Hi Guys,
Got the same issue but thought I would stop the leaks first - the weather seal has perished and a cup of water will drip through to the switches. I am not sure at this stage if the motor is broken but notice there us a facility to manually open the sunroof with a Nissan hand tool. I have tried to buy one from Nissan but they are very reluctant to assist. Does anyone know how to get one of these manual tools, or perhaps be prepared to help by lending a tool for me to open and replace my weather seal. I will arrange for Parcel Force to collect from you and return to you once I have fixed the seal. Will to pay a deposit also if required during my borrowing period.

Any help most welcome

Regards
Andy

 

[lacroupade]

Hi Guys,
Got the same issue but thought I would stop the leaks first - the weather seal has perished and a cup of water will drip through to the switches. I am not sure at this stage if the motor is broken but notice there us a facility to manually open the sunroof with a Nissan hand tool. I have tried to buy one from Nissan but they are very reluctant to assist. Does anyone know how to get one of these manual tools, or perhaps be prepared to help by lending a tool for me to open and replace my weather seal. I will arrange for Parcel Force to collect from you and return to you once I have fixed the seal. Will to pay a deposit also if required during my borrowing period.

Any help most welcome

Regards
Andy

Andy, its probably getting in through the actual rubber seal that the glass sits in. If so thats easily fixed. Just clean it thoroughly, especially under the seal, then run masking tape round the edge of the glass panel, leaving about 5mm of glass visible between tape and seal all the way round.

Then run a reasonably generous bead of clear silicone all the way round under the seal (so that when you squash the seal back the silicone oozes out on to the glass) then run a wet finger round the whole thing and whip the masking tape off to leave a neat strip of sealant thats invisible unless you stand on the side step and stare at the roof intently! LOL

Fixed mine permanently on two trucks, and I think others have done the same successfully - Zippy565 being one I believe?

Then you need to sort out removing corrosion from the mechanism.....

PS not sure about this alleged hand tool but if you pull off the small plastic insert just in front of the sunroof it exposes the main cog as it were, you might be able to bodge something up for it? Or have you already looked? I've had two brand new T2s with sunroof and neither came with a tool so I suspect there isn't one and you just use a 1/2" drive or something?

 

[andycaps]

Thanks for the tip - the tool i think is a workshop tool - apparently all sunroofs in all cars , electric ones - have an override to open/close should the motor fail. I tried to obtain one form Nissan but they said this tool is not available for consumer use. I need to open my sunroof to repair the seal. I think the suggestion you made is a good one but my weather strip has perished in a few places, thus need to replace it - Nissan quoted me 45 + vat just for the seal. Seen one on ebay who say its for Terrano II but it has a different part number?

Do you have any parts contact details?

thanks
Andy

 

[lacroupade]

Thanks for the tip - the tool i think is a workshop tool - apparently all sunroofs in all cars , electric ones - have an override to open/close should the motor fail. I tried to obtain one form Nissan but they said this tool is not available for consumer use. I need to open my sunroof to repair the seal. I think the suggestion you made is a good one but my weather strip has perished in a few places, thus need to replace it - Nissan quoted me 45 + vat just for the seal. Seen one on ebay who say its for Terrano II but it has a different part number?

Do you have any parts contact details?

thanks
Andy

a quid says solarman has a different view on this 'tool' LOL.

No parts contacts sadly....sounds like replacing the seal is the way to go and to be frank, at that price I'd go the OEM route rather than risk eBay....you just face the fun of dismantling the thing then and successfully reassembling it without leaks......if I was a chav I'd just gaffer tape round the thing and leave it shut forever LOL

 

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

regarding tool, my mk2 had one, though my 4 hasnt. I havent taken the cover
off to check if could still use said tool.

so maybe werent supplied later, thats ok then as mine came minus the correct
jack etc figured someone had lost all factory stuff.

the tool as i recall was basically a crank, like two screw driver heads at opposite
ends of a bar may 4 inches long at right angles. sort of half a swasticker?

 

[andycaps]

Handle

I have cleaned out the rust and corrosion from the electrical part of the switches, managed to get the lights on/off and the roof rack motor clicks but refuses to move. There appears to be a little rust coming out of the manual crank socket which indicates water has got in the motor, but I am wondering if there is electrical click can be enhanced in to movement with a little turn left and right with the manual crank it may at least enable the motor to operate, if not it's a new motor requirement.

The socket is viable under the small access panel that flips out in the centre over head control panel.

Regards