mercedesman99

i have a 1990 300e and the sunroof is stuck in the Up posistion and will now go back down to shut or slide. Jammed, broken what should i do, and how do i take off the sunroof headliner, (not full headliner) thanks

ZedStyle

there's a manual crank in the trunk, should be on the driver's side (if you are LHD) behind the carpet, near the antenna gadgetry

BlackStar Stig

I have a similar problem with my sunroof, but in my case the wire has broken inside the roof.. The roof was also tilted up, but I got it down to shut position by simply pressing it down by hand from outside the car. Very carefully, and each side evenly as it started to come down. I finally got it shut.

But how to get access to the wire to change it I would really love to know also.. As it is now it won't move anywhere with the wire loose inside the roof..

mercedesman99

this is reallly helping thank you you guys, and i think the wire broke inside mine because it wont do anything and its stuck in the up posistion but i will try to figure it out but if worse comes to worse i will take it to a shop... sadly

rivcal4life

http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/merced...ry/027261.html

thank AMGDave for that one.

hineywineries

That was an excellent write up with incredibly detailed photos. I commend anyone who has the tenacity to tackle a project like this. The slider pop-up sunroofs are very difficult to repair and align properly which is why I charge $800 to do the job. Again my hat's off to the guy who posted this repair.

rivcal4life

Yeah, Dave is awesome! I used that walkthrough to successfully repair my sunroof, which was non-op when I bought the car.

zach1328

Yeah definately avoid taking it to a shop. Unless you're willing to pay a bill thats probably going to be over $500.
The shop my car always goes to won't even try to fix my sunroof for me. They say its too hard and expensive, and the guy specializes in older European cars which means its probably pretty hard if even he won't do it.

Mine still goes up/down, but sadly wont go forwards or backwards. I really wish it still worked, i love sunroofs and can't stand the fact it doesn't work.

Goodluck with the repair, hopefully you can manage it on your own and avoid the LARGE bill from any shops.

AngelaInAbilene

Just what I was looking for! Mine got stuck in the up position last night and I definitely did not want to go 165 miles to the dealer. Thanks!!