Sunroof plastic guides
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2004 c230 sedan
Sunroof plastic guides
2004 c230
I looked all over and searched this site as well as others. I can't find my answer and figured I'd post a topic/ question. So my sunroof wouldn't close the other day. Well it did but up to a point. it closed up to about 3 inches, then it got stuck. I've never had this happen before so I didn't know what to do. So I left it till I got home. I found that there are two metal spring clips that are under a plastic molded guide for the slides to slide on. Well one of the plastic guide parts that hold the metal spring was broke and the spring was sticking out enough to stop the roof. Where and how can I get some help repairing this? If I could find a part number for the plastic guide parts I would try and replace them. I got the roof shut and the motor is good (no grinding noise), just these guide parts broken. Both sides are broken. If anyone knows what I am talking about and could help that would be great. I will continue to research this and I'll try and post pictures. Thanks
I looked all over and searched this site as well as others. I can't find my answer and figured I'd post a topic/ question. So my sunroof wouldn't close the other day. Well it did but up to a point. it closed up to about 3 inches, then it got stuck. I've never had this happen before so I didn't know what to do. So I left it till I got home. I found that there are two metal spring clips that are under a plastic molded guide for the slides to slide on. Well one of the plastic guide parts that hold the metal spring was broke and the spring was sticking out enough to stop the roof. Where and how can I get some help repairing this? If I could find a part number for the plastic guide parts I would try and replace them. I got the roof shut and the motor is good (no grinding noise), just these guide parts broken. Both sides are broken. If anyone knows what I am talking about and could help that would be great. I will continue to research this and I'll try and post pictures. Thanks
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You can actually remove those clips, wind deflector, and associated plastic parts (that is, if you don't care for the wind deflector). Wind deflector is NOT a required part for the function of sunroof.
If you want to fix it, you may have to visit the MB dealer and show the sunroof to the parts guy and he should be able to identify the parts and order them for you.
If you want to fix it, you may have to visit the MB dealer and show the sunroof to the parts guy and he should be able to identify the parts and order them for you.
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Thanks, I don't even remember when the deflector came up last so I guess I don't really need it. I appreciate the help. I'll have to dig into it a bit deeper to see if it is easy to remove. If it is , then it should be easy to replace. I'm supprised that there hasn't been a thread about this already.
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2004 c230
I looked all over and searched this site as well as others. I can't find my answer and figured I'd post a topic/ question. So my sunroof wouldn't close the other day. Well it did but up to a point. it closed up to about 3 inches, then it got stuck. I've never had this happen before so I didn't know what to do. So I left it till I got home. I found that there are two metal spring clips that are under a plastic molded guide for the slides to slide on. Well one of the plastic guide parts that hold the metal spring was broke and the spring was sticking out enough to stop the roof. Where and how can I get some help repairing this? If I could find a part number for the plastic guide parts I would try and replace them. I got the roof shut and the motor is good (no grinding noise), just these guide parts broken. Both sides are broken. If anyone knows what I am talking about and could help that would be great. I will continue to research this and I'll try and post pictures. Thanks
I looked all over and searched this site as well as others. I can't find my answer and figured I'd post a topic/ question. So my sunroof wouldn't close the other day. Well it did but up to a point. it closed up to about 3 inches, then it got stuck. I've never had this happen before so I didn't know what to do. So I left it till I got home. I found that there are two metal spring clips that are under a plastic molded guide for the slides to slide on. Well one of the plastic guide parts that hold the metal spring was broke and the spring was sticking out enough to stop the roof. Where and how can I get some help repairing this? If I could find a part number for the plastic guide parts I would try and replace them. I got the roof shut and the motor is good (no grinding noise), just these guide parts broken. Both sides are broken. If anyone knows what I am talking about and could help that would be great. I will continue to research this and I'll try and post pictures. Thanks
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You can actually remove those clips, wind deflector, and associated plastic parts (that is, if you don't care for the wind deflector). Wind deflector is NOT a required part for the function of sunroof.
If you want to fix it, you may have to visit the MB dealer and show the sunroof to the parts guy and he should be able to identify the parts and order them for you.
If you want to fix it, you may have to visit the MB dealer and show the sunroof to the parts guy and he should be able to identify the parts and order them for you.
