Sunroof Visor off track? - DIY Repair Inside

TPLGT · Wed, Nov-23-2011, 11:51:54 AM

Great thread. Going to tackle this project this coming weekend. Bot the repair kit from ECS...hopefully all goes smoothly.

griffer · Wed, Nov-23-2011, 07:42:02 PM

Nice diy guide. I'll be tackling this in the near future!

TPLGT · Fri, Nov-25-2011, 11:42:29 PM

Gonna tackle this mofo, tomorrow. Bot the two clips...$40!!, a Torx set and the SR repair kit...I HOPE I don't have to take out the cassette...hopefully just replacing the clips, wiper, cleaning out the track and reassembling will do it. Mine seems like the drivers side is 'locked up' or stuck...we'll see.

Wish me luck.

quiksilver m3 · Sat, Nov-26-2011, 02:42:21 AM

subbed in for the info

TPLGT · Sat, Nov-26-2011, 10:25:17 PM

So we tore the SR apart to see what the issue was. I was having trouble opening closing AND tilting it up. It was almost like the drivers front side was jammed in position.

After taking it apart and inspecting things, all was in pretty good shape. The clips that hold the Sun visor on were in good shape and it was only missing 1 of the passenger side clips.

Upon further inspection, we noticed the driver's side rail was broken. This now seems like only part of the issue. We could not get the drivers side of the SR to move in any way, shape or form. The passenger side moves up and down with no issues but this then tweaks the glass itself since the driver's side will not move at all.

Back to the drawing board. We think that it might be faiure in the cable itself. This is going to require us to pull out the whole cassette. Will do some further searching to see what the deal is...

jaciuro · Sun, Jan-08-2012, 07:15:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lagunaM3-2003

they thanks jaciuro this jsut saved me 1K on the new rail system. we should deff do another meet some time!!

Definitely!

I have made some changes to the ride so it would be nice now that there's more to talk about. I'm curious as to what you and everyone else has changed/done to their rides.

Wed, Nov-23-2011, 11:51:54 AM	#51
TPLGT I'm Your Drinkin' Buddy Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 233 Reputation: 0 Location: Jax Beach	Re: Sunroof Visor off track? - DIY Repair Inside Great thread. Going to tackle this project this coming weekend. Bot the repair kit from ECS...hopefully all goes smoothly.

Wed, Nov-23-2011, 07:42:02 PM	#52
griffer Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 84 In the garage: '05 BMW M3 '05 BMW M3 Reputation: 0	Re: Sunroof Visor off track? - DIY Repair Inside Nice diy guide. I'll be tackling this in the near future!

Fri, Nov-25-2011, 11:42:29 PM	#53
TPLGT I'm Your Drinkin' Buddy Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 233 Reputation: 0 Location: Jax Beach	Re: Sunroof Visor off track? - DIY Repair Inside Gonna tackle this mofo, tomorrow. Bot the two clips...$40!!, a Torx set and the SR repair kit...I HOPE I don't have to take out the cassette...hopefully just replacing the clips, wiper, cleaning out the track and reassembling will do it. Mine seems like the drivers side is 'locked up' or stuck...we'll see. Wish me luck.

Sat, Nov-26-2011, 02:42:21 AM	#54
quiksilver m3 "Float like a Cadillac, sting like a B'MER" Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,754 Reputation: 0	Re: Sunroof Visor off track? - DIY Repair Inside subbed in for the info __________________ DECEASED : 2005 M3 - TiAg, 6 Spd, All Factory Opts. SSR GT3 wheels w/ Bridgestone RE050A 235/40-18 in front, 285/30-19 in rear. Magnaflow exhaust. SS V2 headers, Polished 4.10 diff, Baleen intake, D/A Race software, Bilstein PSS9s, V-CSL CF Trunk, Euro tray, ZHP Short Shifter, Clif Design 10" Subs in Dual BSW deck mount enclosure w/ Clif Design 1000W amp. NEW AND IMPROVED : 2004 M3 - Ag Gray, SMG. All Factory Opts. Custom Wide Body. VFE Stage 1 SC. Magnaflow Exhaust. Bilstein PSS9 C/O's. V-CSL All CF trunk, front & rear diffuser, center console, engine cover & GT hood. Iforged Essen 19x8 (Falken FK-452 235/35) in front & 19x12 (Nitto NT05 335/30) in rear. Sparco seats. Pioneer AVIC Z1 head unit w/ full custom stereo. Rotora 6 puck front & 4 puck rear brakes w/ cross drilled rotors. Strass CF rear window wing. CF gills and grills. AC Schnitzer hand brake & front strut tower brace. And more.......

Sat, Nov-26-2011, 10:25:17 PM	#55
TPLGT I'm Your Drinkin' Buddy Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 233 Reputation: 0 Location: Jax Beach	Re: Sunroof Visor off track? - DIY Repair Inside So we tore the SR apart to see what the issue was. I was having trouble opening closing AND tilting it up. It was almost like the drivers front side was jammed in position. After taking it apart and inspecting things, all was in pretty good shape. The clips that hold the Sun visor on were in good shape and it was only missing 1 of the passenger side clips. Upon further inspection, we noticed the driver's side rail was broken. This now seems like only part of the issue. We could not get the drivers side of the SR to move in any way, shape or form. The passenger side moves up and down with no issues but this then tweaks the glass itself since the driver's side will not move at all. Back to the drawing board. We think that it might be faiure in the cable itself. This is going to require us to pull out the whole cassette. Will do some further searching to see what the deal is...

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