Cush
4/28/2008 11:47:30 AM
Yesterday was a beautiful day, clear skies, nice weather, so I opened my sunroof/moonroof like usual.
While driving home I decided to close it, but while driving, still heard air coming into the car!
Once I parked at home, i saw that the roof closes, but a small portion in the rear of the sunroof won't go up and seal with the rest of the roof.
Now today, it is pouring down rain and my car is parked outside! I need help or some sort of "quick fix" until I can get the car to a jaguar dealership. Now i called one of my local Jag dealers and just over the phone, the gentleman told me they would have to replace the whole unit and other parts, which seems silly to me because the roof still opens and closes fine, its just a small section that wont go up. Please look at my photo and give me any advice or information you can!
Thanks all!!!
John
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badmojo
4/28/2008 11:53:18 AM
Just a dumb suggestion but did you try to push it up while closing it ? Check to see if something like a leaf or tree bud didn't get lodged in it to prevent it from closing.
Cush
4/28/2008 11:57:09 AM
I checked and double checked it.... Grrrr....... So aggrivating! Thanks for posting back so fast! I tried calling the jag dealer, but they were anything BUT helpful and obviously just kept pushing for me to come in so I can give them my non existent $$$$. lol....
Any other ideas? Have you experienced this before?
Cush
4/28/2008 12:16:32 PM
Are the photos of any help? Sorry if they are sorta dark, my garage doesn't have much lighting and i used my cell phone to take the pictures.
Anyone else?
badmojo
4/28/2008 12:20:11 PM
Yep, I can see it allright but it's hard to tell what's causing it. Sometimes also the limits need to be reset. I guessing it won't pop up either?
Cush
4/28/2008 12:22:18 PM
Nope, when i push the button for it to go up, it wont either....
Do you think if I close the shade that water would get in to the car or damage anything if i did drive it? As you can see, the gap isn't that large, but if water did get in there, would it have an affect on anything?
You can manually adjust the rails inside to get it closed for the time being. This will require taking the glass off.
To do this you pull the two plastic slide pins toward you (The black plastic things on the inside rails)
This will expose the back two screws, there are two in the front already exposed (4 total)
You will need a torx 20 to remove the screws, once the screws are out the glass panel comes right off. Once it's off you can push the mounting arms all the way down and screw the glass back on.
This should take about 15 minutes and will seal it until the dealership can have a look.
Cush
4/28/2008 3:28:36 PM
Hey. Thanks for the advice! I want to do it, but where are these screws? Should I have the sunroof fully open or closed when I do this? Can you explain in more detail for me? Thanks!
jag_genius
4/28/2008 6:12:23 PM
had that before found sunroof assembly broken
badmojo
4/29/2008 12:07:31 AM
For right now I would tape a peice of plastic over it to keep the rain out. Closing the shade will not help and it could get ruined from the rain.