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Hi guys,

I have an issue with the sunroof on the r33. I went through the car wash(Only purchased it an hour ago), and suddenly had water dripping on my head.

So I then opened the sunroof, and then went to close it and it would stop half way. The motor tries to keep going but it just gets stuck.

Anyone have any ideas on what this could be? Cant really keep it open as it is, as it will be raining soon.

Also, the interior slide out bit seems to be loose, and not guided. Is this how it should be?

Thanks guys in advance.

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Having a sunroof is awesome, I love it, but also blows at the same time...just another hole for water to leak through. Try checking/replacing the sunroof window seal to eliminate it leaking again. Check the the window guiding rails (on each side of the sunroof), for anything obstructing the rollers from moving. Maybe rusted, unlubricated, etc etc. Maybe having a look at the moving gears, maybe it's lost a tooth, therefore motor keeps winding but it aint moving, just stuff like that. Could be problem from ages and has damaged the interior slide pannel, as usually constructed with chip wood sheet, or something like that....im just ranting on...hope it makes sense to you owen. haha.

Damn, I cant even manually close it. This is not a good start :huh:

It seems to stop right when the two feet (The parts where the roof tilts at the axis) approach the little openings on the rails.

It does not stop as if it were a motor problem, or tooth, it seems to just suddenly stop as if it has hit something.

Edited by boostdef

the sunroof runs on cables that corkscrew when the motor rotates..

Is the motor trying to rotate?

Could be that one of the cables is stuck - mine did a similar thing where a cable came out of it's grip and the sunroof wouldn't really move.. Ended up having to take the roof lining out, take the sunroof out and pull it apart and replace the cable with a spare one I picked up..

The feet that it slides on can break as well which will cause it to jam.. i've attached the service manual for it.. This was the same as my S2 sunroof..

Costs about $400 for the new feet I think.. Ring nissan.. My advice, pull it out of the car and than asses what is wrong with it - you can't fix anything with it in the car..

NTB00_001.pdf

I agree with Links. The best thing to do would be to take it apart and try and find out what is wrong like that. It could be a whole heap of different things, so we couldn't tell you for sure just from your explanation. We'd have to see it for our selves. But good luck trying to fix it tho.

Yeh I have been looking at it, and it looks like it is snagging on the roof where there is a support?

Just wondering if the feet that push up are stuck in the upright position? Or close to it.

Another thing, When the sunroof is open(into the roof), I assume the up down button would not work at all??

  • 3 weeks later...

i had the same problem in my R32, all i did is lubricate with a long nosel. but u have to clean it first, if it doesnt work, the only thing u can do is wen it get stuck halfway u open it with a button or push it back and then when closing push the screen with ur hand from the start to close, thats wat i did until i oiled it ;)

I had the same problem where the sunroof opens 1/4 way and then stops. Then when you press close, it won't close anymore. I had to press the close and push the sunroof back to it's original position to get it to work. For my solution, it was to replace the sunroof motor which took me a looooong while to find as no one sells a 2nd hand unit. I finally got the motor on e-bay and it's for the Silvia S14 model. Most of the parts that are on the R33 are identical to the S14. Got it and installed it. Now the sunroof works like a charm. As for the leak, it's just the glass seal. Replaced that easily as well.

  • 4 weeks later...
I had the same problem where the sunroof opens 1/4 way and then stops. Then when you press close, it won't close anymore. I had to press the close and push the sunroof back to it's original position to get it to work. For my solution, it was to replace the sunroof motor which took me a looooong while to find as no one sells a 2nd hand unit. I finally got the motor on e-bay and it's for the Silvia S14 model. Most of the parts that are on the R33 are identical to the S14. Got it and installed it. Now the sunroof works like a charm. As for the leak, it's just the glass seal. Replaced that easily as well.

I have tried to push it.. Its too damn solid.

It appears to stop at the guide links?? Which appear to be loose.

Am I able to remove it with it half open?

Is there any way to close it manually? (Its raining quite a bit).

FIXED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Took me 4 hours to rip the car apart, take the whole unit out (Myself I may add.. Tough job), Took all the rails out and found out it was a piece of filing/metal that was blocking one of the rails.

Thing was, it was between the two runners, so I could only get to it by taking the glass off.

Anyhow, off to the car wash... Its well over due!!!

Cheers guys.

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