those w/ sunroofs - i need ur help!!

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Posted by born2trance on Apr-06-2005 16:47:

those w/ sunroofs - i need ur help!!

i cant get my sunroof on my 96 avalon xl to close, it somehow got stuck open last nite, i went to close it and it just wouldnt close. i looked in my fuse box, nuttin labeled sunroof, i dunno if my buddy hit it when his head was out the roof [was nice yest.]. how did u get urs closed? its supposed to rain the rest of the week too. thnx!

-b2t

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Posted by Zenchowdah on Apr-06-2005 17:00:

quote:
Originally posted by josh4
the amazing part is there actually might be one obscure TA whos specializes in 96 avalon xl sunroofs

Posted by born2trance on Apr-06-2005 17:00:

quote:
Originally posted by josh4
the amazing part is there actually might be one obscure TA whos specializes in 96 avalon xl sunroofs

seriously? cuz thatd be awesome!!

btw- hilarious sig man :thumbsup

Posted by Orbax on Apr-06-2005 17:39:

when mine was on the fritz hitting the roof from inside the car helped. Its probably the motor and you probably need it replaced.

Posted by born2trance on Apr-06-2005 18:22:

quote:
Originally posted by Orbax
when mine was on the fritz hitting the roof from inside the car helped. Its probably the motor and you probably need it replaced.

could be, i called round 2 places, 1 said theres a screw under the dome lite but there wasnt on mine, the other said theres no seperate fuse for the sunroof [?]. been hittin the sob all day, i got an appt. w/ toyota after work....

Posted by Zombie0729 on Apr-06-2005 18:31:

you will have 2 choices... as the same thing happend to me... when i had my car in high school (its gone now)...

but

1.) you could close the sunroof permanatly for around 75$
or
2.) get a new motor installed for around 650$(this was like 4yrs ago). the reason its so much isn' the motor itself, those are like 100$. replacing a sunroof motor is so incredibly labor intensive and usually requires a lot of new wiring.

i would have all the fuses checked, and if its only open a little i wouldn't worry too much, the gutter systems on most sunroofs can take huge amounts of water.

hope that was some help

Posted by born2trance on Apr-06-2005 18:50:

quote:
Originally posted by Zombie0729
you will have 2 choices... as the same thing happend to me... when i had my car in high school (its gone now)...

but

1.) you could close the sunroof permanatly for around 75$
or
2.) get a new motor installed for around 650$(this was like 4yrs ago). the reason its so much isn' the motor itself, those are like 100$. replacing a sunroof motor is so incredibly labor intensive and usually requires a lot of new wiring.

i would have all the fuses checked, and if its only open a little i wouldn't worry too much, the gutter systems on most sunroofs can take huge amounts of water.

hope that was some help

yeah theres no way ima have it perm. closed w/ summer round the corner, gotta BUMP my trance. :P and daaaaamn, $650 f-in dollars? jesus. too bad its rolled back all the way...

Posted by Spartan on Apr-06-2005 19:36:

i really doubt its anything more than a two dollar replacement fuse.

just take it to your dealer, although you'll have to pay a 50 dollar min. labor charge.

when it went out were you pressing it and other window buttons at the same time? or did it just not work one time when you tried it?

Posted by born2trance on Apr-06-2005 19:52:

quote:
Originally posted by Spartan
i really doubt its anything more than a two dollar replacement fuse.

just take it to your dealer, although you'll have to pay a 50 dollar min. labor charge.

when it went out were you pressing it and other window buttons at the same time? or did it just not work one time when you tried it?

it just didnt work when i tried to close it, and i opened it prolly like 10-20 min. before.

yeah ima go to my collision dude, he really knows these things and wont charge me up the ass. hope to god its just a fuse.

Posted by Slylee on Apr-06-2005 20:33:

hold on let me whip out my sunroof manuel...

it's here somewhere just hold on...

god i ALWAYS have it in my purse where could it be!

...

Posted by Xenocreator_PG_ on Apr-06-2005 20:53:

Re: those w/ sunroofs - i need ur help!!

quote:
Originally posted by born2trance
i cant get my sunroof on my 96 avalon xl to close, it somehow got stuck open last nite, i went to close it and it just wouldnt close. i looked in my fuse box, nuttin labeled sunroof, i dunno if my buddy hit it when his head was out the roof [was nice yest.]. how did u get urs closed? its supposed to rain the rest of the week too. thnx!

-b2t

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You need to lube up & start humping your sunroof. I beleive it is on stike because you are not giving it the any attention anymore.

Posted by kossack on Apr-06-2005 21:41:

just cut off your roof... you now have a converible.

or do what i did and drive it of a cliff. (just don't make the mistake i did by staying in the car for the procedure.)

Posted by born2trance on Apr-06-2005 21:56:

Re: Re: those w/ sunroofs - i need ur help!!

quote:
Originally posted by Xenocreator_PG_
You need to lube up & start humping your sunroof. I beleive it is on stike because you are not giving it the any attention anymore.

wait, isnt that in YOUR job description? i looked in my manuel [no manuel JUST for the sunroof] and all i found was how to operate it, nuttin on sunroof maintainence/fixing it. its under a carport now til i can get it to my dude.